Walker AP Scholars

The College Board awards AP Scholar awards based on the AP grades earned by students during their Upper School career.  Note that AP exams are graded on a score of 1 – 5 with 5 being the highest.  A number of our students earned recognition by the college board, with the following distinctions (highest honor listed first):

10 National AP Scholars (all members of the class of 2009)
- granted to students in the US who receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.  Average grade of this group = 4.72

32 AP Scholars with Distinction (26 members of the class of 2009 and 6 still enrolled)
- granted to students who received an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Average grade of this group = 4.35

22 AP Scholars with Honor (6 members of the class of 2009 and 16 still enrolled)
- granted to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Average grade of this group = 3.93

27 AP Scholars (16 members of the Class of 2009 and 11 still enrolled)
- granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. Average grade of this group = 3.35

Overall, we had 81 students who were designated as AP Scholars for their success on multiple AP exams, which is a remarkable number for a school our size.  This group overall had an average score of 4.15 on the AP exams they have taken while in the Upper School.

Last year, 179 students in the Upper School took 412 AP exams.  The average grade for all AP exams taken at Walker was 3.75 in 2009.  Congratulations to our all of the students and faculty involved in our AP program!