AP Overview

AP (Advanced Placement) is a rigorous academic program built on the commitment, passion and hard work of students and educators from both secondary schools and higher education. AP provides willing and academically prepared high school students the opportunity to study and learn at the college level.

Through AP courses, talented and dedicated AP teachers help students develop and apply the skills, abilities and content knowledge they will need later in college. Each AP course is modeled on a comparable college course, and college and university faculty play a vital role in ensuring that AP courses align with college-level standards. For example, through the AP Course Audit, AP teachers submit their syllabi for review and approval by college faculty. Only courses using syllabi that meet or exceed the college-level curricular and resource requirements for each AP course are authorized to carry the AP label.

For 2011, Franklin Road Academy students took 78 total AP exams in 13 subject areas — 75 of those exams scored 3 or higher (out of a possible score of 5) for a passing rate of 96%! In fact, in ten different subjects — English Language, English Literature, French Language, European History, Calculus, Statistics, Chemistry, Physics, Latin and Spanish Language — 100% of those students scored 3 or higher — meaning all of them are eligible for college credit from having taken the high school AP course! The average score from last year on all AP exams taken was 4.2 which is a strong indicator of the degree of excellence achieved by those students and their AP teachers here at FRA.

FRA offers sixteen AP classes: