MADISON — The state Department of Public Instruction and the Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council announced that 142 schools have received recognition for high participation and achievement on Advanced Placement exams.

The 2022 Advanced Placement Pacesetter Awards are unique to Wisconsin. AP courses provide students with the opportunity for challenging college-level work and potentially earning college credit while in high school. Awards are presented to schools that have high participation in AP courses and have high percentages of students who earn a score of three or higher on the AP exam and are therefore eligible for college credit.

Belleville and Platteville high schools were among those on the Level 2 list for having at least 20% of students taking at least one AP exam and at least 65% of students earning scores of 3 or more on the exams.

The Level 3 list, for at least 10% of students taking at least one AP exam and at least 60% of students earning scores of 3 or more on the exams, included Dodgeville High School, Evansville High School, Monroe High School, New Glarus High School and Shullsburg High School.

The Pacesetter awards use data from the 2021-22 school year and are broken down into three levels based on the combination of the AP student participation rate as well as the percent of students earning a score of three or higher. Additional information on these criteria can be found on the DPI’s AP webpage.

Of the state’s 421 public school districts, 332 offer AP courses and exams. Out of 1,987 public high schools within these 421 public school districts, 410 offer AP courses and exams. 

More information on AP in Wisconsin and the AP Pacesetter Awards can be found on the DPI’s website. A full list of 2022 Advanced Placement Pacesetter award recipients, broken down by levels, is available in PDF form.