Killian Hill Christian School
AP Update

Killian Hill Christian School teachers and students demonstrate a noteworthy proficiency in the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Program. Advanced Placement or AP is a program where high school students can enroll in college level classes. Through AP, a student can develop student skills and habits necessary for the rigor of college, gain access to some of the best and most highly motivated teachers in their field, stand out in the college admissions process and potentially earn college credit in 34 different academic disciplines.

Students take an exam at year's end in order to demonstrate their mastery of the coursework. The exam is then scored by College Board on a scale of 1-5. A 3 represents a qualified score and typically is the minimal score required by most colleges to award college credit. A score of 4 stands for "well qualified" and 5 is an "extremely well qualified" score.

This past May, 16 KHCS students took 28 AP exams with 25% receiving a 5, 29% receiving a 4 and 25% receiving a 3. This translates into a 79% qualified or better rating on AP testing. AP has yet to release the data that would allow a comparison of our 2011 scores with the national and state scores. However, according to College Board's 7th Annual Report to the Nation, our 2010 KHCS AP scores with a 78% pass rate ( scores of 3 three or higher) outpaced both Georgia (50.8%) and the US average (56.1%).