Two Bulloch County public schools were among those recognized by the state this week for their Advanced Placement exam results.Statesboro High School picked up two honors, being named an AP STEM School and AP Access and Support School. AP STEM Schools have students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses. STEM is a commonly used acronym these days in education circles, and it stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.”AP Access and Support Schools are those in which at least 30 percent of AP exams are taken by students identifying as African-American and/or Hispanic, and in which 30 percent of all AP exams score 3 or higher. (AP exams are scored on a 5-point scale; 3 is generally high enough to receive college course credit at many postsecondary institutions.)Southeast Bulloch High School was named an AP Challenge School.
2 Bulloch schools get state AP honors
Test results: More students take exams; fewer pass