VHS AP Exam Scores Outpace National Average

Nov. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Maynard, MA – Virtual High School Global Consortium (http://www.govhs.org), the pioneer of K-12 online learning and course design for teachers, today announced the release of their 2010 Advanced Placement (AP) exam pass rates. For the 5th consecutive year, the organizations scores outpaced the national average as reported by the CollegeBoard. As many as 91.7% of students taking a Virtual High School (VHS) AP course earned a score of 3, 4 or 5 on their AP exam.

The organizations overall AP exam pass rates were 2.5% above the national average. In the subject areas of AP English Language, AP Government & Politics and AP Calculus, VHS student performance far outpaced the national average with a margin as high as 30.9%.

Course   National Pass Rate   VHS Pass Rate
AP Calculus   82.8%   88.7%
AP English Language   60.8%   91.7%
AP Government & Politics   51.3%   69.2%

“These scores reflect our commitment to helping students succeed in advanced level courses, whether it be honors level, pre-AP, AP, International Baccalaureate or accelerated courses for gifted middle school students,” said Liz Pape, President of VHS. “Many of the courses we offer are those that many schools do not have the resources to offer in-person.”

Designed to supplement a school’s in-person curriculum with online courses, Virtual High School (VHS) is a non-profit collaborative of high schools, teachers and students. Teachers who are certified in their specific discipline, and who have completed a VHS professional development program, facilitate and continually monitor all courses. In addition, VHS students benefit from small classes and personalized one-on-one attention from active high school teachers, while mastering subject matter and 21st century learning skills that will increase their chances for future success in higher education and the work environment.

Virtual High School’s AP offering is the largest of any online course provider with 21 CollegeBoard-approved courses. In the last year, the organization has added three AP courses not often offered online, including AP European History, AP Music Theory and AP World History. Students who enroll in VHS AP courses are required to take the AP exam and to report their score to Virtual High School.

For more information about VHS’s AP courses visit the course catalog at http://www.govhs.org/Pages/Academics-Catalog.

About Virtual High School (VHS)
Virtual High School is the pioneer of online course design and instruction for teachers and online education for high school students. Virtual High School partners with schools to provide rigorous, student-centered online courses that help expand vs. replace existing curriculum options. Members of the VHS collaborative include over 11,000 enrolled students, 662 member schools and 336 teachers in 33 U.S. states and 32 countries. The recipient of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 2005 awards for Excellence in Programming and Excellence in Best Practices and the Stockholm Challenge 2001 Award for exemplary use of technology in education, VHS was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.govhs.org or call (978) 897-1900.

Press Contact: VHS: Carol Arnold, Arnold Communications, carol@arnoldcomm.com, (877) 718-4604 x2.

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The pioneer of K-12 online learning and course design for teachers, Virtual High School (VHS) is a non-profit collaborative of high schools, middle schools, teachers and students.