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Bay State students do well on test
By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff
Massachusetts ranks sixth in the nation on the prestigious Advanced Placement exams, according to results from the Class of 2006 released today by the state and the College Board.
About 20 percent of the class scored 3 or better, a college-level performance, on an AP exam during high school. Nationally, 15 percent earned a 3 or higher. The highest score is 5.
Massachusetts trailed New York, Maryland, Utah, Virginia, and California in the rankings. In a report, the College Board praised three Massachusetts schools for high achievement: Roxbury Latin for statistics, Phillips Academy for physics and music theory, and Boston Latin, the only public school, for Italian. Statewide, 28 percent of the class of 2006, or 25,000 students, took an AP exam in high school, slightly above the national average.
