Eatonville School District's emphasis on preparing students for college has earned it recognition as one of 425 school districts in the U.S. and Canada named by the College Board to the sixth Annual AP District Honor Roll. The honor is for increasing access to AP (advanced placement) course work while also maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning high scores on AP exams, including world language and culture. The latest College Board ranking is based on AP successes in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Eatonville superintendent Krestin Bahr praised the "hard work of the staff to increase rigor and access so that all Eatonville students have an opportunity to succeed in their goals to become college and career-ready. It takes a team of accomplished and dedicated teachers to work together to improve the lives of students. They are an amazing team.GÇ¥ According to the College Board, only about half of African-American, Hispanic and Native American students with a high degree of readiness for AP are participating in the coursework nationally. School districts such as Eatonville are countering that trend by "delivering opportunity in their schools and classrooms, and it is a real testament to their belief that a more diverse population of young people is ready for the challenge of college,GÇ¥ said Trevor Packer, College Board's senior vice president of AP and Instruction. For small districts such as Eatonville, the increase in access to AP classes must be at least 11 percent in order to quality for the College Board kudos. The necessary increases for large and medium-size districts is 4 percent and 6 percent respectively. In 2015, more than 3,800 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, and consideration in the admission process. Many colleges and universities in the United States offered credit in one or more subjects for qualifying AP scores, Packer said. Eatonville High School Principal John Paul Colgan said students "want to be challenged because they know they are learning, their teachers are prepared and care about them, and AP classes are accessible as students look at a life beyond graduation."
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