Greensboro, Ga. (April 9, 2021) – The Advanced Placement® (AP®) program is an integral part of the rigorous academic offerings in high school at Lake Oconee Academy, and the school has been recognized as an AP Honor School for the fourth consecutive year. 

The AP program is administered by the College Board and offers college-level coursework to high school students. Colleges and universities will often grant course credit and advanced placement for qualifying scores on exams. AP exams are scored on a scale from 1 to 5: 5 - extremely well qualified; 4 – well qualified; 3 – qualified; 2 – possibly qualified; 1 – no recommendation.

During the 2019-2020 school year, LOA offered 18 AP courses: English Language, English Literature, Seminar, Statistics, Calculus AB, Computer Science Principles, US History, Human Geography, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, American Government, Comparative Government, Psychology, World History, Biology, Chemistry, Spanish Language, Studio Art 2D, and Studio Art Drawing.

Based on 2020 AP courses and exams, LOA earned the 2021 AP Honor School designation in the following categories:

AP Challenge Schools - Schools with enrollments of 900 or fewer students and students testing in English, math, science, and social studies

AP Schools of Distinction - Schools with at least 20 percent of the total student population taking AP exams and at least 50 percent of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher

AP Expansion Schools - AP schools with 25 percent growth in AP student participation from May 2019 to May 2020 and a minimum of 25 students testing in May 2019

AP Humanities Schools – Schools with a minimum of five students testing in each of the following AP categories: one ELA course, two history/social science courses, one fine arts course, and one world language course

AP STEM Schools - Schools with a minimum of five students testing in at least four AP STEM courses (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles)

AP STEM Achievement Schools - AP STEM schools (see above definition) with at least 50 percent of all AP STEM exams earning scores of 3 or higher

“We truly believe that all of our teachers are AP teachers,” LOA CEO Dr. Otho Tucker said. “Quality instruction to prepare students for college-level coursework begins in Pre-Kindergarten. I commend every elementary, middle, and high school teacher, along with our outstanding AP teachers, for their continued commitment to motivate and inspire students to achieve at the highest level.”