Round Rock ISD has four high schools honored by the College Board with placement on their Annual AP® School Honor Roll. These high schools have earned this honor for their recognized efforts and growth in the Advanced Placement (AP) program.
Two of our schools received Gold Recognition status. Both Westwood High School and Round Rock High School received Gold recognition, but only 8% of qualifying Texas schools met the Gold qualifications.
McNeil High School received the Silver Recognition status out of 8% of qualifying Texas schools that met the Gold qualifications. Cedar Ridge High School received the Bronze Recognition status, with only 9% of qualifying Texas schools meeting the Bronze qualifications.
“I am very proud of our schools that were recognized with the AP School Honor Roll for 2024. They showed a continuous increase in participation and success in AP coursework resulting from the comprehensive approach Round Rock ISD has honed,” said Michelle Swain, Director of Gifted and Advanced Academics. “Our district provides strategic information and valuable resources to support students, teachers, counselors, and administrators at every step of the future readiness journey. We are excited that our campuses are being recognized for these endeavors’ amazing efforts and success!”
The recipients represent many high schools across the United States and Canada. They include private, public, and charter schools with large and small student bodies, rural and urban populations, specialized high schools, and generalized programs. These campuses met the criteria anchored in research-based relationships between AP and college outcomes of college culture, college credit, and college optimization.
“AP gives students the opportunity to engage with college-level work, to earn college credit and placement, and to potentially boost their grade point averages,” said Trevor Packer, senior vice president of AP and Instruction at the College Board. “The schools that have earned this distinction prove that it is possible to expand access to these college-level courses and still drive strong performance—they represent the best of AP.”
