2016-2017
f ox c hapel a rea s chool d istrict s tate of the s chools
AP Test History
Th e high school off ered 26 Advanced Placement (AP) courses during the 2016-2017 school year
and many students take multiple courses. A total of 299 students completed 621 AP exams. More
than 93 percent scored 3 or higher. Success on an AP exam is defi ned as an exam score of 3 or
higher which represents the score point that research fi nds predictive of college success and college
graduation. Th ese fi ndings have held consistent across the decades.
fcAhS f ive -y eAr AP t eSt h iStory
Total AP Students
Number of Exams
% of AP Students
with Scores of 3+
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
259
502 256
498 309
613 338
690 299
621
95.0 96.5 95.5 92.3 93.6
•Fox Chapel Area School District students
raised more than $70,000 (a record-
breaking total!) in the 27 th annual telethon.
Over the last 27 years Fox Chapel Area
students have raised more than $766,000
for various local and regional charities. The
2016 telethon raised money for Live Like
Lou, which was founded by two parents
(Suzanne and the late Neil Alexander) in
the Fox Chapel Area School District to
help ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,
or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) patients and their
families in Western Pennsylvania.
% of t otAl AP S tudentS With S coreS of 3+
100
96
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92
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60
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Fox Chapel Area High School
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Global
•Fox Chapel Area district administrators
and teachers continue to earn national,
state, and regional recognitions and be
elected and appointed to both state and
national positions. They are also invited
to share their knowledge by making
presentations at prestigious conferences
and workshops.
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