Eastern Tech High School and Patapsco High Center for the Arts
were among 10 BCPS high schools to be named to the 2025 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll.
Eastern Tech was given a Platinum ranking and Patapsco received a Brozen.
Here is the full news release from Baltimore County Public Schools
College Board has announced that 10 Baltimore County Public Schools high schools have been named to the 2025 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll. Rankings on this honor roll are based on the percentages of seniors taking AP exams and of those scoring a 3 or higher on the exams (which may qualify them to earn college credit).
The following BCPS schools have been honored:
Platinum
• Eastern Technical High School
• George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
• Western School for Technology and Environmental Science
Gold
• Hereford High School
• Towson High School
Silver
• Catonsville High School
• Dulaney High School
• Pikesville High School
Bronze
• Franklin High School
• Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts
“We are extremely proud of these 10 high schools for their successful efforts to broaden participation in the Advanced Placement program and for maximizing college readiness,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers.
“Their achievements exemplify our systemwide commitment to fast forwarding students’ academic progress and preparing students for higher education and careers. We look forward to growing the number of BCPS schools on this honor roll.”
The BCPS schools that achieved Platinum status achieved the following:
• At Eastern Tech, 96% of seniors took at least one AP Exam during high school, 85% of seniors scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam, and 59% of seniors took five or more AP Exams.
• At Carver Center, 82% of seniors took at least one AP Exam during high school, 71% of seniors
scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam, and 17% of seniors took five or more AP Exams.
• At Western Tech, 80% of seniors took at least one AP Exam during high school, 67% of seniors
scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam, and 17% of seniors took five or more AP Exams.
“AP gives students opportunity to engage with college-level work, earn college credit and placement, and build professional career skills they can use no matter what path they choose after high school,” said Trevor Packer, head of the AP program.
“Congratulations to this year’s AP School Honor Roll recipients for proving it’s possible to expand participation in these rigorous courses and still drive strong performance.”
College Board’s Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) enables students to pursue college-level studies—with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both—while still in high school. AP courses, designed to foster critical thinking, are offered in 40 subjects, each culminating in a challenging exam.
