The number of Georgetown County high school students who passed Advanced Placement courses in the 2010-11 school year increased, and their percentage of proficient scores beat the state average.
But, only one of four high schools, Waccamaw High, had a higher percentage of proficient scores than the state.
That is according to the 2011 Advanced Placement Report to the Nation recently released by the S.C. Department of Education.
In the Georgetown County School District, 56.1 percent of students scored at the proficiency level on Advanced Placement tests, according to the report.
That is above the state percentage of 55.6 percent of students scoring at the proficiency level.
Proficient performance is based on the number of students who scored a 3, 4 or 5 on their AP exams.
Students who receive these scores usually receive college credit for those courses.
Patti Hammel, executive director of Student Performance and Federal Programs for Georgetown County schools, said the district continues to increase its rigorous curriculum offerings to more students.
“We continue to encourage our students to reach for heights of excellence in all of their academic endeavors,” Hammel said.
“With the adoption of Common Core Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics, we will experience more depth in all course curricula. We continue to be very proud of our administrators, guidance counselors, teachers, parents, and most of all our students for their great effort and suc-cess.”
She said the district anticipates an increase in offerings of PACE and AP Courses; however, it is important to note that funding these opportunities takes extra dollars.
Numbers for the four high schools in Georgetown County:
n Waccamaw High School — 84 students tested, 107 exams, 62 percent proficient
n Andrews High School — 15 students tested, 17 exams, 41 percent proficient
n Carvers Bay High School — 26 students tested, 38 exams, 29 percent proficient
n Georgetown High School — 71 students tested, 92 exams, 28 percent proficient
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