The Midland Independent School District (MISD) announced that its students exceeded expectations in relation to the 2024 Advanced Placement (AP) examination. More students took the tests, and the Permian Basin public school district registered a passage rate that surpassed previously set goals.
According to a July 11 press release attributed to MISD, 2,100 students representing Midland High, Legacy High, Midland Freshman, Legacy Freshman, Early College High School (HS), and Young Women's Leadership Academy (YWLA) were administered a total of 3,619 AP exams covering 28 courses.
The figures represent a 17% increase in participating students and a 27% increase in total exams taken from 2023, the release said.
Thirty-six percent of the exams taken yielded scores of 3, 4, or 5, which is more than MISD's goal of 35% and signals an improvement from 29% in 2023, according to the release.
MISD Associate Superintendent Ashley Osborne said in the release that the results justify the dedication and hard work of the students.
The district reported that the percentage of Legacy High students scoring 3 or higher rose from 51% to 56%, while Midland High students achieving the same increased by 14% to reach 37%.
According to the release, for the previous academic year, MISD teachers of students who earned a score of 4 or higher on AP exams received an incentive made possible by the Midland Education Foundation. Forty-eight teachers in all earned incentives totaling $82,100.
MISD intends to raise the percentage of students scoring 3 or higher on AP exams to 50% within the next half-decade, according to the release.