LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The variety of public-school college students in Michigan taking Superior Placement (AP) exams and performing properly on them has reached report highs.
AP lessons provide college students the chance to take college-level programs whereas nonetheless enrolled in highschool.
The Michigan Division of Training (MDE) stories that in 2025, a record-setting 65,906 Michigan college students took a number of AP exams, a 4.5% enhance from the earlier 12 months.
49,708 college students who took an AP in 2025 obtained a rating of three, 4, or 5 on a scale of 1-5, that means they’re certified, well-qualified, or extraordinarily certified. The variety of college students receiving a rating of three or greater elevated 11.2% from the earlier 12 months, a record-breaking soar.
A complete of 118,219 AP exams had been taken in 2025, a rise from 110,901 in 2024.
“These applications put together college students for greater schooling or the work world whereas partaking them in studying in areas of curiosity, which in some circumstances prevents college students from dropping out,” Interim State Superintendent Dr. Sue C. Carnell stated in a information launch despatched to six Information.
“It’s encouraging to see that extra Michigan college students are taking rigorous AP programs and that extra are performing properly on the exams,” State Board of Training President Dr.
(Michigan Division of Training)
