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CCSD reports 20,120 students earned qualifying AP scores; 79 schools recognized
Clark County students earning college-level Advanced Placement scores increased 9.6% from the previous year, while more schools received district recognition for achievement or academic growth. The district said 62% of AP test-takers earned a qualifying score.
Clark County School District students earned qualifying scores on Advanced Placement exams in greater numbers last year, with 20,120 students reaching the threshold — a 9.6% increase from the prior year, the district said Friday.
Three percent more CCSD students took AP courses, and 62% of students who took the exams passed. An AP score of 3 or higher on the five-point scale is often enough to earn college credit or advanced placement at a public college, though policies vary by institution.
District students also earned more College Board distinctions. A total of 2,207 students were named AP Scholars for scoring at least 3 on three or more exams, a 10% increase. Another 839 received AP Scholar with Honor recognition, up 15%, for averaging at least 3.25 and earning scores of 3 or higher on at least four exams. The highest award, AP Scholar with Distinction, went to 1,537 students — 25% more than the previous year — for averaging at least 3.5 and scoring 3 or higher on at least five exams.
Superintendent Jhone Ebert said the results reflect students’ success when they have the opportunity to take challenging courses. The College Board offers AP classes across 40 subjects, including arts, languages, sciences, history and math.
CCSD also added 79 schools to its Superintendent’s Honor Roll for the 2025-26 school year. Thirty-two received Nevada’s top, five-star rating, while 51 improved their state index scores by at least 10 points. Four schools — Blue Diamond Elementary, Goolsby Elementary, Glen C. Taylor Elementary and Green Valley High — met both criteria.
The state’s annual school ratings consider academic performance and growth, differences in outcomes among student groups, English-language acquisition and, for high schools, graduation and college and career readiness. Ratings also factor in chronic absenteeism and standardized test results.
The 32 schools recognized for five-star ratings were Blue Diamond, Bonner, Darnell, Goolsby, Lamping, McCaw, McDoniel, Smalley and Stuckey elementary schools; Gehring Academy of Science and Technology; Piggott Academy of International Studies; Glen C. Taylor Elementary; Gunderson, Lied STEM, Mannion, O’Callaghan and Rogich middle schools; Advanced Technologies Academy; College of Southern Nevada High Schools East, South and West; Coronado, Green Valley and Moapa Valley high schools; East, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Veterans Tribute and West career and technical academies; Las Vegas Academy of the Arts; and Palo Verde High School.