LOWNDES Co. – Lowndes High School has been recognized as an AP (Advanced Placement) STEM School, an AP STEM Achievement School, and an AP Humanities School.

AP STEM Schools (204 named in 2017) are schools with students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A).

AP STEM Achievement Schools (128 named in 2017) are schools with students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses and at least 40 percent of exam scores on AP math and science exams earning scores of 3 or higher.

AP Humanities Schools (149 named in 2017) are schools with students testing in the following AP courses: at least one ELA course, two social science courses, one fine arts course and one world language course.

Release from Lowndes County Schools