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Avon High School Math Course Sequences

AHS Classes 2017

Grade

Level

ACE/AP*Specific criteria place a student in the ACE

program*

Honors (Pre-AP)

Core 40

7th Algebra 1 HA Pre-Algebra 7 (HA)

Pre-Algebra 7 Math 7

8th

Geometry HA Algebra 1 HA Algebra 1 Math 8

9th

College Algebra 2

ACEGeometry ACE Geometry or

Geometry Honors

Algebra 1

10th Trigonometry ACE + Math Elective

such as AP Statistics

College Algebra 2 ACE

Algebra 2 Honors

Geometry

11th AP Calculus A/B ACE

Trigonometry ACE + AP

Calculus AB ACE

Pre-Calculus Honors

Algebra 2

12th AP Calculus B/C ACE

AP Calculus B/C ACE

AP Calculus A/B

VU Math 102/104:

College Algebra & Trigonometry

AVON HIGH SCHOOL

Math AP EXAM RESULTS

2004 - 2011

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

20

40

60

80

100

120

2331

38 37 36

51 51

113

Total Exams

Total Exams

AP Calculus AB

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

4 3.323 3.658 3.405 3.722 3.45 3.5 2.876

78

58.4

Average ScoreNat. % PassingAHS % Passing

AP Calculus AB

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

8

13

1719

17

27

38

30

Total Exams

Total Exams

AP Calculus BC

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

20

40

60

80

100

120

4.5 4.692 4.471 3.842 3.941 3.85 4 4.367

97.2 96.7

Average ScoreNat. % PassingAHS % Passing

AP Calculus BC

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

5

10

15

20

25

30

0 0

3

11 11

5

24

Total Exams

Total Exams

AP Statistics

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

0 0 1 3 3.64 4.2 3.4 3.5

7580

Averge ScoreNat. % PassingAHS % Passing

AP Statistics

High School Credited Courses In Middle School(Beginning with the Class of 2010)

Algebra I or Algebra I HA; Geometry HA; Biology I HA

•The course title and grade will appear on the student’s high school transcript, so

colleges can verify that the course was completed.

•The student will receive a credit for the course; however the grade will not factor into the student’s high school GPA.

•Students who earned a grade of C or C- are strongly encouraged to repeat the course in ninth grade. Students who earned a D+ or lower must repeat the course in ninth grade to remain eligible for a Core 40 with Technical or Academic Honors Diploma.

•The course counts towards the respective subject requirements for the Core 40 Diploma, the Core 40 with Technical Honors Diploma, and the Core 40 with Academic Honors Diploma.

•The course counts towards the 47 credits needed to graduate.

High School credited courses, which ARE NOT factored into

GPA

Credited courses reflected in number of overall credits toward high school graduation from middle school,

online, and at the high school.

Courses taken at the high school

which ARE factored into GPA

GPA does not reflect Middle School credits or grades

AVON HIGH SCHOOLAdvanced Placement /Honors Program

COURSE WEIGHTING

Why Take Honors / AP Courses ?Complete Requirements for the Academics

Honors Diploma.Better prepare students for rigor of college

work.Better prepare students for standardized tests

that determine college admission and scholarships.

Why use grade weightingEncourages students to take more rigorous

courses.Rewards students with higher GPAHelps maintain higher class rankEnsures that students with the highest

rankings have taken the most challenging curriculum.

LEVEL MATH SCIENCE ENGLISH SOCIAL STUDIES WORLD FINE ARTS BUSINESSLANGUAGE

I Biology I Honors English 9 Honors Geography and HistoryACE Geometry of the World H

0.1 Geometry HonorsFactor Algebra II Honors

II Pre Calculus Honors Chemistry I Honors English 10 Honors VU American History Any Level IVCollege Algebra II AcePhysics I Honors English 101 VU Language

0.2 Trigonometry Ace Physics VU 105 Literatrue 100 VUFactor Colle Alg VU Math 102

Trig VU Math 104VU Math 118 Calculus

III AP Calculus A/B Ace AP Biology AP Lang & Comp AP. U.S. History Any AP Music Theory AP Computer Science

AP Calculus B/C Ace AP Chemistry AP Lit & Comp AP Government AP Language AP Art History0.3 AP Calculus A/B AP Physics AP Economics AP Studie Art

Factor AP Statistics AP Envir. Science AP World HistoryAP PsychologyAP European History

Avon High School

AVON HIGH SCHOOL

WEIGHTED COURSES

.1

.2

.3

CALCULATING WEIGHTED CUMULATIVE GPA Points added to cumulative GPA based on a level factor and the number of semesters completed.

Level I = .1 X # credits earned =Level II = .2 X # credits earned =Level III = .3 X # credits earned =

______ Total factor points =

Total Level factor points Semesters Completed = pts. Added to

GPA

CALCULATING CUMULATIVE GPAEnglish 9 H 2 creditsGeometry Ace 2 creditsGeo & Hist World H 2 creditsTOTALS 6 credits X .1 = .6

Chemistry H 2 creditsTOTALS 2 credits X .2 = .2

.6 + .2 = .82 Sem = .400 add

on

CALCULATING WEIGHTED CUMULATIVE GPA Unweighted Cumulative GPA = 3.500

+Weighted points added = .400Weighted Cumulative GPA = 3.900