Recent results from the IBO and College Board showed Stamford American students considerably outpacing their global counterparts in the International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement exams. On this year’s IBDP exams, 98 percent of the school’s 63 students passed the exam, with an average total score of 35.2. This mirrored last year’s results, while the global average – 32 – declined one point from a year ago. Twelve students scored a 40 or above and two students scored a 44. The maximum score on the test is 45. The average subject area score was 5.6 – well above the global average – and more than half of Stamford students scored 6 or higher on a scale of 1 to 7.
In AP, 184 students took 358 exams – the largest number of AP exams written at Stamford. Stamford offers 19 AP classes, ranging from psychology and macro-economics to biology and computer science. Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 as the top mark. Seventy-five percent of students scored a 3 or higher, and 80 students scored the maximum 5.
More than a quarter of the school’s AP students achieved distinctions:
Superintendent Dr. Mark Wenzel said the multiple pathways at Stamford allow students to flex their academic muscles based on varied interests and future plans.
“It’s exciting to see the long-term growth in both performance and participation in these programs, and I’m grateful to the teachers and coordinators for their excellent efforts,” said Wenzel. “We regularly hear from our graduates attending competitive universities around the world that their Stamford IB and AP courses prepared them well and put them on the road to success. We’re excited to hear similar accomplishments from the Class of 2022.”
To date, our Class of 2022 have applied to universities such as University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Nottingham and University of Arts London, Emily Carr University of Arts, amongst others.