Wayzata High School

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement (AP) enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school.

Wayzata High School's AP program continues to grow in the variety of courses offered as well as the numbers of students willing to engage in rigorous academic challenges that match their abilities and interests. AP courses are college courses taught by trained teachers on the high school campus. The AP program offers numerous courses representing a variety of discipline areas to support 34 different AP Exams. The benefits for a student selecting these courses are many.

Contact

Amy Swenson
Advanced Placement Program Coordinator
763-745-6605
Amy.Swenson@wayzataschools.org

Lory Ullom
Testing Secretary
763-745-6705
Lory.Ullom@wayzataschools.org


 

AP Testing Data

 2023 AP Exam Administration

Grade Level Number of Students Students as a % of Total AP Number of Exams Exams as a % of Total Avg. Exams / Student
12 427 35% 901 34% 2.11
11 414 34% 969 37% 2.34
10 336 28% 717 27% 2.13
9 38 3% 45 2% 1.18

In 2023, Wayzata High School had 206 AP Scholars, 120 AP Scholars with Honors, and 218 AP Scholars with Distinction. In addition, 2 students earned the AP Capstone Diploma and 2 students earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate.

 

School Exam Summary

  2019 2020* 2021* 2022 2023
Total AP Students 1024 1117 1058 1089 1216
Number of Exams 2083 2373 2271 2247 2633
AP Students with Scores 3+ 929 1007 881 933 1024
% of Total AP Students with Scores 3+ 90.72 90.15 83.27 85.67 84.21

*COVID Exam Administration - Alternate Format Exam

Exam Schedule

Exams will either be administered at WHS or at the Medina Entertainment Center. You will be notified prior to your exam date via the email you provided in Total Registration when paying for your exam.  Total Registration will have the most up-to-date information regarding exam day details.


 

Exam Administration

Paper/Pencil - in person at either WHS or Medina Ballroom

2023-2024 Wayzata High School AP Exam Testing Schedule