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Advanced Placement Program

Our school participates in the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Program, a challenging academic program designed to provide motivated high school students with college-level academic courses. These courses provide passionate students an excellent opportunity to build study skills for a successful college experience. Other possible benefits of taking AP courses include college credit, course waivers, and diploma recognition.

To realize the full benefit of these college-level classes, all students taking AP courses are expected to take the May cumulative exam. This is a Peak to Peak requirement.

Any family wishing to establish a payment plan may contact Amy Skinner. The payment plan will need to be in place and agreed to before October 1 to avoid the $50 late fee per exam. Families eligible for free and reduced lunch should contact Ms. Skinner as well.

Amy Skinner can be reached at 303-453-4663 or amy.skinner@bvsd.org

AP Testing Schedules

Week 1 Morning 8 a.m. Afternoon 12 p.m.
Monday, May 5 Biologyʰ  
Tuesday, May 6 Chemistryʰ
Human Geographyᵈ		 United States Government and Politicsᵈ
Wednesday, May 7 English Literature and Compositionᵈ Computer Science Aᵈ
Thursday, May 8 Statisticsʰ  
Friday, May 9 United States Historyᵈ  
AP Art and Design Digital Portfolio due Friday, May 9, 2025 (8 p.m. ET)


Week 2 Morning 8 a.m. Afternoon 12 p.m.
Monday, May 12 Calculus ABʰ
Calculus BCʰ		  
Tuesday, May 13 French Language and Cultureᵖ Environmental Scienceᵈ
Wednesday, May 14 English Language and Compositionᵈ Physics C: Mechanicsʰ
Thursday, May 15 Art Historyᵈ
Spanish Language and Cultureᵖ		 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismʰ


Late Testing Morning 8 a.m. Afternoon 12 p.m.
Monday, May 19   English Literature and Compositionᵈ
Human Geographyᵈ
Tuesday, May 20 United States Government and Politicsᵈ United States Historyᵈ
Wednesday, May 21 Computer Science Aᵈ
Statisticsʰ		 Biologyʰ
Chemistryʰ
French Language and Cultureᵖ
Thursday, May 22 English Language and Composition
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismʰ		 Art Historyᵈ
Calculus ABʰ
Calculus BCʰ
Physics C: Mechanicsʰ
Friday, May 23 Environmental Scienceᵈ
Spanish Language and Cultureᵖ		 Psychologyᵈ
  • ᵈ Fully Digital Exam
  • ʰ Hybrid Digital and Paper Exam
  • ᵖ Paper and Verbal Exam

Please note that late testing exams are scheduled during finals and after the last day of school for students. Please refer to our updated late testing policy if you have questions. Late tests are required for anyone who misses a regularly-scheduled exam and additional fees may apply.

Due to staffing, facility, and budget constraints, Peak to Peak is only able to administer exams for the courses offered at Peak to Peak. Peak to Peak is unable to offer testing for non-Peak to Peak students.

Advanced Placement Offerings

Peak to Peak currently offers twenty AP courses in art, English, math, science, social studies, technology, and world languages. Due to the high number of exams we administer each year, we are unable to administer exams for courses we don't offer or to accommodate students who do not attend Peak to Peak. Please view our High School Course Descriptions for Peak to Peak prerequisite information.

  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science A
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
  • Environmental Science
  • French Language and Culture
  • Human Geography
  • Physics C: Mechanics*
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism*
  • Psychology
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Statistics
  • Studio Art: 2D Design
  • Studio Art: 3D Design
  • Studio Art: Drawing
  • United States Government and Politics
  • United States History

* Please note: Physics C requires two AP exams.

See information about AP practice exams and questions for each of these exams.

Required Textbooks and Assignments

Most Advanced Placement courses require summer assignments and/or text book purchases. For information regarding these requirements, please visit our Summer Assignments and Required Texts page.

AP Success at Peak to Peak

College Board considers student success on an AP test to be a score of 3 or higher. The percentage of Peak to Peak students scoring a 3 or better is consistently higher than the Colorado and global percentages.

Five Year School Summary

  2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
Total AP Students 435 426 386 408 407
Number of Exams 1017 903 843 883 871
AP Students with Scores 3+ 324 300 262 270 315
% of Total AP Students with Scores 3+ 74.48 70.42 67.88 66.18 77.40

 

Awards and Recognition

Peak to Peak students can qualify for the following awards through the Advanced Placement Program:

  • AP Scholar Award: Grade of three or higher on at least three full-year AP exams.
  • Scholar with Honors Award: Grade of three or higher on four full-year AP exams and have an average exam grade of at least 3.25.
  • AP Scholar with Distinction Award: Grade of three or higher on at least five full-year AP exams and have an average exam grade of 3.5

In 2023, 139 Peak to Peak students received AP Scholar Awards and shared an average AP exam score of 3.51. In 2021, our 141 AP Scholars had an average score of 3.58.

Award Earned 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
AP Scholar with Distinction 57 60 50 58 58 74 73
AP Scholar with Honors 36 23 36 24 21 15 31
AP Scholar 65 56 69 59 71 81 57
AP International Diploma* - - - - - 1 1
National AP Scholar** - - - - 15 20 11
Total Students Recognized 158 139 155 141 150 170 161

*AP International Diploma was discontinued after the 2019 exam administration
**National AP Scholar was discontinued after the 2020 exam administration

AP Honor Roll

Peak to Peak has been named to the AP School Honor Roll in 2023, earning Platimum distinction.
AP Honor Roll Platinum Seal

For the Class of 2023, 96% took at least one AP exam during high school, 80% scored a three or higher on at least one AP exam, and 64% took five or more AP exams!

The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness.