By Chris Basinger, Managing Editor
TRUSSVILLE, Ala.–Hewitt-Trussville High School students reached new high this year in their AP and ACT test scores.
According to the newly released results from College Board, both the number of test takers and the percentage of those who passed with a 3 or higher on at least one AP test went up.
This past school year, 798 HTHS students took a total of 1,804 AP tests.
83.2% of them, or 664 students, achieved a 3, 4, or 5 on at least one test–up by nearly 7% from the previous year.
The school has also seen a huge rise in test takers over the last four years, going from 401 in 2021 to this year’s 780.
“Last year was a banner year for Advanced Placement at Hewitt-Trussville High School,” HTHS Principal Aaron King said.
“We had more qualifying AP scores than any other school in Alabama. We knew it would be difficult to top this year. However, our teachers and students rose to the occasion and far surpassed last year.”
And with the school’s participation in a grant program with A+ College Ready, which partners with schools to help raise academic expectations for all students, HTHS students will receive $150,000 in incentives and teachers will receive $150,000 in incentives.
ACT scores also saw strong gains with the average composite score at HTHS rising from 21.1 two years ago to 21.8 last year–the highest the school has ever seen.
In all, math scores increased by 0.6, science by 0.3, English by 0.9, reading by 0.9, and writing by 0.8.
“It’s obvious to me and everyone paying attention that great things are happening in Trussville. This is a team win–by that I mean that the success we are seeing at Hewitt-Trussville High School is the culmination of the hard work and dedication of the educators at not only our school, but also at our three feeder elementary schools as well as our feeder middle school,” King said.
“I would put our TCS teachers against any in the southeast. And we are not stopping here. It is our intent to push all the way to the very top and lead education in the great state of Alabama. Go Huskies!”
