WORCESTER – The Advanced Placement Program (AP) named two Worcester Public Schools to its 2025 2025 AP Honor Roll.
The AP Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs deliver results and broaden inclusion. It uses three benchmarks of college readiness to designate recognition: College Culture (participation), College Credit (performance), and College Optimization (early pathway engagement).
Both Doherty Memorial High School and University Park Campus School (UPCS) earned overall bronze designations.
Doherty earned the following designation in each benchmark category:
- College Culture: Bronze (49% of seniors taking at least one AP exam)
- College Credit: Bronze (29% earning a qualifying score of 3 or higher on at least one AP exam)
- College Optimization: Platinum (16% of seniors completing five or more AP exams, including at least one in ninth or tenth grade)
University Park Campus School earned:
- College Culture: Gold (73% of seniors took at least one AP exam)
- College Credit: Gold (39% of the graduating class earned a score of 3 or higher on at least one exam)
- College Optimization: Bronze
“While we celebrate the AP School Honor Roll recognition earned by Doherty Memorial High School and University Park Campus School, we are also encouraged by the progress taking place across Worcester Public Schools,” said Superintendent Brian E. Allen. “The achievements of Burncoat, Claremont, North, South, and Worcester Technical high schools reflect a districtwide commitment to expanding access to Advanced Placement coursework and building college readiness for all students.”
Other Worcester Public Schools that met one or more AP benchmarks include:
- Burncoat High School – College Culture (49%) and College Optimization (10%)
- Worcester Technical High School – College Culture (44%) and College Optimization (4%)
- Claremont Academy – College Culture (71%)
- North High School – College Optimization (6%)
- South High Community School – College Optimization (15%)
