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| |  | washingtonpost.com > Education > K to 12 > Challenge Index
Six Surprises From Area High Schools This year a record 61 percent of area public schools achieved 1.000 ratings on the index. But with this great growth in college-level courses has come some surprises. Alexandria / Arlington Woodlawn Leads in AP Participation Arlington's H-B Woodlawn has the highest level of college-level course participation in the area, but a passing rate on the tests of only 53 percent The District Participation in AP, IB Up 17 Percent The city's public schools showed the greatest increase in accelerated programs in the last three years, but remains behind most other area districts. Fairfax In AP-vs.-IB Debate, A Win for the Students  George Mason and W.T. Woodson rank among the top two dozen public schools in the nation, achieving the same impressive results with two different programs. • Transcript: Post's Mathews • Full Report: Challenge Index '04 Southern Maryland At Patuxent, Participation Jumps Patuxent High went from 313 to 506 AP tests in just one year and had an index rating of 1.275, the highest in its history. Loudoun / Fauquier Schools Log Increases in Exams Taken Fauquier increased from 269 to 644 tests taken this year by paying AP testing fees and requiring AP students to take exams. Prince William Tests Distinguish County Schools Prince William is one of the first large districts in the country in which the number of college-level tests taken in every high school exceeds the number of graduating seniors. Anne Arundel AP Participation Leaps County high schools soared 69 percent this year, a record increase for and one of the largest increases ever in the Washington area. Howard Schools Top 1.000 Mark Howard increased the number of college-level tests being given in its high schools by 16 percent this year. Montgomery Advanced Courses on Rise Wheaton increased its AP participation rate more than any other school in the county and achieved an index rating of 1.5744. Prince George's Douglass Shines in Index Frederick Douglass High more than doubled the number of AP tests given, from 61 to 157, in the last year. More News Previous Rankings2003 Challenge Index © 2002-2005 The Washington Post Company | | 
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Challenge Index
