Academic Profile
Advanced Placement Results
Pinewood is committed to providing AP and Honors level courses to all eligible students; course enrollment is not based on a maximum number of AP courses. Eligibility for enrollment in AP courses is determined by teacher recommendation and/or department consent. Though most of our AP courses are designed for juniors and seniors, we offer AP European History to qualified sophomores.
In May 2009, 92 students from grades 10–12 (out of an enrollment of 160
students) took 214 College Board AP exams; 74% of the scores were 4’s
and 5’s, and 93% were 3’s or higher (3 is considered a passing grade). 43 of the students who took AP exams in 2009 were recognized as AP Scholars: AP Scholar with Distinction—26 (7 were also named AP National Scholars); AP Scholar with Honor—7; AP Scholar—10.
The Class of 2009
51 students graduated in June 2009
GPA Distribution (weighted)
First Quintile
| 4.53–4.27
|
| Second Quintile | 4.25–3.84
|
| Third Quintile | 3.80–3.49
|
Fourth Quintile
| 3.43–3.19
|
Fifth Quintile
| 3.13–2.48 |
National Merit
4 National Merit Scholarship Winners
8 National Merit Finalists
9 National Merit Commended Students
6 National AP Scholars
17 AP Scholars with Distinction
3 AP Scholars with Honor
2 AP Scholars
Test Statistics
100% of sophomores take the PLAN. 100% of juniors take the PSAT. 100% of seniors take the SAT or ACT (as juniors, seniors or both). The following statistics are for SAT Reasoning Test scores for the Class of 2009 at the end of senior year.
| | Critical Reading
| Math | Writing | Combined |
| Range | 430–800 | 420–800 | 430–800 | 1300–2400
|
Mid 50% of Scores
| 580–760 | 610–710 | 590–740 | 1790–2210 |
Mean Score
| 654 | 657 | 666 | 1978 |
College Placement and 2009–2010 Profile
Select HERE for the 2009–2010 Profile including a summary of prior college admission results.
