Wayland Academy Named to Advanced Placement School Honor Roll
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The College Board announced that Wayland Academy has been named to the 2025 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll, earning Platinum distinction—the highest level of recognition. Wayland was also further recognized with the AP Access Award, which honors schools that encourage more low-income and underrepresented minority students to take AP courses.
The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening participation. 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.
The AP Access Award specifically acknowledges schools that demonstrate a clear and effective commitment to equitable access to advanced coursework. At Wayland Academy, the percentage of students from low-income and underrepresented minority backgrounds who took at least one AP Exam before graduation is proportional to or above the school’s overall student population in those categories.
During the 2024–2025 academic year, more than half of Wayland’s student body took AP Exams, with 257 exams administered and 75% of students earning a score of 3 or higher.
“Wayland Academy students are preparing themselves for college and beyond by taking rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) courses,” said Carl Michaletz, Interim Academic Dean and Director of College Counseling. “By taking AP courses, students engage with challenging, college-level work while having the opportunity to earn college credit. Stewarded by their tremendous teachers, Wayland students continue to thrive in the AP program.”
College Board’s Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) enables students to pursue college-level studies—with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both—while still in high school. Through AP courses in 40 subjects, each culminating in a challenging exam, students learn to think critically, construct solid arguments, and see many sides of an issue—skills that prepare them for college and beyond.