RFH Scores High with AP Placement Exams — Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect

The statistics are in; and Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) has placed very high on its students’ Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores.

More than 400 students took the exams this past spring, or roughly 49 percent of the total student body. With most students taking more than one course, the school administered more than 750 exams over the two-week administration period from May 5 through 16. Students earned a score of 3 or higher on 88 percent of exams taken.

RFH offers 24 AP courses (listed below) in various areas of specialized study, with some courses having various related AP exams, or sub-categories. For instance, students taking AP Economics take exams in both Macro and Microeconomics.

In addition, the College Board bestows AP Scholar awards to recognize high school students who have demonstrated exemplary college-level achievement on AP exams.

The following awards were given to exemplary RFH students based on their performance this past spring:

● 1 AP International Diploma, which is granted to students scoring 3 or higher on five or more AP Exams from four different content areas;

● 50 AP Scholars with Distinction, which are granted to students who received an average score of 3.5 or higher on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams;

● 39 AP Scholars with Honors, which are granted to students who receive an average score of 3.25 or higher on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams;

● 63 AP Scholars, which are granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.

The RFH staff strives to promote college, career, and life readiness among its students; and, AP exams are one piece of that work. Students can earn college credit based on their AP Exam performance and are exposed to the pacing, depth of content knowledge, and workload of a college-level course while still in high school, an invaluable experience.