Montrose Wins Computer Science Award Again
The College Board has named Montrose as one of the nation's top schools in AP computer science offerings for girls for the fourth year in a row.
Montrose has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for its high number of female students enrolled in AP Computer Science courses again this year, an accomplishment it has celebrated annually since 2019. Twenty-eight Montrose students are enrolled in either AP Computer Science A or AP Principles of Computer Science, which are open to girls beginning in 9th grade.
Out of more than 15,000 secondary schools worldwide that offer AP courses, Montrose is one of only 61 to receive the Female Diversity Award for both AP Computer Science classes on offer -- and one of only two in Massachusetts.
"Colleges are recruiting female STEM majors," said AP Computer Science teacher Laura Rinaldi. "It is in high demand, and Montrose has the vision and the execution to expose our girls to this ever-emerging field of CS and empower our students to fill this need, should they find they enjoy it."
Since 2018, Montrose's first year of offering AP Principles of Computer Science, 87% of students have passed the class's AP exam, beating the Massachusetts and global averages.
Out of more than 15,000 secondary schools worldwide that offer AP courses, Montrose is one of only 61 to receive the Female Diversity Award for both AP Computer Science classes on offer -- and one of only two in Massachusetts.
"Colleges are recruiting female STEM majors," said AP Computer Science teacher Laura Rinaldi. "It is in high demand, and Montrose has the vision and the execution to expose our girls to this ever-emerging field of CS and empower our students to fill this need, should they find they enjoy it."
Since 2018, Montrose's first year of offering AP Principles of Computer Science, 87% of students have passed the class's AP exam, beating the Massachusetts and global averages.
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