Franklin Road Academy is a coeducational, college-preparatory school, serving qualified students in Prekindergarten through Grade 12. Founded in 1972, FRA is a caring and supportive community of parents, teachers, and students within an inclusive Christian environment.
AP (Advanced Placement) is a rigorous academic program built
on the commitment, passion and hard work of students and educator from both
secondary schools and higher education. With more than 30 courses in a
wide variety of subject areas, AP provides willing and academically prepared
high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college
level.
Through AP courses, talented and dedicated AP teachers help
students develop and apply the skills, abilities and content knowledge they
will need later in college. Each AP course is modeled on a comparable
college course, and college and university faculty play a vital role in
ensuring that AP courses align with college-level standards. For example,
through the AP Course Audit, AP teachers submit their syllabi for review and
approval by college faculty. Only courses using syllabi that meet or
exceed the college-level curricular and resource requirements for each AP
course are authorized to carry the AP label.
For 2010, Franklin Road Academy had 71 students taking 10
different AP exams – 68 of those students scored 3 or higher (out of a possible
score of 5) for a “passing” rate of 96%! In fact, in seven different
subjects – Calculus, English Language, English Literature, French Language,
Biology, U.S. History, and World History – 100% of those students scored 3 or
higher – meaning all of them are eligible for college credit from having taken
the high school AP course! The average score from last year on all AP
exams taken was 4.04 which is a strong indicator of the degree of excellence
achieved by those students and their AP teachers here at FRA.
FRA offers sixteen AP classes:
- AP English Language
- AP English Literature
- AP French Language
- AP Spanish Language
- AP Spanish Literature
- AP Latin Vergil
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Statistics
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics C
- AP World History
- AP United States History
- AP European History
- AP Studio Art