The number of Milwaukee Public Schools high school students enrolled in college-level Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme courses continues to grow, with the number at more than 4,000 for the current 2015-16 school year, according to a report presented to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors this month.
That figure has grown from about 3,200 just two years ago, in the 2013-14 school year.
AP and IB courses help challenge students to achieve and provide the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school.
MPS is home to 20 high schools with Advanced Placement courses, nine schools with middle and high school grades offering pre-Advanced Placement “SpringBoard” coursework and seven schools with International Baccalaureate programs, ranging from elementary school through high school.