Nine SCCPSS High Schools Named AP Honor Schools for 2026

Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods has named nine Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools for 2026.  AP exams are administered by the College Board, which also administers the SAT. AP courses are one of several ways Georgia students can access college-level learning at the high school level; students who receive a 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam may receive college credit.

The 2026 SCCPSS AP Honor Schools are named in eight categories, based on the results of 2025 AP courses and exams.  SCCPSS schools receiving recognition include:

Groves High School, Jenkins High School, , New Hampstead High School, Savannah Classical Academy, Windsor Forest High School and Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School were named AP Access and Support schools.  Access and Support Schools are schools with at least 30 percent of their AP exams taken by students who identified themselves as African-American and/or Hispanic, and 30 percent of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.

Islands High School, Savannah Arts Academy, the School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High, and Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School were named AP Challenge Schools.  AP Challenge Schools are Schools with enrollments of 900 or fewer students and students testing in English, math, science, and social studies.

Groves High School and the School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High were named AP Expansion Schools. AP Expansion Schools are schools with 25% growth in AP student participation from May 2024 to May 2025 and a minimum of 25 students testing in May 2025.

Islands High School, Jenkins High School, New Hampstead High School, and the Savannah Arts Academy were named AP Humanities Schools.   AP Humanities Schools are schools with a minimum of five students testing in all of the following AP courses: one ELA course, two history/social sciences courses, one fine arts course and one world language course.

Jenkins High School and the Savannah Arts Academy were also named AP Humanities Achievement Schools.  AP Humanities Achievement Schools are AP Humanities schools (see above definition) with at least 50% of all AP Humanities exams earning scores of 3 or higher.

Islands High School, Savannah Arts Academy, and Savannah Classical Academy were named AP Schools of Distinction.   AP Schools of Distinction are schools with at least 20 percent of the student population taking AP exams and at least 50 percent of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.

Islands High School, Jenkins High School, Savannah Arts Academy, and Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School were named AP STEM Schools.  AP STEM Schools are schools with a minimum of five students testing in at least four AP STEM courses (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles)

Islands High School, Jenkins High School, Savannah Arts Academy, and Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School were also named AP STEM Achievement Schools.  AP STEM Achievement Schools are AP STEM schools (see above definition) with at least 50% of all AP STEM exams earning scores of 3 or higher.

There were 316 Advanced Placement Honor Schools named this year in 110 Georgia school districts. “Georgia’s 2026 AP Honor Schools reflect our continued commitment to providing students with rigorous, high‑quality learning opportunities that prepare them for life beyond high school,” Superintendent Woods said. “These schools demonstrate a strong dedication to academic excellence by challenging students and supporting them as they rise to meet high expectations. By expanding access to advanced coursework, they are helping ensure more Georgia students have the opportunity to graduate prepared for college, careers, and a successful future.”

The Georgia Department of Education began recognizing AP Honor Schools in 2008.