One hundred and forty-five Bishop Kelley students were recently named AP Scholars through their demonstrated excellence in the Advanced Placement (AP) program. 

Fifty-five of these students were named as AP Scholars with Distinction. The accolade is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of the exams.  This is the highest recognition the College Board offers through the AP program. 

In addition, thirty-eight Bishop Kelley students were named AP Scholars with Honors. These awards are granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

Another fifty-three students have been designated AP Scholars, granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

Two hundred and seventy-seven Bishop Kelley students took a record six hundred and thirty-seven Advanced Placement (AP) tests in May, 2026 with an extraordinary 89% scoring “3” or higher. 

Fifteen percent of Bishop Kelley test takers scored the highest possible “5” on their exams, the equivalent of “Extremely Well Qualified” according to the College Board which administers the international testing.  A “5” equates to an A+ or A in college level classes.  Internationally, only 9% of all tests earn a “5” score.

Another forty-two percent of Bishop Kelley students scored at the second highest tier, a “4,” equal to ”Very well Qualified,” a level only achieved by twenty percent of all testers.

The record number of exams for Bishop Kelley students include twenty-three different subjects, covering a wide range of disciplines including science, math, English, social studies, fine arts, world languages and business. 

The largest number of tests for Bishop Kelley students included one hundred and thirty-eight AP English Language and Composition students, followed by ninety-eight students who took the AP United States Government test, and seventy-two who took the AP Pre-calculus exam. 

Bishop Kelley students scored the highest average on the AP Physics I exam with a school mean score of 4.47, followed by AP English Literature with a mean score of 4.13. 

Fifty-nine percent of Bishop Kelley alumni in the Class of 2026 graduated with a “3” or higher on at least one AP exam in their high school tenure. 

AP exams are scored on a scale of 1-5 with a “passing” score considered to be a “3” or higher.  Bishop Kelley offers students AP exams in nineteen different subject areas.  AP tests, developed by college and university professors, are considered among the most rigorous college-preparatory exams for high school students today.

Bishop Kelley AP Scholars with Distinction

Claire Anderson

Jacob Arp

Lola Bain

Rylan Bauer

Clara Berg

Quinn Brasseux

Dean Brown

Rebecca Carlile

Alexander Clark

Landon Danz

Mary Alice Doyle

Lauren Embry

Cole Finn

Gianna Frey

John Galbraith

Macy Gerkin

Madeline Gerkin

Isabella Gilbert

Evan Green

Addison Greer

Owen Hair

Charles Hill

Benjamin Hoel

Madison Holleman

Simone Hounshell

Hayden Hutto

William Johnson

Robert Karlovich

Asher Keltner

Reese Launchbaugh

Ella Lundt

Jacqueline Manning

Stacey Maupin

Isabella McClure

Joseph McKean

Sophia McKnight

Madeline Mellen

Claire Nelson

Danny Nguyen

Eva Nguyen

Hannah Nguyen

Abigail Orr

Lillian Orr

Cade Parks

Anna Pereira

Laurel Pohlenz

Ashley Richer

Joseph Schurman

Kate Strandmark

William Tanner

Hope Thompson

Jonathan Tran

Colette VanTrease

Dat Vu

Jackson Wrobleski

Bishop Kelley AP Scholars with Honors

Alex Aldrette

Liam Allen

Noah Baum

Audrey Brewer

Caroline Cohlmia

Margaret Doyle

Cadence Fielstra

Bella Fusco

Victoria Gogol

Claire Goodman

Kaylee Grisaffe

Bode Harris

Martin Hernandez

Benjamin Hixon

George Johnston

Kinsley Knapp

Riley Knox

Hudson Kruggel

Mark Kuehler

Jordan Morales

Dexton Nance

Katelyn Rains

Olivia Rambo

Matthew Ranallo

William Ritzhaupt

Brooke Rossow

Kira Smith

Catherine Sousa

Harper Spanier

Madalene Stoulil

Isabel Swiney

Elizabeth Tran

Laila Uhren

Thanh Vu

Dane Weldon

Aidan Wilson

Ella Wrobleski

Bishop Kelley AP Scholars

Margaret Abraham

Violet Abraham

Daniel Allred

Madelyn Anderson

Alexander Barry

Noah Bietto

James Blankenship

Virginia-Grey Buck

Ian Burris

Maurizio Carbonell

Lucy Cermak

Emily Cook

Kennedy Cooper

Jonathan Corfidi

Jackson Cortright

Caroline Dowdell

Jason Dowdell

Madeline Dunham

Trevor Gable

Liam Hall

Madeline Heatherman

Thompson Herndon

Jacob Hoang

Eli Horeled

Ashley Huynh

Clay Jordan

Maggie Leach

Sarah Leake

Blair Leonard

Sean Maloney

Nicole McKean

Grant Morrison

Ava Myers

Delilah Nguyen

Monserrat Novelo-Roig

Isabella Paschal

Julian Penny

Josh Phillips

Dutch Prather

Sebastian Quiroz

Ryland Ramos

Eliza Riffe

William Sandusky

Avery Sparks

Elise Sullivan

Henry Talley

Hayden Throop

Aaron Valadkhani

Marcus Warden

Ildri Weber

Colton Williams

Laila Wong

Landon Woolley