The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is proud to announce that 641 students have been recognized by the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars Program for demonstrating exceptional college-level achievement through their performance on AP exams.

The AP Scholars program recognizes three levels of achievement:

• AP Scholar awards are presented to students who achieve scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
• AP Scholar with Honor awards are granted to students who earn an average score at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams.
• AP Scholar with Distinction awards are the highest honor AP students can earn and require students to average 3.5 or higher on all AP exams taken and score 3 or higher on at least five exams.

AP exams are scored on a 1-5 scale.

Of the 641 Bellmore-Merrick students recognized, 303 were AP Scholars, 127 were AP Scholars with Honor, and 208 were AP Scholars with Distinction.

Further, the 641 students honored this year is the most in recent history, marking a 10% increase from the 2022-2023 academic year and a 15% increase from the 2021-2022 academic year. All three high schools – John F. Kennedy, Sanford H. Calhoun and Wellington C. Mepham High – had over 200 students recognized.

Finally, 45 Bellmore-Merrick students also earned prestigious AP Capstone Diplomas and 26 students earned AP Capstone Seminar and Research Certificates. These students were recognized for their outstanding presentation, research, collaboration, and writing skills.

The BMCHSD is extremely proud of our students’ academic achievement and would like to congratulate them, their families and all faculty involved.