The Tahoma School District is among 17 school districts in Washington state and 539 nationally named to the College Board’s AP Honor Roll.

The district was recognized for continued growth of the College Board’s Advanced Placement program for high school students. It is the second consecutive year that Tahoma has been named to the College Board’s AP District Honor Roll.

“Tahoma High School’s addition to the APHonor Roll is a tremendous achievement and a source of great pride,” Brooke Dillon, AP coordinator at Tahoma High School, said. “AP Honor Roll signifies an increase in the number of our students challenging themselves by taking AP courses and also the successful performance of those students on their AP exams in May. Tahoma School District faculty work diligently every day to provide each student with the skills and strategies to master college level curriculum. We are proud of our students — this award means so much to us.”

Since 2010, Tahoma has increased the number of students participating in AP by 27 percent while improving the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher by 4 percent. Tahoma School District continues this year to have even more students taking AP classes, with an enrollment increase from 1,122 seats last year to 1,313 seats this year.