October 27, 2023
At BASIS Independent Brooklyn, we prioritize cheering on our students’ accomplishments across many areas–from fine arts to community service, debate competitions, sports, and beyond. However, academic accomplishment remains a shared priority within our community. Today we can proudly share that based on the 2023 AP scores more than 60% of our high school students qualified as Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars during their time in our program. Students move from AP Scholar to AP Scholar with Honor and then AP Scholar with Distinction. Approximately 48% of our students reach that highest level of AP Scholar with Distinction by the time they graduate.
“Academically all of our students qualified as AP Scholars by the time they finished their junior year,” said Josh Harmon, Head of School for BASIS Independent Brooklyn’s Upper School. “When looking at all students in grades 9-12 more than 60% of our entire high school was awarded the honor of AP Scholar or higher. Moreover, our students sat for more AP exams in 2023 than ever before with the growth of our high school.”
AP Scholar awards recognize students who have demonstrated both a depth and breadth of knowledge and whose work has shown college-level mastery across multiple disciplines. The College Board awards the following distinctions for AP exams, and we have students who have achieved all levels.
- AP Scholar: students who received a score of 3 or higher on 3 or more AP exams.
- AP Scholar with Honors: students who received a score of 3 or higher on 4 or more exams, and have an average score of at least 3.25 across all exams taken.
- AP Scholar with Distinction: students who received a score of 3 or higher on at least 5 exams, and an average score of 3.5 across all exams taken.
Nationwide, only about 10% of students earn the distinction of AP Scholar or higher by the time they graduate (based on historic data provided by the College Board). We are thrilled to share some of the top accomplishments here:
- 72 students in our high school were named AP Scholar or higher distinctions, representing approximately 67% of our high school in May 2023 when the exams were taken.
- Our school was recognized as a Platinum Member of the AP School Honor Roll. This is the highest recognition possible for a school on the Honor Roll, and it is based on our students’ outstanding results.
Congratulations to all our students who have earned an AP Scholar Award for their performance on the exams during their High School tenure. See the full lists of student recipients updated to include the 2023 results below:
AP Scholar: Students who received a score of 3 or higher on 3 or more AP exams.
Victor B. ’25
Matthias B. ’25
Alex D. ’23
Luke D. ’23
Eden E. ’24
Axel F. ’25
Charlotte J. ’24
Rachel K. ’25
Viola L. ’25
Avi L. ’24
Noah L. ’23
Jason P. ’25
Talin P. ’26
Nadia S. ’25
Sasha T. ’25
Rei W. ’24
River W. ’26
Lyra Y.-M. ’23
AP Scholar with Honor: Students who received a score of 3 or higher on 4 or more exams, and have an average score of at least 3.25 across all exams taken. Nationwide, only about 6% of students will graduate high school with this degree of recognition or higher. Nearly all of these honorees have done so well before graduation.
Jack C. ’25
Mabel C. ’23
Nicholas D. ’25
Laila G. ’24
Miles H. ’23
Laith H. ’25
Alexa L. ’24
Aidan L. ’25
Katreen L. ’23
Matthew R. ’23
James R. ’25
Richard S. ’25
Evan S. ’25
Daniella S.-B. ’23
AP Scholar with Distinction: Students who have a score of 3 or higher on at least 5 exams, and an average score of 3.5 across all exams taken. These students have already completed at least a semester’s worth of college credit while still in high school. Only about 4% of graduating seniors receive this award, and less than 1/10th of 1% of students receive it after sophomore year. At BASIS Independent Brooklyn, a third of students finishing sophomore year received the distinction.
Overall in our high school, the following 40 students received this honor:
Hong-Yuan B. ’24
Krishan B. ’24
Isabella B. ’23
Jack B. ’24
Katie B. ’23
Zeke B. ’24
Luca C. ’23
Syun D. ’24
Zach D. ’23
Colin D. ’25
Sofia G. ’24
Samantha G. ’24
Diego G. ’24
Angelina G. ’24
Maxwell H. ’25
Mateo K. ’25
Ye L. ’24
Shamei L. ’23
Thomas M. ’25
Dilan M. ’24
Maddox M. ’25
Ben N. ’24
Oliver P. ’24
Charles P. ’24
Gustavo P. ’25
Daniel P. ’24
Alex R. ’24
Colton R. ’24
Skye S. ’25
Maxim S. ’25
Felix S. ’25
Nadine S. ’24
Yuna S. ’24
Jonah S. ’24
Lucas S. ’24
Morgan S. ’23
Ryan T. ’23
Isaac W. ’24
Maren W. ’23
Andrej Z. ’24
Please join us in congratulating all of our BEARS!!!
All comparisons are based on publicly available data from the College Board, National Center for Education Statistics, and National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Our Class of 2024 gathered together in the senior lounge the first week of the school year with Dean Matthew Goldman, Associate Head of School Robert Runyon, Director Darlene Forde, Head of School Josh Harmon, and College Counselor Matt Brauch.
