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ADVANCED
PLACEMENT Classes
Mansfield ISD offers 34 college-
level advanced placement
(AP) courses for high school
students. Students who receive a
qualifying score on an AP exam
can earn college credit hours
before graduation. In 2018, MISD
students passed a total of 2,206
AP exams. Students can get a
jumpstart in advanced courses by
taking one of MISD’s more than
25 pre-AP courses in as early as
the fifth grade.
STATE
MISD
GRADUATION
RATES
DUAL
CREDIT &
Scholarships
INDUSTRY Certifications
2018 ADVANCED
PLACEMENT COURSES
y 3,354
students participated
in AP exams
y 2,206
AP exams received
a passing score (3 or higher)
The class of 2018
In addition to the opportunity to earn college
earned more than
credit hours, MISD students have an
$32 MILLION in
opportunity to graduate high school with
SCHOLARSHIPS!
industry-standard certifications through
career classes at Ben Barber Innovation
Academy. During the 2017-18 school
Dual credit hours
year, students earned more than 2,382
earned
for 2017-18
total certif ications and 1,187 industry
students:
certif ications. A new industry-recognized
certif ication, Unmanned Aircraft
Systems Certif ication, will be offered in
15,391 hours!
spring 2019 through MISD’s EduDrone
course.
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College credit can also be earned through our
dual credit partnership with the Tarrant County
College District. MISD has strong partnerships
with the University of Texas at Arlington, the
University of North Texas, Texas Wesleyan
University and Prairie View A&M University that
give eligible MISD students scholarships and
automatic admission.
By the time
Mansf ield
ISD students
graduate high
school, they
are college
and career
ready. College
credit hours,
certif ications
and scholarship
dollars earned
are just a few
factors that show
how the district
is preparing
students for the
next stage of life.