168 RCPS students honored as 2025 AP Scholars, 38% increase in students scoring 3 or higher
Conyers, Ga. – Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) honors the 168 students recently named 2025 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars – including four AP Capstone Diplomas – for their outstanding performance on the 2024-2025 exams. This is an increase of 44 students from the previous year with all our high schools represented among AP Scholars. The number of RCPS students scoring 3 or higher also increased 38% from 538 students in 2023-24 to 742 students in 2024-25.
“These results reflect the hard work of our students and the dedication of our teachers and staff,” said RCPS Superintendent Shirley Chesser. “We are proud to see such significant growth in AP achievement across all our high schools. This success is a testament to our commitment to academic excellence and college readiness.”
Rockdale County Board of Education Chairwoman Sandra Jackson-Lett said, “We are incredibly proud of our students for rising to the challenge of rigorous AP coursework. Their achievements demonstrate the strength of our schools and the bright future ahead for Rockdale County.”
Each year, thousands of high school students across the world take AP exams. The College Board recognizes the hard work of top students through the awarding of several distinctions: AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor, AP Scholar with Distinction, and the AP Capstone Diploma.
One hundred eight (108) RCPS students were recognized as AP Scholars. This distinction is given to students who receive a score of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. Of those, 78 were students at Rockdale County High School (RCHS) (which includes students at Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, RMSST), 27 attended Heritage High School (HHS), and three were students at Salem High School (SHS).
Twenty-five (25) RCPS students were recognized as AP Scholars with Honor, which is awarded to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and score a 3 or higher on four or more of those exams. Of those, 21 were students at RCHS (which includes RMSST), and four were students at HHS.
Thirty-five (35) RCPS students were recognized as AP Scholars with Distinction, which is awarded to those students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams and score 3 or higher on five or more AP exams. Of those, 34 students were at RCHS (which includes RMSST), and one was a student at HHS.
Four (4) RCPS students earned the prestigious AP Capstone Diploma. These four students attended RCHS/RMSST. The AP Capstone is a diploma program based on two yearlong AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. Instead of teaching specific subject knowledge, AP Seminar and AP Research use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the critical thinking, research, collaboration, time management, and presentation skills students need for college-level work. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP exams of their choosing receive the AP Capstone Diploma.
All of these students are to be commended for their hard work and dedication to their education. Being recognized as an AP Scholar is an honor, and RCPS congratulates the following students:
AP Capstone Diploma
Abigail C. Baker
Prakash Gupta
Andrew R. Land
Shinnel K. Solomon
AP Scholar with Distinction
Elissa E. Anderson
Christian Bridges
David D. Buchanan
Salvador Cervantes
Abner E. Chivalan
Gabrielle Christie
Landia D. Copeland
Michael Davis
Toan Do
Dani L. Donald
Jayden T. Edwards
Alton Ellis
Myles D. Fowler
Joel E. Gayle
Harley C. Gipson
Valeria Gonzalez
Prakash Gupta
Logan D. Harila
Ryan X. Lin
Ayat E. Mateen
Marcus I. McElroy
Ian X. Morgan
Daniel Nguyen
Delano M. Page
Mason L. Reece
Alismariet T. Salom-Maceira
Joel E. Samuels
Chance M. Sanford
Rebekah Sistrat
Zachary E. Thomas
Nathan R Thomson
Isabella M. Waller
Brianna C. Wood
Muna H. Yassin
Sophia N. Zakirova
AP Scholar with Honor
Caitlin J. Alexander
Jailen J. Antoine
Wai Y. Aung
Laila A. Bazelais
Nikayla Brewington
McKenzie C. Broughton
Saya L. Brown
Aniyah J. Cox
My-Vi A. Huynh
Demilade A. Ladipo
Andrew R. Land
Bao Nguyen H. Le
Christina H. Luong
Dakota Melvin
Michael A. Moss
Sara M. Newman
Oyinkansola M. Omotoso
Niv N. Patel
Alani R. Pullen
Kenadi M. Sales
Dayana A. Theus
Kameron J. Tyler
Helen P. Vilichay
Charlotte A. Wright
Fabiola G. Zarate
AP Scholar
Sameeha T. Ali
Emmanuel L. Allen
Julieta Alonso
Alondra M. Alvarado
Sidney J. Antoine
Precious O. Babajide
Abigail C. Baker
Jonah D. Baker
Kaylee A. Baldwin
Abimifola B. Bamidele
Cameron Baquet
Ethan A. Barlay
Caleb J. Barnwell
Hannah Beharry
Ariana Boyd
Christopher R. Broaddus Jr
Victoria L. Brown
Micah S. Browning
Lillian G. Brumback
Kina Burris
Demi A. Burrow
Cadence D. Carson
Ashton Chambers
Harold S. Chambers
Gabriella Cornwall
Nicole J. Dardy
Kaden R. Davis
Blythe M. Dotson
Kayleigh L. Duren
Talia L. Ector
Joshua H. Edmundson
Oluwasore O. Edward
Taylor Flagg
Mitchell J. Flater
Ari L. Foster
Micah T. Frazier
Ana Funes
Brandon X. Gibson
Grayson J Gipson
Alexa S. Gomez-Ventura
Anthony Goodwin
Kiyana A. Gow
Alexandria M. Griggs
Mila A. Gutsulyak
Nia F. Halley
Sydney A. Hammett
Christopher S. Hernandez
David R. Hill
Bryce T. Hogan
Olivia P. Howard-Bashir
Colin J. Hudson
Mariyah A. Humphries
Jahari Y. Israel
Myeisha G. James
Isabelle L. Jean-Louis
Evan A. Johnston
Shiloh M. Knutsen
Olivia C. Land
Joel M. Lindo
Jesus A. Lopez
Corbin S. Lykins
Matthew S. McCoy
Thaila R. McLymore
Maleah R. Miller
Morgan E. Moon
Juan L. Moran
Dylan J. Morris
Dalena Nguyen
Elijah Nicholas
Zion K. Njenga
Maya A. Odell
Victor O. Olufowote
Kendall N. Parker
Aryan V. Parmar
London E. Pascal
Leah S. Phillips
Joshua M. Pollard
Angelo T. Price
Ryan E. Rakestraw
Gavin C. Reece
Antonio D. Reid
Caleb T. Renaud
Joanna Rhee
Ayden J. Robinson
Rowan Rodgers
Samuel Rodriguez
Alex E. Rojas
Marcus A. Salom-Maceira
Neil Sethi
Shianne B. Shaw
Ashlee H. Shirley
Jusiah D. Smith
Kayla B. Smith
Penny L. Smith
Nathaniel G. Sneed
Shinnel K. Solomon
Brennan J. Speights
Bryson P. Strozier
Christiana M. Sulola
Jacqueline P. Sumrall
Gabrielle A. Thomson
Brooke E. Weston
Gabrielle J. Williams
Michael G. Williamson
Aaliyah J. Willis
Demi I. Wilson
Aidyn S. Woods
Alicia D. Wright