>> 96% of 2011 Nyack High School graduates are on to college >> About 50% of Nyack High School seniors take advanced placement courses - 21 courses offered. 102 NHS students have been named 2011 Advanced Placement Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the national college-level AP exams. Only about 18% of the 1.9 million students worldwide taking the exams last May have achieved this status. Scholars are those who have taken multiple AP courses and score at least a 3 (5 highest score) on three of them. Most of the nations's colleges award credit or placement advancement for scores of 3 or higher on the tests. >> 5 Nyack NYS 2011-12 SFall Season Scholar Athlete Teams Each team had combined academic averages of over 90%: Boys Cross Country, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis, Volleyball and Girls Swimming
