Academics
Roswell High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1997–1998 by the United States Department of Education. It was also designated a Georgia School of Excellence in 1996. 26 Advanced Placement Program (AP) Classes are offered and SAT as well as ACT scores regularly exceed the national and state average. RHS is a part of the Fulton County School System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Georgia Department of Education.
For the 2005–2006 school year, Roswell's average SAT score was 1663 with the new SAT scoring system, which ranked Roswell third in the Fulton County School System and sixth in Metro Atlanta. The Georgia state average was 1477 while the National average was 1518. In the AP exams, 477 students took the tests in 2005 with 84% receiving the necessary score (3 or higher) to earn college credit. Nationally, only 60% score high enough to earn college credits. Three RHS students were named National Merit Scholars in 2005.
Roswell's academic success has brought national recognition. In 2006, the school was ranked the #472 school in Newsweek Magazine's top 1,200 schools, ranking Roswell High School in the top 3% nationally. Roswell was third on the list among Fulton County's 12 high schools.
Roswell offers a unique curriculum with many electives not offered anywhere else in the county. The school's unique course offerings include the Career Tech diploma track, robotics, psychology, and foreign languages. Roswell High School's Foreign Language department offers French, Spanish, Latin, German, and Japanese and was honored in the January 2007 issue of Atlanta Magazine for offering the most foreign language courses in the Atlanta area. RHS students participated in the 2007 Annual Japanese Challenge Academic Bowl and won the most awards of any school at the competition.
In 2008, Roswell High was one of 23 Georgia schools recognized by state school superintendent Kathy Cox as an AP Merit School (20% of students taking AP exams, 50% or more of those receiving a score of three or higher). Also in 2008, one Roswell High School student, Ishna Sharma, was named one of only 138 high school seniors nationwide to be named a Presidential Scholar.
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