Academics
DeBakey offers pre-advanced placement(PAP) classes in foreign languages, mathematics, science, social sciences, and English in 9th and 10th grade (though physics can be taken PAP in 11th grade), as well as 16 Advanced Placement classes: AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Spanish Language, AP French, AP World History, AP US History, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government and Politics, AP Physics B, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, and AP Psychology.
The school requires students to fulfill these class requirements to graduate as DeBakey scholars:
- 5 years of mathematics (culminating in AP Calculus)
- 5 years of science (culminating in an AP-level course)
- 4 years of health sciences
- 4 years of social studies
- 4 years of English
- 3 years of a foreign language (same language for all 3 years)
- 1 year of a computer course, Business Information Management or AP Computer Science
- 1 year of fine arts or theater arts
- 1.5 years of physical education
- 1 semester of communication applications
- 1 semester of study skills
- 1 semester of SAT preparation
DeBakey has been widely recognized for its performance in academics, particularly in math and science. The students score an average of a 3.7/5 on their AP examinations, which is higher than the typical average of 3.03. In 2011, DeBakey was ranked number 11 best school for math and science by the USNews Rankings, and it has been recognized each year for black student performance on the AP Calculus AB examination by the College Board.
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