INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
* PACE’s API score is estimated to be 909. Kennedy’s API score is 760, higher than any other comprehensive high school in the district.
* Last year’s PACErs passed 171 AP exams for college credit. 100% of PACErs take at least three AP courses during high school. Almost all take five or more. JFK has the highest number of AP Scholar Awards in the district. This prestigious award is presented to students who pass multiple exams.
| * College Placement for the PACE class of 2009 (This list reflects student enrollment, not just admission.): | |
| College System | Percent of class |
| University of California | 36% |
| California State University | 27% |
| Community College | 26% |
| California Private Colleges | 10% |
| Out-of-State Colleges | 1% |
* In a survey of the class of 2009, the vast majority felt that PACE helped them prepare for and get admitted to college. PACE students felt close to their classmates and believed that PACE teachers created a welcoming and supportive learning environment. Overwhelmingly, PACE students felt safe on campus and in their classrooms.
* PACEr Lyndsie Harris was one of only 26 students in the nation to achieve a perfect score on the ACT in 2006.