September 14, 2026 — The Georgia Department of Education and State School Superintendent Richard Woods have named the 2026 AP Honor Schools, and all 16 traditional Cobb High Schools were recognized.
Out of 110 school districts across Georgia, 316 schools earned the distinction for 2026.
The 2026 list is based on Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams from 2025. The recognition of Cobb’s 16 traditional high schools reflects the access students across the District have to challenging AP courses and the opportunity to earn college credit before they graduate.
Schools were evaluated across eight categories to determine which met each standard for excellence, and each Cobb high school earned more than one recognition.
Campbell, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, North Cobb, Pebblebrook, and Sprayberry tied for the most recognitions with six each.
AP STEM (16)
This category recognizes schools with a minimum of five students testing in at least four AP STEM courses. This includes courses such as AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A, and AP Computer Science Principles.
- Allatoona, Campbell, Harrison, Hillgrove, Kell, Kennesaw Mountain, Lassiter, McEachern, North Cobb, Osborne, Pebblebrook, Pope, South Cobb, Sprayberry, Walton, Wheeler
AP STEM Achievement (14)
This category recognizes AP STEM schools with at least 50% of all AP STEM exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
- Allatoona, Campbell, Kell, Harrison, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, Lassiter, McEachern, North Cobb, Pebblebrook, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton, Wheeler
AP Distinction (11)
This category recognizes schools with at least 20% of the total student population taking AP exams and at least 50% of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
- Allatoona, Campbell, Harrison, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, Lassiter, North Cobb, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton, Wheeler
AP Humanities (13)
This category recognizes schools with at least five exams administered in each of the following AP categories: one ELA course, two social studies courses, one fine arts course, and one world language course.
- Campbell, Kell, Harrison, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, Lassiter, McEachern, North Cobb, Pebblebrook, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton, Wheeler
AP Humanities Achievement (13)
This category recognizes AP Humanities schools with at least 50% of all AP Humanities exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
- Campbell, Kell, Harrison, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, Lassiter, McEachern, North Cobb, Pebblebrook, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton, Wheeler
AP Expansion (1)
This category recognizes schools with 25% growth in AP student participation from May 2024 to May 2025.
- Pebblebrook
AP Access and Support (10)
This category recognizes schools with at least 30% of AP exams taken by students who identified as African American and/or Hispanic and 30% of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
- Campbell, Kell, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, McEachern, North Cobb, Osborne, Pebblebrook, South Cobb, Sprayberry
Congratulations to all 16 traditional Cobb high schools for earning AP Honor School recognition and expanding opportunities for students to challenge themselves, earn college credit, and prepare for future success.
