Advanced Placement scores are reported on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is equivalent to grades of A+ and A in the corresponding college course. Rye Country Day School 2013 graduate John Rigby has been cited for an extraordinary academic achievement on an exam he took last year as a senior.

Advanced Placement scores are reported on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is equivalent to grades of A+ and A in the corresponding college course. Rye Country Day School 2013 graduate John Rigby has been cited for an extraordinary academic achievement on an exam he took last year as a senior. He performed so well on his AP Calculus BC exam, that he not only received a 5, but was also one of only 11 students in the world to earn every point possible on that exam. According to the College Board, which administers the Advanced Placement Program, Rigby answered every multiple-choice question correctly and earned the maximum scores on each of the essays in the free-response section of the exam.

Calculus teacher Judy Conant recalls what an impressive math student he was. “John’s attention to details, his efficiency, his curiosity, the scope of his creativity, and his ability to see, with ease, the abstract and underlying principles were all exceptional. A consistent A+ student, he had perfect scores on a number of BC Calculus tests, as well as on his Multivariable Calculus Independent Study tests during his senior year.”   

In a congratulatory letter sent by Trevor Packer, senior vice president of the College Board, to Upper School Principal Paul Wieman, Mr. Packer notes, “This outstanding accomplishment is likely a direct reflection of the top quality education being offered at Rye Country Day School. We applaud John for his hours of hard work and also his AP teacher for the ability to engage students and enable them to excel in a college-level course.”

John Rigby is currently a freshman at Dartmouth College.