Lyme-Old Lyme Schools announced in a news release that the school district was recognized as having the second highest overall performance in AP testing in Connecticut, following the College Board's release of the Class of 2016 AP Cohort Data.

Performance is calculated based on the number of students in the Class of 2016 cohort who participated in at least one AP exam at any time during high school and who scored a “3” or higher on at least one of those exams, the release states. Neither students nor exams are counted more than once.

“To be ranked second in the entire state is an incredible achievement and further supports the notion that the Lyme-Old Lyme Schools provide an education which rivals or exceeds both public and private schools throughout the state of Connecticut," Lyme-Old Lyme Superintendent Ian Neviaser said in a statement. "This is a credit to the students, staff, and communities of Lyme and Old Lyme to achieve at such a high level in what is a very competitive atmosphere.”

Lyme-Old Lyme also ranked fifth in the state in terms of AP participation, which is calculated based on the number of students in the Class of 2016 cohort who participated in at least one AP exam at any time during high school.