On May 1, Shorewood High School was announced as a recipient of a 2018 Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council Pacesetter Award. The 2018 Pacesetter award is the result of SHS's student participation and performance on the 2018 College Board Advanced Placement Exams.
The data for the WAPAC award is readily available, transparent, and allows WAPAC to recognize "access" first and "excellence" second. WAPAC's goal is to focus on increasing participation by recognizing pacesetters or leaders in AP to encourage other districts to promote both access and excellence. The WAPAC award model recognizes both large and small school districts.
The WAPAC Pacesetter Award is relatively straightforward and based on WISEdash data released from the DPI.
Schools are acknowledged for their efforts at three levels based on the following criteria:
Level 1- 30% or more of all student participation in at least one AP exam AND 70% or more earning scores of 3 or above on the exams.
Level 2 - 20% or more of all student participation in at least one AP exam AND 65% or more earning scores of 3 or above on the exams.
Level 3 - 10% or more of all student participation in at least one AP exam AND 60% or more earning scores of 3 or above on the exams.
| Metric | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Level 1 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
| Level 2 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
| Level 3 | 87 | 89 | 93 | 85 | 89 |
| Pacesetter Awards Earned | 153 | 149 | 140 | 133 | 132 |
Using the above metric, WAPAC created a 3 level award structure. Schools must be above both of the cut scores in order to qualify for a level.
