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21 AP and 15 Honors Courses

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AP Honor Roll Platinum

AP Honor Roll Platinum Designation

NDB has been named to the 2025 AP School Honor Roll. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. The AP School Honor Roll offers four levels of distinction: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze. NDB has been designated as Platinum for our second consecutive year, rising from Gold in 2023. In May of 2025, 212 students took 439 examinations in 20 subject areas. From this total, 71% earned a score of 3 or higher.

NDB students achieved 100% pass rate on the following AP Exams, exceeding CA and global scores!

3D Art
Calculus AB Subs
Calculus BC
Drawing
Micro Economics
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics
Precalculus
Spanish Literature

College Structured Science Courses and Labs

NDB is one of the only college preparatory high schools in the country to offer biology and chemistry courses that include a full-length class block in addition to a full-length laboratory block, as practiced at universities.

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AP Courses

  • AP Biology with lab*
  • AP Chemistry with lab*
  • AP Physics 1
  • AP Calculus
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP Statistics
  • AP English Literature and Composition
  • AP US History
  • AP US Government and Politics
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP Art History
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture
  • AP Studio Art (2D, 3D Drawing)
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AP Stats Class
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Honors Courses

  • Algebra II Honors
  • Geometry Honors
  • Precalculus Honors
  • Photography III Honors
  • Journalism IV Honors
  • English I and II Honors
  • Sculpture III Honors
  • American Sign Language III and IV Honors
  • French III Honors
  • Spanish III Honors
  • Modern World History Honors

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