AP Course Offerings at DMPS

Des Moines Public Schools has long been an Iowa leader in offering high-quality Advanced Placement courses, with top students from the metro area studying at Central Academy.

Today, all five comprehensive high schools at DMPS also offer an array of AP courses. In fact, thanks to the district’s deliberate work to expand course offerings and create high-quality sustainable AP programs, all five comprehensive high schools are ranked on the Iowa Advanced Placement Index, released each year by the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa.

Please click here for additional information on AP courses taken at Central Academy.

Please see the table below for a listing of AP courses available throughout Des Moines:

Advanced Placement Course Offerings for 2022-23 School Year

Central Academy	Col Acc Eng Lang & Comp Col Acc Eng Lit & CompAP Research AP SeminarAP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP StatisticsAP Chemistry AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP Physics C Accel AP Human Geo & Hist AP Comparative Gov AP Macroeconomics AP World History College AP European History College AP US History College AP World History AP Computer Science A AP Chinese IV AP French IV AP Japanese IV AP Spanish IV
East High School	AP Art: 2D Studio College AP Eng Lang & Comp College AP Eng Lit & Comp AP Calculus AB College AP Statistics AP Music Theory AP Biology AP Government AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP US History AP Spanish IV
Hoover High School	AP Art: 2D Studio College AP Eng Lang & Comp College AP Eng Lit & Comp AP Calculus AB AP Biology AP Environmental Science AP Government AP Human Geography AP Psychology
Lincoln High School	AP Art: 2D Studio AP Eng Lang & Comp AP Eng Lit & Comp AP Calculus AB AP Statistics AP Music Theory AP Biology AP Environmental Science AP Physics 1 AP Government AP Human Geography AP Macroeconomics AP Psychology AP US History AP Spanish IV
North High School	AP Art: 2D Studio AP Eng Lang & Comp AP Eng Lit & Comp AP Calculus AB AP Biology AP Environmental Science AP Government AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP Computer Sci Principles AP Spanish IV
Roosevelt High School	AP Art: 2D Studio AP Eng Lang & Comp AP Eng Lit & Comp AP Calculus AB AP Statistics AP Music Theory AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics 1 AP Government AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP US History AP Computer Sci Principles AP Spanish IV
Virtual Campus	AP Art: 2D Studio AP Eng Lang & Comp AP Eng Lit & Comp AP Environmental Science AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP US History

AP Course Offerings at DMPS

Advanced Placement Course Offerings for 2022-23 School Year

Central Academy

North High School

Roosevelt High School

Virtual Campus