▁in ▁the ▁five ▁major ▁depart ments , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁college ▁credit ▁courses ▁offered ▁through ▁two ▁univers ities . ▁ 4 5 % ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁students ▁taking ▁AP ▁ex ams ▁score ▁a ▁" 3 " ▁or ▁better ▁on ▁average ▁at ▁SV HS . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁was ▁one ▁to ▁two ▁years ▁behind ▁that ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁schools . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁mathematics ▁department ▁did ▁not ▁offer ▁calculus . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁tools ▁ ▁A ▁library ▁media ▁center ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁volumes . ▁ ▁Student ▁pla cement ▁Group ing ▁in ▁Spring ▁Valley ▁is ▁by ▁ability , ▁achiev ement , ▁and ▁teacher ▁evaluation . ▁ ▁Those ▁in ▁advanced ▁pla cement ▁courses ▁const itute ▁the ▁upper ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body . ▁ ▁Those ▁in ▁hon ors ▁courses ▁compr ise ▁the ▁upper ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body . ▁ ▁Reg ents ▁courses ▁contain ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁average ▁academic ▁group . ▁ ▁Gr adu ation ▁requirements ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition / ach iev ements ▁ ▁Spring ▁Valley ▁High ▁School ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁by ▁The ▁College ▁Board ▁for ▁the ▁excell ence ▁of ▁its ▁Advanced ▁P lacement ▁program . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁years ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 9 3 % ▁of ▁students ▁continue ▁of ▁to ▁post - second ary ▁education , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 2 % ▁going ▁to