Mistele '17 one of 11 in world to earn perfect AP Calculus BC score

More than 120,000 students took the AP Calculus BC exam in 2016. Only 11 worldwide – 0.009 percent – answered every question correctly. John Mistele '17 was one of them. Mistele received a perfect score on the three-hour, 15-minute exam, which includes 45 multiple choice questions as well as six free-response questions. He received a standing ovation from his peers during assembly today.
“I’ve worked in independent schools for 36 years, and I’ve never seen an achievement like this,” Head of School Penny Townsend said. “We are so proud of John, who works very hard to make the most of his exceptional gifts, and we are also grateful to our outstanding teachers. All of us share in his joy today.”

Mistele, a math student of Henry Stavisky '85, finished ranked No. 1 in Florida last year in statistics, and earned a perfect score at the Mu Alpha Theta State Championship Conference in Orlando in April. His current courseload: AP Physics, AP French Language and Culture, AP U.S. Government, AP English Literature, Linear Algebra and Photography.

“Every year, I tell my students that I’ve heard of these letters that go out to different people when they get a perfect score, but I’ve never received one,” Stavisky said. “That accomplishment was one of my dreams – and he did it.”

See news coverage of this achivement on WSVN-7 and WPLG-10.
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