Elmbrook AP Testing Site

Advanced Placement (AP) - These courses offer curriculum defined by The College Board and considered to be equivalent to college-level curriculum. AP examinations are offered only in May and may be taken by any Elmbrook student as well as those enrolled in the AP course. Based on their AP test score, students may be eligible for college credit or meet post-secondary prerequisite course requirements. AP exams do not count toward grades or GPA weighting.

May 2026 Testing Schedule

AP 2026 Exam Schedule - Coming in Summer 2025 - Dates and times of exams are determined by the College Board a year in advance. If you have any questions or concerns about the date or time of an exam, please see your AP coordinator before March 15. Testing report times and rooms will be shared with students from their respective school as the testing window nears, usually around the third week in April.

Brookfield Central High School Shareable Schedule: **Coming in April 2026

Brookfield East High School Shareable Schedule: **Coming in April 2026

All students will take their AP exam at the site associated with the home school of their AP teacher. For example, East students taking AP Computer Science A at Brookfield Central would sign up and take the AP exam in May at Brookfield Central. Please see your teacher or school counselor with questions.

Registering and Paying for AP Exams

All exams are ordered through students' AP Classroom account at CollegeBoard.org. All students ordering an AP exam for May will need to register for each exam, or remove their registration if they do not wish to test.

After adding their course join code, students enrolled in an AP course must choose 'register' in their College Board account at myap.collegeboard.org; either confirm registration or remove registration depending on intent to test. A video demonstrating this process is available here.
Please direct questions first to AP teachers; Student Services staff can also assist. Students should review their testing selection before the deadline in their AP Classroom / College Board account. Exams will be ordered and billed for based on your selection in College Board.

All exams are billed through Infinite Campus. Families qualifying for fee waivers will have those applied. If a family has a financial situation that makes meeting the payment deadline difficult or impossible, please contact Heather Lemke (Brookfield Central) or Kristin Newhouse (Brookfield East) to make arrangements and confirm intent to test.

Exams ordered on time: $103

Exams ordered late: $143

Any exams canceled after the relevant order deadline can only be partially refunded. We encourage students to thoughtfully select the tests they order, including mapping out a study and preparation plan leading up to May 2026 exams.

AP exams related to Term 1-2 courses follow an ordering deadline of November X, 2025 at 3pm.

AP exams related to Terms 3-4 courses (or Term 2-only AP Econ classes) have an ordering deadline of March X, 2026 at 3pm.

Cancellation Policy

Students must fill out this form if registered for a test and canceling after the deadline (November X for Semester 1 and March X for Semester 2 or Term 2-only AP Economics)

While we encourage all students to take the exams they've ordered and paid for, we understand that some students may still need to cancel an exam. To initiate this process, fill out this Google Form and request to cancel the exam(s). Partial refunds will be available in Infinite Campus. The last day to cancel an exam for any refund is April 24, 2026. Should you become seriously ill on test day, contact Student Services for your options. Please do not no call / no show an exam - we spend time looking for you.

Fees Table:

Digital Exams

Administration for almost all AP exams is digital in 2025-26.

What to bring on testing day

-Fully charged testing device with Bluebook app installed

-College Board Username and Password

-Photo ID

-Power cord (optional)

-Pen/Pencil for scratch work

Students will be testing through the Bluebook App. Students are encouraged to use their school issued Chromebooks. Technical support will not be provided for students using personal devices. Students must know their AP Classroom login information. AP Coordinators do not have access to this information, and coming to your test without it could prevent you from testing.

Elmbrook Chromebooks: Bluebook will be downloaded already on your device.
Personal devices: Not recommended because we cannot provide technical support to you before or during testing, but if you use it you will need to download the testing platform at bluebook.app.collegeboard.org

For more information about fully digital exams, watch this preview video.

For more information about hybrid digital exams, watch this preview video. Examples of the testing booklet for the free response section is here.

What to Bring & What Not to Bring to Exams

Testers Must Bring:

fully charged testing device with Bluebook app installed (PREFERRED: Elmbrook Chromebook)
- you MUST know your AP Classroom login and password. Saved passwords won't work in the app.
#2 pencils (no mechanical pencils) and eraser(s)
blue or black pens
Photo ID
any additional materials - highlights are noted below. Testers are responsible for knowing the approved calculator policy for their exam:
- Scientific or Graphic Calculator: Biology, AB/BC Calculus, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Statistics, Physics I, Physics II and Physics
- 4-Function Calculator: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- Ruler: Physics 1, Physics 2 and Physics C. No protractors allowed.

Optional Allowed Items:

Water/snack can be kept outside the testing room. Water/snack may not be brought inside the testing room per College Board unless you were notified via approved accommodation. We recommend a bag lunch or heavy snacks if you have two tests in one day.

Avoid:

backpacks
cell phones, smart watches, earbuds/headphones, and any other electronic devices

You will not be allowed to keep these items inside the testing area to prevent unexpected interruptions and maintain testing security. We recommend leaving extra items in your car or locker.

Attendance & Class Dismissals

The AP Coordinator will provide a list of testing students to the attendance office prior to testing, and students will be excused from classes from the exam reporting time until the end of the exam. We will also note students who have to travel from another school to arrive at their testing site. See your school's testing schedule for report and approximate end times. These will be posted in mid to late April.

Families should plan transportation depending on students needs for individual exam schedules since reporting times may be earlier than buses typically arrive and exams may last beyond the end of the school day. Contact your AP Coordinator if you anticipate issues or have concerns about being able to access your exam(s) on time.

Morning Exams: Most morning exams will dismiss in time for students to attend most or all of 3rd block, including their assigned lunch period. Students will be excused form 1st and 2nd block. Return to class times will be noted in Infinite Campus attendance.

Afternoon Exams: All afternoon exams will require students to eat earlier. Dismissal times will be noted in Infinite Campus.

For students with two tests in one day: We recommend that you pack your lunch. Students must remain in the testing room until time elapses and all materials are collected. They may not be excused early, per College Board's policies. This limits the amount of time between exams for students who need to report to a second test.

For students with two tests at the same time on the same day: Please contact Heather Lemke (Brookfield Central) or Kristin Newhouse (Brookfield East) to make arrangements.

Athletics & Activities: Students may miss athletic activities due to exams that run up to or slightly past the school day. Students may not be excused from testing rooms until time elapses, even if they are finished. Check your athletic and activity calendars in advance and communicate with coaching staff and advisors.

Testing Accommodations

Testing accommodations for students with current IEPs or 504s must be applied for and approved directly by College Board. Students should discuss their intent to take an AP exam with their case manager, who will work with your building's accommodations coordinator. The deadline to apply for May 2026 exam accommodations is January X, 2026. Students who have previously been approved for accommodations by College Board do not need to re-apply each year unless their accommodations have changed.

Should I Take This AP Exam?

Taking the Advanced Placement exam is an encouraged but optional part of an AP course, and scoring well on an AP exam can earn students college credit for their high school class, saving on college tuition costs. Seniors especially are encouraged to review the AP credit policy at the college(s) they are considering or will register to attend, either by checking each college's website or using College Board's AP Credit Policy Search tool: Click AP Credit Policy Search. Taking the AP exam has no impact on your grade in the class or GPA weight.

If you register to test, please make a study success plan. This blog post gives some timeline suggestions and identifies what you will generally want to organize. Your AP Classroom account with your teacher's specific section should also provide excellent prep resources; talk to your teacher for more ideas. The College Board's website includes overview information on each exam as well, including samples of previous free response questions and scoring guides. Each school's library website also provides access to free study materials, and of course the physical locations have books to check out.

Scoring Information

Scores are released near the beginning of July each summer. Students can learn more about how to access their scores here. Scoring information is here.

Seniors are encouraged to take advantage of their free score report and send it to the college in which they plan to enroll. The annual deadline for this designation is June 20. Please see directions here.

Questions?

Brookfield East AP Coordinator: Kristin Newhouse, newhousk@elmbrookschools.org or 262-781-8380

Brookfield Central AP Coordinator: Heather Lemke, lemkeh@elmbrookschools.org or 262-785-3990

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