honors student
Top-performing pupil
An honors student is one who maintains high academic achievement, typically through grades or test scores above a set threshold.
In American schools, honors programs offer more rigorous coursework: She's taking honors English.
The designation appears on transcripts and at graduation: He graduated as an honors student.
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- dean's listAcademic achievement recognition
- GPACumulative academic score
- grade point averageCumulative academic score
- straight-AAchieving only top grades
overachiever · summa cum laude · scholarship · academic · gifted · ambitious · perfectionist · AP classes · transcript · graduation · magna cum laude · cum laude · high achiever · bookworm · teacher's pet · salutatorian · extracurriculars · Ivy League
- studentsfreshman, sophomore, pupil, junior, senior
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- Academic Honorscum laude, summa cum laude, dean's list, valedictorian, salutatorian
- scholarship typesmerit scholar
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
honors studentremedial student
Pupil needing corrective instruction
dropout · underachiever · slacker · truant · class clown
honor, honours, honors, honour, honored, honoured, honoring, honouring, honorable