Indiana schools receive National Blue Ribbon designation
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Sixteen schools in 11 Indiana counties are being recognized as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools, the Indiana Department of Education announced Tuesday.
The designation is awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to “high-performing schools and schools that are making great strides in closing achievement gaps.”
Of the Indiana schools on this year’s list, 15 were recognized in the “Exemplary High-Performing Schools” category, which honors schools with the highest graduation rates and the highest achieving students in English/language arts and mathematics as measured by state assessments.
Additionally, St. Thomas More School in Munster was nominated in the “Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools” category, which recognizes schools that “go above and beyond in narrowing achievement gaps between various groups of students and the collective student body.”
“It is one of the highest honors to be named a National Blue Ribbon School,” Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner said in a news release. “This is only possible because of teachers, school leaders, parents and families who are working together to maximize their collective impact for students.
Indiana’s representatives on this year’s list are:
- Daviess County – Barr-Reeve Middle/High School, Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc.
- Floyd County – St. Mary of the Knobs Catholic School, Archdiocese of Indianapolis
- Hamilton County – St. Theodore Guerin High School, Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
- Johnson County – Saints Francis & Clare of Assisi Catholic School, Archdiocese of Indianapolis
- LaGrange County – Meadowview Elementary School, Westview School Corporation
- Lake County – St. Thomas More School, Diocese of Gary
- Marion County – Heritage Christian School, Heritage Christian School District
- Marion County – Paramount Cottage Home, Paramount Schools of Excellence
- Marion County – Roncalli High School, Archdiocese of Indianapolis
- Marion County – St. Pius X Catholic School, Archdiocese of Indianapolis
- Montgomery County – Ladoga Elementary School, South Montgomery Community School Corporation
- Porter County – Porter Lakes Elementary School, Porter Township School Corporation
- Posey County – Saint Wendel Catholic School, Diocese of Evansville
- Tippecanoe County – West Lafayette Elementary School, West Lafayette Community School Corporation
- Vanderburgh County – Oak Hill Elementary School, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
- Warren County – Pine Village Elementary School, MSD Warren County
A total of 356 schools across the country earned the National Blue Ribbon distinction this year. You can connect to the full list by clicking here.