Karla Denny, Director of Communications, 785-296-4876
November 24, 2008
Governor’s Award Recognizes Top Performing Schools
TOPEKA/The third annual Governor’s Achievement Awards, honoring top performing schools in the state, were recently announced.
To receive this prestigious award, schools must have achieved the Standard of Excellence in both reading and mathematics for 2008. Additionally, the school must have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in both reading and mathematics and one additional measure in 2008. For elementary schools and middle/junior high schools that measure is attendance and for high schools the measure is graduation rate. The school must have been among the top 5 percent of schools in both reading and mathematics on the 2008 state assessments at its respective level, i.e. elementary schools, middle/junior high schools, or high schools.
Forty-four elementary schools, 12 middle/junior high schools, and 18 high schools qualified for the award.
Schools receiving this award are as follows:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Broadmoor Elementary School, USD 416 Louisburg
Brookridge Day School, Johnson County
Delia Charter School, USD 321 St. Marys
Dighton Elementary School, USD 482 Dighton
Edgerton Elementary School, USD 231 Gardner
Eisenhower Elementary School, USD 211 Norton
Eisenhower Elementary School, USD 475, Geary County
Ellsworth Elementary School, USD 327 Ellsworth
Fort Riley Elementary School, USD 475 Geary County
Franklin Elementary School, USD 475 Geary County
Gardner Elementary School, USD 231 Gardner
Goessel Elementary School, USD 411 Goessel
Holy Family School, Great Bend
Jewell Elementary School, USD Jewell
PAGE TWO
November 24, 2008
Lakeside Intermediate School, USD 272 Cawker City
Lecompton Elementary School, USD 343 Perry
Lincoln Elementary School, USD 475 Geary County
Longford Elementary School, USD 379 Clay Center
MacArthur Elementary School, USD 480 Liberal
Madison Elementary School, USD 231 Gardner
Marion Springs Elementary School, USD 348 Baldwin
McDermott Elementary School, USD 480 Liberal
Moonlight Elementary School, USD 231 Gardner
Morris Hill Elementary School, USD 475 Geary County
Morse Elementary School, USD 229 Blue Valley
Mound Valley Elementary School, USD 506 Labette County
Oakley Elementary School, USD 274 Oakley
Oatville Elementary School, USD 261 Haysville
Olsburg Elementary School, USD 384 Randolph
Pawnee Heights Elementary, USD 496, Pawnee Heights
Plymell Elementary School, USD 457 Garden City
Prairie Creek Elementary School, USD 230 Spring Hill
Ravenwood Elementary School, USD 233 Olathe
Robinson Elementary School, USD 402 Augusta
Sheridan Elementary School, USD 475 Geary County
St Ann Elementary School, Johnson County
St George Elementary School, USD 323 Rock Creek
St Patrick Catholic Elementary School, Kingman County
Stilwell Elementary School, USD 229 Blue Valley
Tipton Community School, USD 272, Cawker City
Union Valley Elementary School, USD 313 Buhler
Walton Rural Life Center, USD 373 Newton
Westmoreland Elementary School, USD 323 Rock Creek
Wilroads Gardens Elementary School, USD 443 Dodge City
MIDDLE/JR HIGH SCHOOLS
Clifton-Clyde Middle School, USD 224 Clifton-Clyde
Hoisington Middle School, USD 431 Hoisington
Lakeside Junior High School, USD 272 Cawker City
Little River Junior High School, USD 444 Little River
Oakley Middle School, USD 274 Oakley
Overland Trail Middle School, USD 229 Blue Valley
Pleasant Ridge Middle School, USD 229 Blue Valley
Prairie Heights Middle School, USD 417 Council Grove
PAGE THREE
November 24, 2008
Prairie Star Middle School, USD 229 Blue Valley
Prairie View Middle School, USD 362 Prairie View
Rock Hills Middle School, USD 107 Rock Hills
Sabetha Middle School, USD 441 Sabetha
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOLS
|
Baileyville-St. Benedict High School, USD 451 Baileyville-St. Benedict
Blue Valley North High School, USD 229 Blue Valley
Centralia High School, USD 380 Vermillion
|
|
Ellis High School, USD 388 Ellis
Frankfort High School, USD 380 Vermillion
Garden Plain High School, USD 267 Renwick
Hanover High School, USD 223 Barnes
Hesston High School, USD 460 Hesston
Lakemary Center, Paola
Lakeside High School at Downs, USD 272 Cawker City
Macksville High School, USD 351 Macksville
Miltonvale High School, USD 334 Southern Cloud
Pike Valley High School, USD 426 Pike Valley
Rock Creek Jr/Sr High School, USD 323 Rock Creek
St. Mary’s Colgan High School, Pittsburg
Victoria High School, USD 432 Victoria
Wetmore High School, USD 441 Sabetha
White City High School, USD 481 Rural Vista
# # #
|