2018-19 School Recognition Program

Results
List of Recognized Schools

Background on the New State School Recognition System

The State Board of Education (SBE) along with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC) have re-imagined school recognition in Washington! Recognition is based on state-level and local information. This recognition framework selects schools along the entire continuum of support and highlights positive systems changes happening in schools around our state.

Phase 2 of the New State School Recognition System (2020)

Washington School Recognition Program

Schools are recognized for:

Closing Gaps: these schools close opportunity gaps for specific student groups, e.g. Hispanic students and make systems changes to improve outcomes for all students
Growth: Schools recognized for growth show progress one year to the next
Achievement: Schools recognized for high achievement show high performance in many measures. Measures include English language arts (ELA) and math state test scores and graduation rates.

If you would like to view a more detailed description of the three routes to recognition see the 2018-19 Methodology page.

Results and School Identifications

The three approaches resulted in the recognition of hundreds of schools. See the 2018-19 Methodology page for more information.

Find the table below for the 18-19 honorees.

Fore more detail and technical data information, find the recognition system business rules linked here: 2018-19 Business Rules (Phase 2). Find also a detailed file for all public schools containing the data elements required to understand why a school or was not identified for recognition.

Banners and certificates for recognized schools will be sent to ESDs for distribution.

State Recognized Schools for 2018-19

School	District	Recognized for...
Centennial Elementary Bethel	Bethel School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Spanaway Elementary	Bethel School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.
Naches Trail Elementary	Bethel School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school and Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Bethel Middle School	Bethel School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Clover Creek Elementary	Bethel School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Kapowsin Elementary	Bethel School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Nelson Elementary School	Bethel School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Frontier Middle School	Bethel School District	Growth for students identifying as Asian and students who are English learners.
Brewster Middle School	Brewster School District	Growth for students who receive special education services.
Liberty Middle School	Camas School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Dorothy Fox	Camas School District	Achievement for ELA, Math, and Regular Attendance.
Cascade Home-Link	Cascade School District	Achievement for ELA and Regular Attendance.
Icicle River Middle School	Cascade School District	Growth for students identifying as White.
Vale Elementary School	Cashmere School District	Growth for students who are English learners.
Olympic High School	Central Kitsap School District	Growth for students who are English learners.
John D. Bud Hawk Elementary at Jackson Park	Central Kitsap School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school and Growth for students identifying with Two or More races.
Barker Creek Community School	Central Kitsap School District	Growth for students who receive special education services.
Esquire Hills Elementary	Central Kitsap School District	Growth for students who receive special education services.
Sunrise Elementary	Central Valley School District	Growth for students who receive special education services.
McDonald Elementary School	Central Valley School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program and students who receive special education services.

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Last Year's Recognized Schools (2017-18)

School	District	Recognized for...
Vale Elementary School	CASHMERE SCHOOL DISTRICT	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups.
Castle Rock Middle School	Castle Rock School District	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups.
Progress Elementary School	Central Valley School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Mica Peak High School	Central Valley School District	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups. on the WSIF metrics and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Centralia Middle School	Centralia School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Betz Elementary	Cheney School District	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups.
Cle Elum Roslyn High School	Cle Elum-Roslyn School District	high achievement in ELA and Grad Rate.
Evergreen Elementary School	Clover Park School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Lakeview Hope Academy	Clover Park School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
College Place High School	College Place School District	high achievement in ELA and Grad Rate.
Colton School	Colton School District	high achievement in Grad Rate and SQSS measures.
Colville Junior High School	Colville School District	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups. on the WSIF metrics and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Almira Coulee Hartline High School	Coulee-Hartline School District	high achievement in ELA, Grad Rate, and SQSS measures.
Damman Elementary	Damman School District	high achievement in ELA, Math, and SQSS measures.
Arcadia Elementary	Deer Park School District	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups.
Dieringer Heights Elementary	Dieringer School District	high achievement in ELA, Math, and SQSS measures.
East Farms School	East Valley School District (Spokane)	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Otis Orchards School	East Valley School District (Spokane)	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Eatonville Middle School	Eatonville School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Challenge Elementary	Edmonds School District	high achievement in ELA, Math, and SQSS measures.