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...
Virgie Robinson Elementary	Pasco School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program and students identifying as White.
Emerson Elementary	Pasco School District	Closing Gaps for English Learner Progress and Growth for students identifying as White.
Ellen Ochoa Middle School	Pasco School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Mark Twain Elementary	Pasco School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Stevens Middle School	Pasco School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Gig Harbor High School	Peninsula School District	Growth for students who are English learners.
Harbor Heights Elementary School	Peninsula School District	Growth for students who are English learners.
Minter Creek Elementary	Peninsula School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.
Discovery Elementary School	Peninsula School District	Achievement for ELA, Math, and Regular Attendance and Growth among student groups identifying as two or more races.
Peninsula High School	Peninsula School District	Growth for students identifying as Black.
Goodman Middle School	Peninsula School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Voyager Elementary	Peninsula School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Franklin Elementary	Port Angeles School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.
Roosevelt Elementary School	Port Angeles School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.
Jefferson Elementary	Port Angeles School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Prescott Elementary School	Prescott School District	Growth for students identifying as White.
Prescott Jr Sr High	Prescott School District	Growth for students identifying as White.
Prosser High School	Prosser School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Lincoln Middle School	Pullman School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Sunnyside Elementary	Pullman School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school and Growth for students identifying as Asian and students who are English learners.