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...
Friday Harbor Middle School	San Juan Island School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Friday Harbor Elementary School	San Juan Island School District	Growth for students who are English learners.
Bryant Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Greenwood Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program, students who receive special education services, All Students, students identifying as Black, and students identifying as White.
Queen Anne Elementary	Seattle Public Schools	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Cascadia Elementary	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA, Math, and Regular Attendance and Growth for students identifying as Hispanic/Latinx.
Whitman Middle School	Seattle Public Schools	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Decatur Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA, Math, and Regular Attendance.
Seattle World School	Seattle Public Schools	Growth for students identifying as White.
Frantz Coe Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA, Math, and Regular Attendance and Growth.
Viewlands Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Closing Gaps for English Learner Progress and Growth for students identifying as Black.
McDonald International School	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA, Math, and Regular Attendance.
John Hay Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA and Math.
View Ridge Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA, Math, and Regular Attendance.
Montlake Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA and Math.
North Beach Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA and Math.
Dunlap Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.
Laurelhurst Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Growth for students who receive special education services.
Tops K-8 School	Seattle Public Schools	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.
Lawton Elementary School	Seattle Public Schools	Achievement for ELA and Math and Growth.