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...
Mossyrock Elementary School	Mossyrock 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, students who receive special education services, and students identifying as White.
Acme Elementary	Mount Baker School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Kendall Elementary	Mount Baker School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic and students who are English learners.
Nooksack Valley Middle School	Nooksack Valley School District	Growth for students identifying with Two or More races.
Basin City Elementary School	North Franklin School District	Closing Gaps for All Students.
Palouse Junction High School	North Franklin School District	Closing Gaps for the for All Students for improving the graduation rate.
Kingston High School	North Kitsap School District	Growth for students who are English learners.
Hawkins Middle School	North Mason School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
North River School	North River School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.
Nisqually Middle School	North Thurston Public Schools	Growth for students identifying as Native American or Alaskan Native.
Salish Middle School	North Thurston Public Schools	Growth for students identifying as Native American or Alaskan Native.
Evergreen Forest Elementary	North Thurston Public Schools	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Sunrise Elementary	Northshore School District	Achievement for ELA, Math, and Regular Attendance.
Fernwood Elementary	Northshore School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Northshore Online School	Northshore School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Shelton View Elementary	Northshore School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Wellington Elementary	Northshore School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.
Crystal Springs Elementary	Northshore School District	Growth for students identifying as Black.
Secondary Academy for Success	Northshore School District	Closing Gaps for the for All Students for improving the graduation rate and Growth for students identifying with Two or More races.
Broadview Elementary	Oak Harbor School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic.

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Last Year's Recognized Schools (2017-18)

School	District	Recognized for...
Gold Bar Elementary	Sultan School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Sultan Elementary School	Sultan 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.
Emerald Hills Elementary	Sumner School District	high achievement in ELA and Math measures.
Chief Kamiakin Elementary School	Sunnyside School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Harrison Middle School	Sunnyside School District	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups.
Outlook Elementary School	Sunnyside School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Edison	Tacoma 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.
Fern Hill	Tacoma School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Franklin	Tacoma School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Helen B. Stafford Elementary	Tacoma School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Northeast Tacoma	Tacoma School District	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups.
Point Defiance	Tacoma School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Reed	Tacoma School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Science and Math Institute	Tacoma School District	high achievement in ELA, Math, Grad Rate, and SQSS measures.
Tekoa High School	Tekoa School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Valley View Elementary	Toppenish School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Eagle High School	Toppenish School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Tumwater Hill Elementary	Tumwater School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater School District	closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Evergreen Primary	University Place School District	growth in the WSIF metrics while narrowing the gap between the highest and lowest performing student groups.