Criteria
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program accepts nominations of both public private schools that meet one of two criteria:
- High-Performing Schools – schools that are ranked among the highest performing schools in both reading (English Language Arts) and mathematics as measured by state or nationally normed assessment in the most recent year tested, regardless of student demographics.
- Improving Schools – schools with at least 40% of their student population classified as disadvantaged that have reduced the achievement gap and improved student performance in reading (English Language Arts) and math in state or nationally normed assessments in the most recent year tested.
Eligible schools must have been in existence for five years and cannot have received the award within the five prior years.
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