Tri-City Sun

Michigan Department of Education issued the following announcement on Sept. 30.

Fifteen public and nonpublic schools in Michigan are being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USED) as 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools, the Michigan Department of Education announced today.

“I congratulate these schools for earning this distinguished national honor based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among students,” State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice said. “Our Blue Ribbon schools serve as a shining model for every Michigan school striving for greater student achievement.”

Michigan’s 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools are:

School	District
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Diocese of Grand Rapids
Bemis Elementary School	Troy School District
Bridgman Elementary School	Bridgman Public Schools
Bridgman High School	Bridgman Public Schools
Brother Rice High School	Office of Educational Services – Edmund Rice Christian Brothers North America
Discovery Elementary School	Kentwood Public School District
Edwardsburg Intermediate School	Edwardsburg Public Schools
Grandville Central Elementary School	Grandville Public Schools
Hemmeter Elementary School	Saginaw Township Community School Dist.
Hyatt Elementary School	Linden Community Schools
Musson Elementary School	Rochester Community Schools
New Buffalo Elementary School	New Buffalo Area School District
Riverview Elementary School	Big Rapids Public Schools
Webster Elementary School	Livonia Public Schools
Winn Elementary School	Shepherd Public Schools

The National Blue Ribbon Schools program honors public and nonpublic elementary, middle, and high schools where students achieve very high learning standards. Michigan’s schools are among their state’s highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests. Student subgroup performance and high school graduation rates are also at the highest levels.

Up to 420 schools may be nominated each year. Public schools are nominated by each state’s education department. Non-public schools are nominated by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE).

This year, USED is honoring 317 public and 50 non-public school National Blue Ribbon Schools at a virtual recognition ceremony Nov. 12-13 in Washington, D.C. Each school receives a plaque and flag by mail. The award flag gracing a school’s building is a widely recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning. Last year, 362 schools were honored nationwide.

In its 38th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools program has bestowed almost 10,000 awards to more than 9,000 schools, with some schools winning multiple awards. Schools are eligible for nomination after five years.

For more information, visit the National Blue Ribbon School program website.

To contact the U.S. Department of Education’s Press Office, call (202) 401-1576 or email press@ed.gov.

Original source can be found here.

Source: Michigan Department of Education