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...
Science and Math Institute	Tacoma School District	Achievement for ELA, Graduation, 9th Grade On-Track, and Dual Credit and Growth for students with disabilities.
Geiger	Tacoma School District	Growth for students identifying as Asian and students identifying as White.
Fern Hill	Tacoma School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Tahoma Elementary	Tahoma School District	Growth for students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Tekoa High School	Tekoa School District	Closing Gaps for the for All Students for improving the graduation rate.
Tenino Middle School	Tenino School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Tenino Elementary School	Tenino School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school and Growth for All Students and students identifying as Hispanic.
Cowlitz Prairie Academy	Toledo School District	Closing Gaps for the for All Students for improving the graduation rate.
Toledo Middle School	Toledo School District	Growth for students who receive special education services.
Thorndyke Elementary	Tukwila School District	Growth for students identifying as White.
East Olympia Elementary	Tumwater School District	Growth for students who receive special education services.
Michael T Simmons Elementary	Tumwater School District	Growth for students identifying as Asian.
Tumwater Middle School	Tumwater School District	Growth for students identifying as Black and students who are English learners.
Tumwater Hill Elementary	Tumwater School District	Closing Gaps for one or more student groups at a Targeted Support school.
Chambers Elementary	University Place School District	Growth for students identifying as Asian.
Narrows View Intermediate	University Place School District	Growth for students identifying as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, students who are English learners, and students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Salmon Creek Elementary	Vancouver School District	Growth for students identifying as Asian.
Minnehaha Elementary School	Vancouver School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic and students who qualify for the free and reduced price lunch program.
Lincoln Elementary School	Vancouver School District	Growth for students identifying as Hispanic and students identifying as White.
Fruit Valley Elementary School	Vancouver School District	Growth for students identifying as White.