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Old 10-01-2015, 03:51 AM
 
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Eleven of Chicago's suburban schools were selected as 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education, all based on "Exemplary High Performance."

PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

Butler Junior High School | OAK BROOK, IL
Longfellow Elementary School | WHEATON, IL
Emerson Elementary School | WHEATON, IL
Hough Street School | BARRINGTON, IL
Lincoln Elementary School | RIVER FOREST, IL
May Watts Elementary School | NAPERVILLE, IL
Meadow Glens Elementary School | NAPERVILLE, IL
G. Kerkstra Elementary School | OAK FOREST, IL
Old Post Elementary School | OSWEGO, IL

PRIVATE SCHOOLS:

Our Lady of the Wayside School | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL
St. Theresa School | PALATINE, IL
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Old 10-01-2015, 08:12 AM
 
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The criteria for "Blue Ribbon Schools" has never impressed me, it is mostly an indication that some administrative staff at the school / district filed the proper paper work to be considered... KERKSTRA ELEM SCHOOL: School Profile

That said, they do get a nice placard and I suppose that it might influence non-discriminating home buyers, so it is not the worst thing...
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Old 10-01-2015, 09:12 AM
 
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Criteria

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program accepts nominations of both public and private schools that meet one of two criteria:
  1. 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.
  2. 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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