Washington School Recognition Program Honors 8 Northshore Schools for Outstanding Achievement

The Washington State Board of Education recently announced that 8 Northshore schools are being honored by the Washington School Recognition Program for their work in closing opportunity gaps and supporting students' growth and academic achievement during the 2023-24 school year. 

Each year, this program highlights schools that demonstrate exceptional progress in key areas of student success. This year, 16% of schools in Washington received this distinction. All state public and charter schools can be recognized. As part of being honored, each school will receive a banner to display in their buildings. The program is jointly operated by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), State Board of Education (SBE), and Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC). 

There are three routes for schools to be honored by the Washington School Recognition Program. A school can earn recognition for multiple categories each year. Recognition is based on school performance data from the Washington School Improvement Framework.

• Closing Gaps: Recognized for significant progress in areas needing improvement, such as assessment scores, English learner progress, dual credit completion, or graduation rates. 
• Growth: Schools with at least one student group making some of the state’s largest annual gains in performance measures like attendance, assessments, dual credit completion, or graduation rates. 
• Achievement: These schools have some of the state's highest performance in at least two key areas, including attendance, dual credit completion, assessment scores in English language arts or math, graduation rates, or ninth-grade credit attainment, and are above average across all reportable student groups on the 2024 Washington School Improvement Framework.

The following Northshore schools have been recognized:

• Cottage Lake Elementary: Achievement in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math
• Innovation Lab High School: Achievement in ELA and 9th Graders on Track
• Kenmore Elementary: Growth for students in one or more racial or ethnic groups
• Kenmore Middle School: Closing Gaps - English Learner Progress
• Leota Middle School: Closing Gaps - English Learner Progress
• Moorlands Elementary: Growth for English Learner students
• Northshore Middle School: Closing Gaps - Targeted
• Sunrise Elementary: Achievement in ELA and Math and Attendance

Congratulations to the outstanding educators and students for earning these distinguished honors!