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Issaquah, Lake Washington SD Schools Win State Education Honors

Five Issaquah School District schools and four Lake Washington School District (LWSD) schools located in Sammamish were honored.

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) just announced that nine schools in Issaquah and Sammamish have received Achievement Awards — the state’s highest honor — for 2012, according to a news release.

Five Issaquah School District schools and four Lake Washington School District (LWSD) schools located in Sammamish were honored. 

The winners in the Issaquah School District are:

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  • Overall Excellence: Discovery Elementary, Grand Ridge Elementary, and Beaver Lake Middle School.
  • Math: Cascade Ridge Elementary and Discovery Elementary.
  • Science: Discovery Elementary and Sunset Elementary.

The winners in the Lake Washington School District are:

  • Overall Excellence: Nine schools will be recognized for overall excellence, including Sammamish's Carson Elementary and Eastlake High School (Eastlake was also recognized for this honor in 2011).
  • Science: Lake Washington schools also fared well in science, with 12 schools recognized in this category. Blackwell Elementary (Sammamish), and McAuliffe Elementary (Sammamish) will be recognized in this category.

All award-winning schools will be honored during a ceremony on April 30 at Kentwood High School in Covington.

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“These achievement awards confirm the hard work of our students, teachers and parents,” said Dr. Traci Pierce, LWSD superintendent. “I am proud that so many of the district’s schools are being recognized in a variety of areas.”

Schools are recognized as top performers in seven categories: Overall Excellence, Language Arts, Math, Science, Extended Graduation Rate, Closing Achievement Gaps and High Progress (Title I schools only). Some schools are honored in more than one of these categories.

Schools are selected for awards based on their statewide assessment data for the three previous years. This data is analyzed using the Achievement Index and methodology approved by both OSPI and the SBE. For more information, visit the Washington Achievement Awards section of the OSPI website.


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