09.28.17 – The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) today recognized the NSU Middle Lab School and five other Louisiana public schools as 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools. The Blue Ribbon Schools program honors schools that are either high-performing or have closed achievement gaps, especially among minority or disadvantaged students. These schools demonstrate that all students can achieve at high levels. Nominated schools submit applications to the USDOE for the award.
“The leaders, educators, students, and families of these six schools should be incredibly proud of what they have accomplished,” said John White, Louisiana Superintendent of Education. “Their ability to either steadily improve student achievement over subsequent years or consistently remain one of the top performing schools in the state is a commendable achievement worthy of this distinguished honor.”
All six of Louisiana’s selected schools are recognized as “Exemplary High Performing Schools” and are among the state’s highest-performing schools as measured by state assessments. Student subgroup performance and high school graduation rates are also at the highest levels.
Learn more about this year’s recognized schools from Betsy DeVos, U.S. Secretary of Education.
