These state and national programs recognize high-achieving and improving schools. At the state level, the Gold Star Schools Program is the recognition program administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The rigorous criteria of the Gold Star Schools program is aligned with the national Blue Ribbon Schools program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
Please play close attention to how many of our schools are on this list. Also, look at the dates. Blue Springs had several elementary schools on this list. We had none. This list goes back to 1992. Can we continue to say that we are the best?
Missouri’s Gold Star Schools program was established by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in 1991 and is designed to identify schools that are performing at a high level academically or making exceptional progress.
The National Blue Ribbon Schools program and the Missouri Gold Star Schools program utilize the same criteria for nomination. In order to recommend a school to the Commissioner of Education as a Missouri Gold Star School, the school must meet the nomination criteria outlined by the U.S. Department of Education for the National Blue Ribbon Schools program, complete the National Blue Ribbon Schools application and the U.S. Department of Education must accept the schools National Blue Ribbon Schools application.
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes schools whose students achieve at very high levels or schools that make significant progress in closing the achievement gap. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program sets a standard of excellence for all schools striving for the highest level of achievement.
Missouri may nominate up to eight (8) schools for the national Blue Ribbon Award. One-third of the schools (3) must be identified as disadvantaged schools. To be nominated, schools must have at least 100 students enrolled. In addition, nominated schools must have assessment data for at least 10 students in each tested grade for both English language arts (ELA) and mathematics.
Gold Star Schools
1992 - 2013
Lee's Summit North High School Lee's Summit R-VII 2002
Lee's Summit Sr. High School Lee's Summit R-VII 2008, 93
Lee's Summit West High School Lee's Summit R-VII 2013
Blue Springs High School Blue Springs R-IV 2008
Brittany Hill Middle School Blue Springs R-IV 2004, 00
Chapel Lakes Elementary School Blue Springs R-IV 1999
Georgeff-Baker Middle School Blue Springs R-IV 1998
Hall-McCarter Middle School Blue Springs R-IV 1997
Lucy Franklin Elementary School Blue Springs R-IV 1996
Moreland Ridge Middle School Blue Springs R-IV 2002
THE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM
RECOGNIZING GREAT AMERICAN SCHOOLS SINCE 1982
Founded in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students' academic achievement. A National Blue Ribbon Schools flag overhead has become a mark of excellence in education recognized by everyone from parents to policy-makers in thousands of communities. Since the program's founding, the U. S. Department of Education has bestowed this coveted award on more than 7,000 of America's schools.
National Blue Ribbon Award Winners
Missouri
Chapel Lakes Elementary School Lee’s Summit 98-99
Lee's Summit West High School Lee's Summit 2013
Blue Springs High School Blue Springs 82-83
Blue Springs Junior High School Blue Springs 86-87
Brittany Hill Middle School Blue Springs 2004
Lucy Franklin Elementary School Blue Springs 96-97
Moreland Ridge Middle School Blue Springs 01-02
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