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Recognizing Great American Schools since 1982

  • 2012 NBRS ceremony: US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was introduced by Nina Todd, a 7th grade student at Roberto Clemente Middle School (Germantown, MD).
  • Students & faculty at St. Patrick’s Catholic School (Washington, IL) celebrate the 2012 NBRS award.
  • Julie Prascsak of 2012 NBRS Communications High School (Wall, NJ) designed the winning CTE poster by secondary level students.
  • 2012 NBRS Stevenson Ranch Elementary School, Stevenson Ranch, CA.

  • 2012 NBRS T. S. Coley Elementary School, Lake Charles, LA.

  • 2012 NBRS Hope Elementary School, Hope, ME.
  • 2012 NBRS Russell Jones Elementary School, Rogers, AR.

Founded in 1982 by U.S. Secretary of Education Terrel Bell, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors exemplary public and private American schools.

Each year, elementary, middle, and high schools across the country are recognized for the exemplary academic performance of their students or for making significant improvements in their students’ levels of academic performance.

National Blue Ribbon Schools are schools to learn from.

Please note: The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is an official recognition program of the U.S. Department of Education. It should not be confused with any blue ribbon schools program conducted by non-governmental entities.