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Virginia Board of Education Announces 2024-2025 Exemplar School Recognition Awards
For Immediate Release
October 24, 2024
Contact: Communications@doe.virginia.gov
Todd.Reid@doe.virginia.gov
RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Board of Education today recognized 141 schools for their high achievement and continued improvement as part of its Exemplar School Recognition Program.
The recognized schools include 92 schools earning the Board of Education Highest Achievement Award and 49 schools earning the Board of Education Continuous Improvement Award. The Highest Achievement Award is based on performance during the 2023-2024 school year and the Continuous Improvement Award uses 2023-2024 and prior school years.
“The Board is thrilled to recognize and celebrate the 141 schools who have earned this year’s top achievement,” said Board of Education President Grace Turner Creasey. “We applaud their commitment to excellence and high-quality education. Congratulations to all the Virginia educators, parents, and communities supporting these schools in achieving at the highest level.
“Being recognized in the Exemplar School Recognition Program is a direct reflection of a school's commitment to high performance and increasing excellence," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons. "I am proud of each of the 141 schools that have been recognized today, and I commend each school’s leadership, educators, students, and community for earning this achievement.”
2024-2025 Board of Education Highest Achievement Award
Schools recognized for Highest Achievement demonstrated high levels of success across all school quality indicators, including success in narrowing achievement gaps, as well as:
- Achieve Performance Level One for reading, mathematics, and science based on the student pass rate (which does not include growth measures) for the “all students” group in the school, as well as for each student group in the school.
- In addition, schools with two student groups could have no more than a five-percentage point difference between the performance of each student group and the “all students” group; schools with three or more student groups could have no more than a ten-percentage point difference between the performance of each student group and the “all students” group.
- Achieve at Level One in the Chronic Absenteeism, Graduation and Completion Index (GCI), and Dropout Rate school quality indicators.
The 92 schools earning the 2024-2025 Board of Education Highest Achievement Award are:
|
Division Name |
School Name |
|---|---|
|
Albemarle County |
Broadus Wood Elementary |
|
Albemarle County |
Community Lab School |
|
Albemarle County |
Hollymead Elementary |
|
Albemarle County |
Ivy Elementary |
|
Albemarle County |
Stony Point Elementary |
|
Albemarle County |
Virginia L. Murray Elementary |
|
Amherst County |
Temperance Elementary |
|
Arlington County |
Arlington Traditional |
|
Arlington County |
Nottingham Elementary |
|
Arlington County |
Tuckahoe Elementary |
|
Bath County |
Millboro Elementary |
|
Bedford County |
Forest Elementary |
|
Botetourt County |
Eagle Rock Elementary |
|
Carroll County |
Carroll County High |
|
Carroll County |
Gladesboro Elementary |
|
Charlotte County |
Bacon District Elementary |
|
Chesapeake City |
Grassfield High |
|
Chesapeake City |
Hickory High |
|
Chesterfield County |
Cosby High |
|
Danville City |
Galileo Magnet High |
|
Fairfax County |
Sangster Elementary |
|
Fairfax County |
Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology |
|
Fairfax County |
Woodson High |
|
Fauquier County |
P.B. Smith Elementary |
|
Floyd County |
Indian Valley Elementary |
|
Franklin County |
Callaway Elementary |
|
Franklin County |
Ferrum Elementary |
|
Franklin County |
Lee M. Waid Elementary |
|
Galax City |
Galax High |
|
Grayson County |
Grayson Highlands |
|
Hampton City |
Barron Elementary |
|
Hampton City |
Bethel High |
|
Hampton City |
Kecoughtan High |
|
Hampton City |
Mary W. Jackson Elementary |
|
Henrico County |
Echo Lake Elementary |
|
Loudoun County |
Aldie Elementary |
|
Loudoun County |
Hamilton Elementary |
|
Loudoun County |
Hillsboro Charter Academy |
|
Loudoun County |
Lincoln Elementary |
|
Loudoun County |
Loudoun Valley High |
|
Loudoun County |
Waterford Elementary |
|
Loudoun County |
Woodgrove High |
|
Lunenburg County |
Central High |
|
Montgomery County |
Auburn High |
|
Montgomery County |
Gilbert Linkous Elementary |
|
Montgomery County |
Harding Avenue Elementary |
|
Newport News City |
Deer Park Elementary |
|
Norfolk City |
Tarrallton Elementary |
|
Patrick County |
Woolwine Elementary |
|
Pittsylvania County |
John L. Hurt Elementary |
|
Pittsylvania County |
Mount Airy Elementary |
|
Pittsylvania County |
Southside Elementary |
|
Pittsylvania County |
Stony Mill Elementary |
|
Pittsylvania County |
Union Hall Elementary |
|
Prince William County |
Featherstone Elementary |
|
Prince William County |
Kerrydale Elementary |
|
Richmond City |
Franklin Military Academy |
|
Roanoke County |
Back Creek Elementary |
|
Roanoke County |
Cave Spring High |
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Roanoke County |
Fort Lewis Elementary |
|
Roanoke County |
Hidden Valley High |
|
Roanoke County |
Mount Pleasant Elementary |
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Russell County |
Belfast Elementary |
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Russell County |
Honaker High |
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Scott County |
Hilton Elementary |
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Shenandoah County |
Stonewall Jackson High School |
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Shenandoah County |
Strasburg High |
|
Smyth County |
Marion Elementary |
|
Smyth County |
Northwood High |
|
Smyth County |
Saltville Elementary |
|
Southampton County |
Nottoway Elementary |
|
Suffolk City |
Oakland Elementary |
|
Surry County |
Surry County High |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Frank W. Cox High |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Green Run Collegiate |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Ocean Lakes High |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Old Donation School |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Princess Anne Elementary |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Shelton Park Elementary |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Tallwood Elementary |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Tallwood High |
|
Washington County |
Greendale Elementary |
|
Washington County |
Holston High |
|
Wise County |
Eastside High |
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Wise County |
J.W. Adams Combined |
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Wise County |
St. Paul Elementary |
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Wythe County |
Fort Chiswell High |
|
Wythe County |
Max Meadows Elementary |
|
Wythe County |
Rural Retreat Elementary |
|
Wythe County |
Rural Retreat High |
|
York County |
Seaford Elementary |
|
York County |
Tabb Elementary |
2024-2025 Board of Education Continuous Improvement Award
Schools recognized for continuous improvement met at least one of the following criteria based on performance from school years 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024.
The school demonstrates an increase:
- in the combined rate for math, reading, and science for each of the past three years, with a total increase across the three years of ten points or more;
- in the combined rate for two or more student groups in reading and math for each of the past three years, with a total increase across the three years of ten points or more; or
- in the GCI for each of the past three years, with a total increase across the three years of four percent or more; and the school demonstrates a decrease in the dropout rate for each of the past three years with the total reduction across three years of fifteen percent or more of the first year’s dropout rate.
The 49 schools earning the 2024-2025 Board of Education Continuous Improvement Award based on meeting one or more of the above requirements are:
|
Division Name |
School Name |
|---|---|
|
Accomack County |
Arcadia High |
|
Alexandria City |
Alexandria City High School |
|
Augusta County |
Wilson Memorial High |
|
Buchanan County |
Twin Valley High |
|
Buena Vista City |
Parry McCluer High |
|
Campbell County |
Altavista High |
|
Chesterfield County |
James River High |
|
Chesterfield County |
Thomas Dale High |
|
Culpeper County |
Culpeper County High |
|
Fairfax County |
Fairfax County Adult High |
|
Fairfax County |
Key Center |
|
Fairfax County |
West Potomac High |
|
Franklin County |
Franklin County High |
|
Giles County |
Narrows High |
|
Greene County |
William Monroe High |
|
Hanover County |
Atlee High |
|
Harrisonburg City |
Harrisonburg High |
|
Henrico County |
Douglas S. Freeman High |
|
Henrico County |
Henrico High |
|
Henrico County |
Hermitage High |
|
Henrico County |
Varina High |
|
Martinsville City |
Martinsville High |
|
Newport News City |
Hidenwood Elementary |
|
Newport News City |
Huntington Middle |
|
Newport News City |
Katherine Johnson Elementary |
|
Newport News City |
Woodside High |
|
Norfolk City |
Booker T Washington High |
|
Orange County |
Orange County High |
|
Pittsylvania County |
Chatham High |
|
Pittsylvania County |
Tunstall High |
|
Prince William County |
Charles J. Colgan Sr. High |
|
Prince William County |
Freedom High |
|
Prince William County |
Gar-Field High |
|
Prince William County |
Potomac High |
|
Prince William County |
Woodbridge High |
|
Richmond City |
Albert Hill Middle |
|
Richmond City |
Broad Rock Elementary |
|
Richmond City |
Chimborazo Elementary |
|
Richmond City |
Huguenot High |
|
Richmond City |
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle |
|
Richmond City |
Richmond High School for the Arts |
|
Rockbridge County |
Rockbridge County High |
|
Scott County |
Gate City High |
|
Shenandoah County |
Signal Knob Middle |
|
Smyth County |
Rich Valley Elementary |
|
Suffolk City |
Lakeland High |
|
Tazewell County |
Graham High |
|
Virginia Beach City |
Green Run High |
|
Winchester City |
John Handley High |
For more information about the Board of Education Exemplar School Recognition Program, visit the Virginia Department of Education website.
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