State Superintendent Randy Dorn will honor recipients of the 2014 Washington Achievement Awards at a ceremony to be held April 28, 2015 in Spanaway, WA. Crestwood Elementary and Liberty Ridge Elementary will be recognized as top-performing schools and awarded the Washington Achievement Award for 2014.

The annual award recognizes Washington State’s top-performing schools and their impact on student learning. Awards fall into two categories; Overall Excellence is awarded to the top five percent of all Washington elementary, middle, high,and comprehensive schools, and Special Recognition Awards. Special Recognition Awards are awarded to high-performing schools based on high progress, reading growth, math growth, extended graduation rate, and English language acquisition. Award winning schools are selected based on statewide assessment data for three previous years.

Liberty Ridge Elementary earned the award for Overall Excellence and special recognition in reading and math growth.

Overall excellence is earned by schools in the top 5% of the Composite Achievement Index rating.

Crestwood Elementary earned the award for special recognition in math growth. Crestwood is recognized as being in the top 5% of the 3-year average Median Student Growth Percentiles (MSGPs) for Math.

Superintendent Dr. Sara Johnson commented, “The academic achievement awards are recognition of the hard work principals, teachers, staff, student and parents do at the school. We are extremely proud to have two of our outstanding schools recognized. The award highlights the impact schools can have on the success of students.”

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education sponsor these awards, now in their fifth year. Award winners are selected using statewide assessment data for the three previous years. The data is analyzed using the Accountability Index and criteria from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility Waiver.