Tw e nt y - n i n e Te x as Schools Named 2023 Nat iona l Blue Ribbon Schools The U.S. Department of Education today recognized 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023, including 29 schools in Texas. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups on assessments.
The Texas schools named as National Blue Ribbon Schools were: Austin – St. Theresa Catholic School, Diocese of Austin.
Brownsville – Ortiz Elementary School, Brownsville Independent School District.
Copperas Cove – House Creek Elementary School, Copperas Cove Independent School District.
Cross Plains – Cross Plains Elementary School, Cross Plains Independent School District.
Dal las – Rosemont Upper School, Dallas Independent School District.
Dallas – Trinity Heights Gifted and Talented School, Dallas Independent School District.
Dumas – Sunset Elementary School, Dumas Independent School District.
Falls City – Falls City Elementary School, Falls City Independent School District.
Frankston – Frankston Elementary School, Frankston Independent School District.
Gorman – Maxfield Elementary School, Gorman Independent School District.
Honey Grove – Honey Grove Elementary School, Honey Grove Independent School District.
Houston – Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep, Houston Gateway Academy Inc.
Houston – Nitsch Elementar y School, K lein Independent School District.
Laredo – Farias Elementary School, Laredo Independent School District.
Laredo – Hector J. Garcia Early College High School, Laredo Independent School District.
Lubbock – Talkington School For Young Women Leaders, Lubbock Independent School District.
Malakoff – Cross Roads Junior High School, Cross Roads Independent School District.
McLeod – McLeod Elementary School, McLeod Indpendent School District.
Milano – Milano Elementary School, Milano Independent School District.
Pittsburg – Pittsburg Intermediate School, Pittsburg Independent School District.
Plano – Prince Of Peace Catholic School, Catholic Diocese of Dallas.
Roma – Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School, Roma Independent School District.
Rowlett – Herfurth Elementary School, Garland Independent School District.
Royse City – Davis Elementary School, Royse City Independent School District.
San Antonio – IDEA Carver Academy, IDEA Public Schools.
Sugar Land – Saint Laurence Catholic School, Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston.
Sundown – Sundown Elementary School, Sundown Independent School District.
Vanderbilt – Industrial Elementary East, Industrial Independent School District.
Vega – Vega Junior High School, Vega Independent School District.
“The honorees for our 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award have set a national example for what it means to Raise the Bar in education,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “The leaders, educators, and staff at our National Blue Ribbon Schools continually inspire me with their dedication to fostering academic excellence and building positive school cultures that support students of all backgrounds to thr ive academic a lly, socially, and emotionally. As the Biden-Harris Administration partners with states and schools to accelerate academic success and transform educational opportunity in this country, we take tremendous pride in the achievements of these schools and their commitment to empowering educators, serving students, and engaging families.”
With its 40th cohort, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed approximately 10,000 awards to more than 9,700 schools. The National Blue Ribbon School award affirms and validates the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in striving for – and attaining – exemplary achievement. National Blue Ribbon Schools represent the full diversity of American schools and serve students of every background.
While awardee schools represent the diverse fabric of American schools, they also share some core elements. National Blue Ribbon School leaders articulate a vision of excellence and hold everyone to high standards. They demonstrate effective and innovative teaching and learning, and the schools value and support teachers and staff through meaningful professional learning. Data from many sources are used to drive instruction and every student strives for success. Families, communities, and educators work together toward common goals.
National Blue Ribbon Schools serve as models of effective and innovative school practices for state and district educators and other schools throughout the nation. A National Blue Ribbon School flag gracing a school’s entryway or on a flagpole is a widely recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning.
The Department recognizes all schools in one of two performance categories, based on all student scores, subgroup student scores and graduation rates: Exemplary High-Performing Schools are among their state’s highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests.
Exemplary Achievement Gap-Closing Schools are among their state’s highest performing schools in closing achievement gaps between a school’s student groups and all students. Nominated schools also complete an extensive narrative application describing their school culture and philosophy, curriculum, assessments, instructional practices, professional development, leadership structures, and parent and community involvement.
Up to 420 schools may be nominated each year. The department invites nominations for the National Blue Ribbon Schools award from the top education official in all states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and the Bureau of Indian Education. Private schools are nominated by the Council for American Private Education.
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