Seven Shoreline Schools to receive state's highest honor for student achievement

Lake Forest Park Elementary
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Seven Shoreline schools are 2014 Washington Achievement Award winners. Winners were announced today (April 13) by State Superintendent Randy Dorn and State Board of Education Chair Isabel Muñoz-Colón.

The Washington Achievement Award recipients are the highest performing schools in the state based on three years of academic information as reported in the Washington Achievement Index. The Index was approved for use in 2014 by the State Board of Education.

Lake Forest Park is the only school in the state to receive an award in all five categories available to elementary schools--Overall Excellence, High Progress, Reading Growth, Math Growth and English Language Acquisition.

“Honoring successful schools is one of the most important things we do,” Dorn said. “We know schools are doing great work and are getting better at serving all students every day. These awards celebrate both achievement and growth.”

Shoreline Schools were recognized as top performers in these categories:

• Overall Excellence (awarded to the top 5 percent of all Washington schools): Lake Forest Park
• High Progress: Briarcrest, Cascade K-8, Lake Forest Park, Parkwood, Syre
• Reading Growth: Brookside, Cascade K-8, Lake Forest Park
• Math Growth: Highland Terrace, Lake Forest Park
• English Language Acquisition: Lake Forest Park

“The Achievement Awards are an opportunity to acknowledge the school communities who have made the greatest difference in the lives of Washington students,” Muñoz-Colón said. “The State Board hopes to use this opportunity to share schools’ results and their stories so that we can replicate their great work in other areas of the state.”

The award-winning schools will be honored during a ceremony on April 28 at Spanaway Lake High School in the Bethel School District.

This is the sixth year of the Washington Achievement Awards.

Learn more about how the schools are selected

Learn more about the Washington Achievement Index