Correction: Five Iowa Schools Named 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools

We were notified that there were actually five schools recently named Blue Ribbon Schools, including St. Francis of Assisi in West Des Moines. Way to go to these three schools in our area! 

Five Iowa schools are among 337 schools nationwide named 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools for their overall academic excellence or for their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups:

• Northeast Elementary School (Ankeny Community School District) 
• Gilbert High School (Gilbert Community School District) 
• South Central Calhoun Elementary School (South Central Calhoun Community School District) 
• West Cedar Elementary School (Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District) 
• St. Francis of Assisi School, West Des Moines 

The U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Schools award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are made in students’ levels of achievement.

Since 1982, nearly 7,900 schools in the U.S. have received the coveted award. Read more about the 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html.