MacArthur Elementary Recognized As 2011 Blue Ribbon School

The U.S. Department of Education named 304 schools as 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence or for their success in closing achievement gaps . The Department will honor the entire 255 public and 49 private schools with their National Blue Ribbon School awards at a conference and awards ceremony Nov. 14-15 in Washington , D.C.

The National Blue Ribbon School award honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools where students achieve at high levels or where the achievement gap is narrowing. Since 1982, more than 6,500 of America ’s schools have received this coveted award. Among the schools across the nation that were recognized was MacArthur Elemntary in Liberal. MacArthur Elementary Principal is Shawna Evans