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2005 Blue Ribbon Schools
The U.S. Department of Education has named nearly 300 public and private elementary and secondary schools as No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools. The awards recognize schools that have made significant progress in closing the achievement gap.
The winners are listed below by state.
Alabama: The Donoho School-Lower and Middle Division, Anniston.
Alaska: Kenny Lake School, Copper Center; Mount Eccles Elementary School, Cordova; Stellar Secondary School, Anchorage.
Arizona: Arizona School for the Arts, Phoenix; Tucson Hebrew Academy, Tucson; University High School, Tucson.
California: Alamo Elementary School, Alamo; Amelia Earhart School, Alameda; Arroyo Vista Elementary School, South Pasadena; Beverly Vista School, Beverly Hills; Garden Heights Academy, Orange; Charles Helmers Elementary School, Valencia; Dr. Jesse Hayden Elementary School, Midway City; Frank C. Leal Elementary School, Cerritos; Henry R Mohr Elementary School, Pleasanton; Hermosa Valley School, Hermosa Beach; Hollow Hills Fundamental School, Simi Valley; Inyokern Elementary School, Inyokern; John Muir Elementary School, Berkeley; John Yehall Chin Elementary School, San Francisco; K. L. Carver Elementary School, San Marino; Laguna Road Elementary School, Fullerton; Lake Forest Elementary School, El Dorado Hills; Marshall Lane Elementary School, Saratoga; McCardle Elementary School, Fresno; McDowell Elementary School, Laguna Niguel; Meadow School, Petaluma; Melinda Heights Elementary School, Rancho Santa Margarita; Monte Vista Elementary School, La Crescenta; Mountain Avenue Elementary School, La Crescenta; Mountain View Elementary School, Claremont; New Horizon School, Pasadena; Palomares Elementary School, Castro Valley; Park Western Place Elementary School, San Pedro; Peters Canyon Elementary School, Tustin; Portola Elementary School, Ventura; Rail Road Flat Elementary School, Rail Road Flat; Ranch Hills Elementary School, Pomona; Rio del Mar Elementary School, Aptos; Salem Lutheran School, Glendale; Santa Margarita Elementary School, Oceanside; St. Edward the Confessor Parish School, Dana Point; St. Mark's Lutheran School, Hacienda Heights; Stella Maris Academy, La Jolla; Valley View Elementary School, La Crescenta; Walnut Acres Elementary School, Walnut Creek; Yick Wo Alternative Elementary School, San Francisco.
Colorado: Abrams Elementary School, Fort Carson; Bradford Elementary School, Pueblo; Liberty Common School, Fort Collins; Maple Grove Elementary School, Golden.
Connecticut: East Haven Academy, East Haven; Henry C. Dwight Elementary School, Hartford; Windham Center School, Windham.
Delaware: Booker T. Washington Elementary School, Dover; Long Neck Elementary School, Millsboro.
Florida: Deerlake Middle School, Tallahassee; Desoto Trail Elementary School, Tallahassee; Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary School,...