Rosa Parks Elementary has been designated a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education based on the school's "high-performing students," according to a press release.
Principal Leslie Thomas and a teacher will attend a recognition ceremony Nov. 12 - 13 in Washington, D.C. Nationwide, 307 schools will be cited based on one of two criteria:
Schools whose students are high-performing, as measured on state assessments or nationally normed tests; and schools with at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds that improve their performance to high levels.
This past spring, Rosa Parks was selected a national Green Ribbon School for its work toward an energy-efficiency school environment and sustainability literacy.
"To get both of those in the same year has just been overwhelming," Thomas said. "It's an incredible staff, and it's a good place to be."
Kentucky’s other honorees are Trapp Elementary in Clark County and Porter Elementary in Johnson County, along with Seton Catholic School in Lexington, Rock Creek Elementary in Louisville, Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, St. Henry High in Erlanger and Saint James Catholic Regional School in Elizabethtown in the private schools category.