Four CPSD schools have received state awards from the Washington State Board of Education for their work in closing opportunity gaps and supporting student growth and academic achievement during the 2023-24 school year: 

• Beachwood Elementary School for achievement in ELA & math 

• Evergreen Lake Louise and Lakeview elementary schools for student growth in one or more racial or ethnic groups. 

“Our educators and students are doing incredible work, and this recognition affirms that,” Superintendent Ron Banner said. “This recognition shows that our schools are not only closing gaps but also creating strong foundations for lifelong learning.”  

Recognition through the Washington School Recognition Program is based on school performance data from the Washington School Improvement Framework. Schools can be honored based on three routes: 

• Closing Gaps: Significant progress in areas needing improvement, such as assessment scores, English learner progress, dual credit completion or graduation rates.  

• Growth: Schools with at least one student group making some of the state’s largest annual gains in performance measures like attendance, assessments, dual credit completion or graduation rates.  

• Achievement: These schools have some of the state's highest performance in at least two key areas, including attendance, dual credit completion, assessment scores in English language arts or math, graduation rates or ninth-grade credit attainment, and are above average across all reportable student groups on the 2024 Washington School Improvement Framework.