Seven CPSD schools received state awards from the Washington State Board of Education for their work in closing opportunity gaps and supporting student growth and academicachievement during the 2024-25 school year: 

• Beachwood Elementary School – Acehivement in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math
• Carter Lake Elementary School – Growth for students in one or more racial or ethnic groups and students receiving special education services
• Four Heroes Elementary School – Growth for students in one or more racial or ethnic groups
• Idlewild Elementary School – Growth for students receiving special education services
• Meriwether Elementary School – Growth for students in one or more racial or ethnic groups
• Park Lodge Elementary School – Closing gaps: targeted and growth for students in one or more racial or ethnic groups
• Thomas Middle School – Closing gaps: comprehensive

 “Our schools continue to focus on individual student growth and developing systems to support this,” Superintendent Ron Banner said. “These results reflect the hard work from every single educator in our system.” 

Recognition through the Washington School Recognition Program is based on school performance data from the Washington School Improvement Framework. 

Each year, the Washington School Recognition Program honors schools that demonstrate exceptional progress in key areas of student success. The program is operated by the State Board of Education in collaboration with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee, as required by state law (RCW 28A.657.110). The program was established in 2010 by the state legislature and was redesigned in 2018 to create a more equitable recognition framework that better highlights successes across the K-12 education system.  

All public schools that participate in the Washington School Improvement Framework improvement process can be recognized.