Ten Florida public schools won national honors for academic excellence today, as the U.S. Department of Education announced this year’s National Blue Ribbon Schools. See the nationwide list here.
Six of the schools are charters, including one Broward-based school that is part of the Florida State University school system.
Miami-Dade Public Schools also appear to be over-represented, with four of the state’s 2015 Blue Ribbon schools, including three charters.
Two of those schools are run by Academica, one of the state’s largest charter school management companies, which also had a school among last year’s recipients. One of its schools on this year’s list, Mater Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy, is also Florida’s only Title I school to receive the Blue Ribbon honor this year.
Here’s the list of ten Florida schools. Charters are marked with an asterisk.
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School (Hillsborough)*
Coral Reef Senior High School (Miami-Dade)
Doral Academy Charter Middle School (Miami-Dade)*
Hawks Rise Elementary School (Leon)
International Studies Charter High School (Miami-Dade)*
Jacksonville Beach Elementary School (Duval)
Legacy Charter High School (Orange)*
Mater Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy (Miami-Dade)*
Pembroke Pines-Florida State University Charter Elementary School (FSU District/Broward County)*
Whispering Oak Elementary School (Orange)
