Two Dan River area schools were awarded elite honors Thursday by the Virginia State Board of Education.
Galileo Magnet High School in Danville and Stony Mill Elementary School in Pittsylvania County both received the 2023-24 School Board High Achievement Award.
The schools were two of 37 in the state highlighted for exceeding performance requirements set by the state board, according to a news release.
To earn this award, a school must receive a Level 1 performance rating in reading, math, and science, based on student pass rates for a particular school's so-called “all student” group and for each student group.
The same Level 1 performance is required in the areas of school quality indicators such as chronic absenteeism, graduation, and completion index.
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Galileo Magnet High School third-year students participate in the 2023 graduation exercise.
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“On behalf of the Virginia Board of Education, I am excited to celebrate and honor the 64 schools whose accomplishments have been recognized,” Board of Education President Grace Turner Creasey said in a statement. He mentioned 27 other state schools honored in 2023. -24 Received the Board of Education Continuous Improvement Award. ”
“Recognition in this program is one of the highest outcomes a school in the commonwealth can receive,” she said.
This is the latest award for Danville High School. In September, Galileo Magnet High School earned top national and state honors on U.S. News and World Report's 2023-24 Best High Schools list.
Galileo ranks in the top 40% of public high schools in the United States (1,787th out of 17,680 schools) and earns the title of “Best High School.”
Galileo was ranked 44th out of 322 high schools in Virginia.
“We are pleased to recognize and congratulate the 37 schools that received the Highest Achievement Award and the 27 schools that received the Continuous Improvement Award,” Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons said in a statement.
“When high expectations are set and our schools achieve them, it deserves to be celebrated. This recognition recognizes the hard work of our educators, staff, students, families, and communities in every way. , is a testament to their tireless efforts,” Koons continued. Day. They should be very proud of everything they have achieved. ”
In another recent honor for Galileo, Galileo math teacher Michelle Guzman was named Danville's District Teacher of the Year.
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