53 Arizona public schools awarded for excellence | Local News

PHOENIX – The Arizona Educational Foundation announced that 53 public schools in Arizona have achieved the prestigious A+ School of Excellence Award.

This recognition is the highest state-level honor for public schools in Arizona.

The A+ School of Excellence Award, established 42 years ago, highlights schools that may be recommended for the U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Award.

Each year, hundreds of schools apply for this accolade, which celebrates exceptional qualities in education. Judges look for attributes such as strong leadership, high-quality teaching, and a student-centered learning approach.

Schools honored are;

Aguilar Elementary, Tempe Elementary Schools

Andrada Polytechnic High School, Vail School District

Ashland Ranch Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools

Augusta Ranch Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools

Belen Soto Elementary, Litchfield Elementary School District #79

Black Mountain Elementary, Cave Creek Unified School District

Bogle Junior High School, Chandler Unified School District

Booker T. Washington Elementary, Mesa Public Schools

Boulder Creek Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools

Camp Mohave Elementary, Mohave Valley School District

Canyon del Oro High School, Amphitheater Public Schools

Carol Rae Ranch Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools

Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology, Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology

Clarendon Elementary, Osborn School District #8

Chandler Traditional Academy – Freedom Campus, Chandler Unified School District

Desert Shadows Middle School, Nogales Unified School District #1

Desert View Elementary, Washington Elementary School District

Desert Vista High School, Tempe Union High School District

Gilbert Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools

Greenway High School, Glendale Union High School District

Highland Lakes School, Deer Valley Unified School District

Hohokam Elementary, Scottsdale Unified School District

The Innovation Academy, Amphitheater Public Schools

Kyrene de la Mirada Leadership Academy, Kyrene School District

Kyrene de las Brisas Elementary, Kyrene School District

Kyrene de las Lomas Elementary, Kyrene School District

Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary, Kyrene School District

Lawrence W. Cross Middle School, Amphitheater Public Schools

Marcos de Niza High School, Tempe Union High School District

Mica Mountain High School, Vail School District

Mountain Pointe High School, Tempe Union High School District

Nautilus Elementary, Lake Havasu Unified School District #1

Navajo Elementary, Scottsdale Unified School District

Osborn Middle School, Osborn School District #8

Paradise Honors High School, Paradise Schools

Porter Elementary, Mesa Public Schools

Pueblo Elementary, Scottsdale Unified School District

Quartz Hill Elementary, Gilbert Public Schools

Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary, Marana Unified School District

Rim Country Middle School, Payson Unified School District

Robert M. Bracker Elementary, Nogales Unified School District #1

Sonoran Science Academy East, Sonoran Schools

Sossaman Middle School, Higley Unified School District

Starline Elementary, Lake Havasu Unified School District #1

Stetson Hills School, Deer Valley Unified School District

T. Dale Hancock Elementary, Chandler Unified School District

Terramar Academy of the Arts, Deer Valley Unified School District

Verrado Middle School, Litchfield Elementary School District #79

Village Meadows Elementary, Sierra Vista Unified School District

Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy, Laveen School District

Wrightson Ridge School, Sahuarita Unified School District

Youngker High School, Buckeye Union High School District

Zuni Hills Elementary, Peoria Unified School District