U.S. Department of Education Honors 20 New York Schools as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) announced the 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Nineteen New York public and charter schools and one nonpublic school have achieved this honor and recognition.

Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. said, “The schools receiving this national recognition have achieved a standard of excellence through hard work and dedication that is rightfully being honored. By providing rigorous instructional programs and welcoming environments, these schools have demonstrated that increasing access to high-quality opportunities opens doors to improved learning.”

Commissioner Betty A. Rosa said, "Congratulations to the twenty schools throughout New York State that have been named ‘National Blue Ribbon Schools’ this year. Their success, and the success of their students, reflects a commitment to academic excellence, as well as a commitment to engaging everyone in the process. These schools prove once again that success takes hard work and collaboration among students and their families, teachers, and school leaders.”

The 2022 New York State National Blue Ribbon Schools are:

USDOE’s press release follows:

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Communications & Outreach, Press Office   
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202                 

Sept. 16, 2022

CONTACT:
Press Office, (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov

20 New York Schools Named 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 297 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022, including 20 schools in New York. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Secretary Cardona made the announcement during his Road to Success Back to School bus tour.

The New York schools named as National Blue Ribbon Schools were:

• New York – Ballston Lake – Chango Elementary School, Shenendehowa Central School District.
• New York – Bronx – Icahn Charter School 2, Icahn Charter Schools.
• New York – Bronx – New Visions Charter High School for Advanced Math & Science II, New Visions Charter High Schools.
• New York – Bronx – South Bronx Classical Charter III, Classical Charter Schools in the South Bronx, New York.
• New York – Bronxville – Bronxville Elementary School, Bronxville Union Free School District.
• New York – Brooklyn – Mazel Day School.
• New York – Chappaqua – Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua Central School District.
• New York – Croton-On-Hudson – Croton-Harmon High School, Croton-Harmon Union Free School District.
• New York – Delmar – Elsmere Elementary School, Bethlehem Central School District.
• New York – East Setauket – Ward Melville Senior High School, Three Village Central School District.
• New York – Hastings-on-Hudson – Hillside Elementary School, Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District.
• New York – Lloyd Harbor – Lloyd Harbor School, Cold Spring Harbor Central School District.
• New York – Lynbrook – Lynbrook Senior High School, Lynbrook Union Free School District.
• New York – Nanuet – Nanuet Senior High School, Nanuet Union Free School District.
• New York – New Hartford – New Hartford Senior High School, New Hartford Central School District.
• New York – Orchard Park – Orchard Park High School, Orchard Park Central School District.
• New York – Pittsford – Park Road Elementary School, Pittsford Central School District.
• New York – Saratoga Springs – Lake Avenue Elementary School, Saratoga Springs City School District.
• New York – Skaneateles – Skaneateles Middle School, Skaneateles Central School District.
• New York – Valley Stream – Valley Stream Central High School, Valley Stream Central High School District.

“I applaud all the honorees for the 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award for creating vibrant, welcoming, and affirming school communities where students can learn, grow, reach their potential, and achieve their dreams,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “As our country continues to recover from the pandemic, we know that our future will only be as strong as the education we provide to all of our children. Blue Ribbon Schools have gone above and beyond to keep students healthy and safe while meeting their academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs. These schools show what is possible to make an enduring, positive difference in students’ lives.”

With its 39^th cohort, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed approximately 10,000 awards to more than 9,000 schools. The National Blue Ribbon School award affirms and validates the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in striving for – and attaining – exemplary achievement.

National Blue Ribbon Schools serve as models of effective school practices for state and district educators and other schools throughout the nation. A National Blue Ribbon School flag gracing a school’s entryway or on a flagpole is a widely recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning. 

The Department recognizes all schools in one of two performance categories, based on all student scores, subgroup student scores and graduation rates:

• Exemplary High-Performing Schools are among their state’s highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests.
• Exemplary Achievement Gap-Closing Schools are among their state’s highest performing schools in closing achievement gaps between a school’s student groups and all students.

Up to 420 schools may be nominated each year. The Department invites nominations for the National Blue Ribbon Schools award from the top education official in all states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and the Bureau of Indian Education. Private schools are nominated by the Council for American Private Education.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Photographs and brief descriptions of the 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools are available at https://www.nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/.