State Superintendent Randy Dorn and Gov. Jay Inslee will honor 12 Washington schools for winning national awards at a ceremony tonight.

The awards, given through Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, recognize schools that are meeting federal Adequate Yearly Progress and Annual Measurable Objectives standards in reading and/or math, as well as closing the opportunity gaps between white students and traditionally underrepresented students.

“I’m proud of all these schools,” Dorn said. “The fact that what they’ve done is being recognized on a national scale speaks very well to how they’re doing and how Washington state is doing.”

The awarded schools include:

School                                                                               District
Columbia Ridge Elementary                                           Ephrata
Lake Forest Park Elementary                                         Shoreline
                                                                                          
Burley-Glenwood Elementary                                        South Kitsap
Madison Elementary                                                        Olympia
Neah Bay Elementary                                                      Cape Flattery
                                                                                          
Columbia Crest Elementary                                            Eatonville
East Olympia Elementary                                                Tumwater
Oakesdale Elementary                                                     Oakesdale
Pe Ell School                                                                     Pe Ell
Selkirk Elementary                                                           Selkirk
Skykomish School                                                            Skykomish
Blakely Elementary                                                          Bainbridge Island