Woolwine Elementary School is among the 141 schools in Virginia to be recognized by the state Board of Education for high achievement and continued improvement in the Exemplar School Recognition Program.
The recognized schools include 92 schools earning the Board of Education’s Highest Achievement Award and 49 schools earning the Board of Education Continuous Improvement Award. The Highest Achievement Award is based on performance during the 2023-2024 school year and the Continuous Improvement Award uses 2023-2024 and prior school years.
“The board is thrilled to recognize and celebrate the 141 schools who have earned this year’s top achievement,” said Board of Education President Grace Turner Creasey. “We applaud their commitment to excellence and high-quality education. Congratulations to all the Virginia educators, parents, and communities supporting these schools in achieving at the highest level.”
“Being recognized in the Exemplar School Recognition Program is a direct reflection of a school’s commitment to high performance and increasing excellence,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons. “I am proud of each of the 141 schools that have been recognized today, and I commend each school’s leadership, educators, students, and community for earning this achievement.”
Schools recognized for Highest Achievement demonstrated high levels of success across all school quality indicators, including success in narrowing achievement gaps, as well as:
Achieve Performance Level One for reading, mathematics, and science based on the student pass rate (which does not include growth measures) for the “all students” group in the school, as well as for each student group in the school.
In addition, schools with two student groups could have no more than a five-percentage point difference between the performance of each student group and the “all students” group; schools with three or more student groups could have no more than a ten-percentage point difference between the performance of each student group and the “all students” group.
Achieve at Level One in the Chronic Absenteeism, Graduation and Completion Index (GCI), and Dropout Rate school quality indicators.
