Eastern Tech named a National Blue Ribbon School!
BALTIMORE (September 9, 2010) – Five Maryland public schools were selected as 2010-2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
The schools are:
- Eastern Technical High School, Baltimore County
- Northern Middle School, Calvert County
- New Market Elementary School, Frederick County
- Ellicott Mills Middle School, Howard County
- Northwestern Elementary School, Wicomico County
The schools are recognized on the basis of rigorous state and national requirements for high achievement and dramatic improvement.
"This is one of the nation’s most significant awards presented to public schools," said Maryland State Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick. "Maryland’s National Blue Ribbon Schools exemplify excellence in teaching and learning. We congratulate the students, teachers, parents, administrators and community members of these outstanding schools."
The schools will be invited to Washington, DC to be honored by national officials. Maryland corporate sponsors include Comcast, Joe Corbi’s Pizza, EduTrax, SMART Technologies and Verizon of Maryland.
Eastern Technical High is a very high achieving school with a population that includes 20 percent economically disadvantaged students. The school’s HSA reading proficiency scores in 2009 were 99.7 percent and math proficiency was 100 percent. It has maintained a record of high achievement for over a decade, having originally been named a Maryland Blue Ribbon School in 1997. The school has been named by
Newsweek Magazine (3 years in a row) and US News & World Report (2 years in a row) as being in among the nation’s top high schools.
