Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia

Fifty-eight schools from across West Virginia, including elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and career technical centers and programs, were honored Thursday for achieving Exemplary Accreditation status.

Three others also were recognized for being among 269 schools nationwide named 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Education.

“We have high expectations for all schools in West Virginia, and these schools have achieved the state board’s highest level of recognition,” West Virginia Board of Education President Wade Linger said. “This accomplishment speaks highly of the quality of education throughout West Virginia, with schools from every area of our state identified as exemplary.”

Exemplary distinction is the gold standard of educational achievement, said Gus Penix, director of the Office of Education Performance Audits. Schools must meet a set of rigorous standards to achieve such status, including proficiency in reading/language arts, math, science, social studies and the writing assessment. Student attendance must be at or above 94 percent.

Career technical centers also have strenuous criteria to meet. Such schools must meet a minimum of 95 percent of school performance standards across all concentrations; have a 97 percent job placement or continuing education rate; and a 75 percent in-field job placement and continuing education rate, among other requirements.

The following schools earned 2012-2013 Exemplary Accreditation status:

BERKELEY
Inwood Primary School

BRAXTON
Davis Elementary School

CABELL
Meadows Elementary School
Ona Elementary School

GREENBRIER
White Sulphur Elementary School

HARRISON
Johnson Elementary School
Simpson Elementary School
Bridgeport Middle School
Bridgeport High School

JACKSON
Evans Elementary School

JEFFERSON
C. W. Shipley Elementary School
Driswood Elementary School
Shepherdstown Elementary School

KANAWHA
Chamberlain Elementary School
Holz Elementary School
Kenna Elementary School
Montrose Elementary School
Overbrook Elementary School
Weberwood Elementary School
Horace Mann Middle School
John Adams Middle School
George Washington High School
Nitro High School

MARION
East Dale Elementary School
White Hall Elementary School
Fairview Middle School
Monongah Middle School
Fairmont Senior High School

MINERAL
Frankfort High School

MONONGALIA
Suncrest Primary School
Cheat Lake Elementary School
Suncrest Middle School
Morgantown High School

NICHOLAS
Panther Creek Elementary School

OHIO
Bethlehem Elementary School
Steenrod Elementary School
West Liberty Elementary School
Woodsdale Elementary School
Bridge Street Middle School
Triadelphia Middle School

PENDLETON
North Fork Elementary School

PUTNAM
Confidence Elementary School
Eastbrook Elementary School
Hurricane Town Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School
Poca Elementary School
Scott Teays Elementary School
West Teays Elementary School
Poca Middle School
Hurricane High School
Winfield High School

RALEIGH
Crescent Elementary School
Maxwell Hill Elementary School

RANDOLPH
Pickens Elementary/High School

WOOD
Greenmont Elementary School
Neale Elementary School
Vienna Elementary School

CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION EXEMPLARY CENTERS

FAYETTE
Fayette Institute of Technology

KANAWHA
Garnet Career Center

MERCER
Mercer County Technical Education Center

RANDOLPH
Randolph Technical Center

CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS

BROOKE
Brooke High School

WAYNE
Spring Valley High School

NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS

HARRISON
Bridgeport Middle School

KANAWHA
Kenna Elementary School

PUTNAM
Confidence Elementary School

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