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Local schools land on state honor roll

Updated: January 29, 2013
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SPRINGFIELD -- More than 600 schools made the 2012 State Honor Roll. The program is based on standardized tests and demographic information.

It's broken up into 3 categories: Spotlight Schools, Academic Excellence and Academic Improvement. Downstate schools made up 39% of Honor Roll schools.

Here are local schools which made each list:

Spotlight Schools
Casey-Westfield Jr. High - Casey
Glenn Raymond Middle School - Watseka
Iroquois West Elementary School - Gilman
Jamaica Elementary School - Sidell
North Elementary School - Taylorville
Northeast Elementary Magnet School - Danville
Thomasboro Grade School - Thomasboro
Wanda Kendall Elementary School - Watseka
Windsor Elementary School - Windsor

Academic Excellence

Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School - Armstrong
Deland-Weldon Elementary School - Weldon
East Prairie Middle School - Tuscola
Eisenhower Elementary School - Jacksonville
Farmingdale Elementary School - Pleasant Plains
GCMS Elementary School - Gibson City
GCMS Middle School - Gibson City
Gifford Grade School - Gifford
Iles Elementary School - Springfield
Illiopolis Elementary School - Illiopolis
Iroquois Community School - Des Plaines
John L. Nash Middle School - Clifton
Le Roy Junior High School - Le Roy
Lincoln Magnet School - Springfield
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School - Forsyth
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School - Maroa
Mt. Zion Elementary School - Mt. Zion
North Ward Elementary School - Tuscola
Pleasant Plains Middle School - Pleasant Plains
Prairieview-Ogden Jr. High School - Thomasboro
Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School - Royal
Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School - Ogden
Rochester Jr. High School - Rochester
Shiloh Elementary School - Shiloh
South Jacksonville Elementary School - Jacksonville
St. Joseph Middle School - St. Joseph
Teutopolis Grade School - Teutopolis
Tri-Valley Elementary School - Downs
Tri-Valley Middle School - Downs
Washington School - Monticello
Westview Elementary School - Fairbury

Academic Improvement

Casey-Westfield High School - Casey
Central A&M High School - Moweaqua
Dubois Elementary School - Springfield
Harvard Park Elementary School - Springfield
Laketown Elementary School - Springfield
Shelbyville High School - Shelbyville

For a complete list of school awards visit this website.

Comments

You forgot Thomasboro Grade School under the Spotlight School Category. Can you correct the story?

Anita P. January 28, 2013 at 10:24 pm

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