The Washington State School Recognition program celebrates schools that have met rigorous standards for performance and improvement. This is a joint program between the State Board of Education (SBE), the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC), and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

Each year, the Washington State School Recognition Program highlights schools that demonstrate exceptional progress in key areas of student success. For the 2023-2024 school year, 16% of schools received recognition. All Washington public schools are eligible for the honor.

For the 2023-24 school year, the following Shoreline schools are being recognized:

• Brookside Elementary School
  • Growth for students who are Asian
  • Growth for multilingual learner students
• Echo Lake Elementary School
  • Growth for students who are Black
  • Growth for students who receive Special Education services
• Lake Forest Park Elementary School
  • Growth for students who are Hispanic
• Meridian Park Elementary School
  • Achievement in English Language Arts
  • Achievement in Math
  • Achievement in Attendance

Schools can be recognized in three categories: Closing Gaps, Growth, and Achievement.

• Closing Gaps: Schools in this category have made significant progress in areas identified for improvement in previous school years. These areas may include English language arts and math assessment scores, English Learner progress, or graduation rates.
• Growth: Schools recognized for growth have at least one student group that has shown some of the state’s largest annual gains across multiple measures, such as attendance, assessment scores, English Learner progress, graduation rates, or the percentage of ninth graders who successfully earned all their attempted credits.
• Achievement: These schools have the state's highest performance in at least two key areas, including attendance, dual credit completion, assessment scores in English language arts or math, graduation rates, or ninth-grade credit attainment, and are above average across all reportable student groups on the 2025 Washington School Improvement Framework.

No matter how a school qualifies, it’s a huge honor—one that takes a dedicated team of educators, administrators, and support staff to achieve. And of course, let’s not forget the students who show up every day to learn and grow!

As part of being honored, each school will receive a banner to display in their buildings. The schools were recognized at the May 20, 2025 School Board meeting and will be presented with banners by Superintendent Reyes at a future date.

Congratulations to Brookside, Echo Lake, Lake Forest Park, and Meridian Park for their well-deserved honors!