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Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Schools Named to State Academic Honor Roll
Five Lake Forest and Lake Bluff area schools were given the honor for sustaining high academic performance for three consecutive years.
Elementary schools in Lake Forest School District 67 and Lake Bluff School District 65 were given high honors by the Illinois State Board of Education this week.
The following schools were named to the Academic Honor Roll and given the 2012 Academic Excellence Award.
Cherokee Elementary, Deer Path Middle School East, Everett Elementary and Sheridan Elementary in District 67 and Lake Bluff Elementary in District 65 are among 454 Illinois schools receiving the award. The schools honored all sustained high academic performances over the past three years.
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According to the Illinois State Board of Education, schools who receive the Academic Excellence Award must have at least 90 percent of elementary and middle students meeting or exceeding state standards in reading and math for three straight years. At the high school level, at least 85 percent of the students must meet or exceed standards on the Prairie State Achievement Exam given in 2010-2012.
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