Ten Maryland Schools Honored as 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan named 314 schools as 2009 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools, including ten schools from Maryland (listed below). The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award distinguishes and honors schools for helping students achieve at very high levels and for making significant progress in closing the achievement gap.

Maryland's honored schools included six public schools and four nonpublic schools. Elementary, middle, K-8, and high schools were among the Maryland honorees.

The award winners will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, DC, on November 2-3, where each school receives a plaque and flag signifying their status.

Maryland's 2009 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools

Hammond Middle School
8110 Aladdin Drive
Laurel, MD 20723-1166

Highland Elementary School
3100 Medway Street
Silver Spring, MD 20902-2225

Holy Redeemer School
9715 Summit Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895-3698

Our Lady of Mercy School
9222 Kentsdale Drive
Potomac, MD 20854-4529

Resurrection - St. Paul School
3155 Paulskirk Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21042-2698

Seventh District Elementary School
20300 York Road
Parkton, MD 21120-9234

Southern High School
4400 Solomons Island Road
Harwood, MD 20776-9504

St. John Regional Catholic School
8414 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702-2408

Stephen Decatur Middle School
9815 Seahawk Road
Berlin, MD 21811-2956

Western High School
4600 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209-4915