Northside Elementary named National Blue Ribbon School by Department of Education
St James, MN (October 1, 2020) — Last Thursday, Northside Elementary was named a National Blue Ribbon Schools Program school, one of the highest awards given for education in the United States.
Northside Elementary was nominated for its work in the achievement gap closing. This means that Northside was in the top 15% in the state in school sub-group improvement, were in the top 40% of the state for sub-group performance, and that the school’s improvement exceeded the state’s improvement.