Rossville is Four Star School
Comet staff report

Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed announces that 177 Hoosier public schools have been honored with Four Star School awards for the 2006-2007 school year.

The award is the highest state distinction and is based on student achievement on ISTEP+ assessments and overall attendance rates.

Among the schools being recognized is Rossville Elementary School. Seventyseven percent of Rossville students taking the ISTEPs passed both the math and English/ language arts portions. The school recorded a 97 percent attendance rate.

"We are proud of these schools for their exceptionally high performance," said Reed. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to recognize so many Indiana schools for their achievements and encourage all schools to continue striving for this accomplishment."

A total of 1,811 Indiana public schools were eligible for the Four Star School Award. To earn the distinction, a school must be accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education, meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined by The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), and perform in the top 25 percent of all the schools in the state in each of the following four areas: student attendance rates, mathematics proficiency scores, English/language arts proficiency scores, and the percent of students passing both English/ language arts and mathematics. The annual award is non-monetary and schools earning this honor receive an award certificate.

A complete list of current and past Four Star School awardees is available online at www.doe.in.gov/accreditation/fourstar.html.