The Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) is given to children in public and Catholic schools across the U.S. While the exam is highly regarded in the education system, schools that exemplify high marks are rewarded for their advanced curriculum.
McKinley Elementary School in Iowa was recently recognized with a national Blue Ribbon award for its results on the ITBS, according to the Muscatine Journal. Two teachers and the school’s principal traveled to Washington D.C. to accept the award, with the McKinley Elementary Parent Teacher Organization and the school district funding the trip.
The school was selected by the Iowa Department of Education as one of the nominees for the Blue Ribbon award. The source reports that five schools were chosen out of the 1,376 eligible schools in the state.
McKinley was nominated because its fifth grade class has scored in the top 10 percent for their ITBS scores in math and reading since 2004.
Blue Ribbon awards have been handed out each year since 1982 to recognize a school’s exceptional academic achievements.
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