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- 2001-2002 Middle and Secondary Blue Ribbon Schools Program
- 2000-2001 Elementary Blue Ribbon Schools Program
2001-2002 Middle and Secondary Blue Ribbon Schools Program
| Total # of Schools Nominated to the Program | 352 | |
| Total # of Public Schools Nominated | 306 | |
| Total # of Private Schools Nominated | 46 | |
| Total # of Nominated Site Visited | 175 | |
| Total # of Nominated Public Schools Visited | 148 | |
| Total # of Nominated Private Schools Visited | 27 | |
| Percentage of Nominated Schools Site Visited | 50% | |
| Percentage of Nominated Public Schools Visited | 48% | |
| Percentage of Nominated Private Schools Visited | 59% | |
| Total # of Nominated Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools | 172 | |
| Total # of Nominated Public Schools Selected | 145 | |
| Total # of Nominated Private Schools Selected | 27 | |
| Percentage of Nominated Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools | 49% | |
| Percentage of Nominated Public Schools Selected | 47% | |
| Percentage of Nominated Private Schools Selected | 59% | |
| Percentage of Site Visited Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools | 98% | |
| Percentage of Site Visited Public Schools Selected | 98% | |
| Percentage of Site Visited Private Schools Selected | 100% | |
| Number of States with Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools | 35 | |
| District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Department of Defense Education Agency |
2 | |
| Total # of Schools Selected 1982-83 through 2000-2001 | 4,418 | |
| Total # of Public Schools | 3,520 | |
| Total # of Private Schools | 898 | |
Additional Information
Characteristics of all selected:
| Rural | 4 ( 2%) |
| Small City | 22 (13%) |
| Suburban | 101 (59%) |
| Suburban with urban characteristics | 18 (10%) |
| Urban or large central city | 27 (21%) |
| Low-income (25% or more) | 26 (15%) |
| Low-income (50% or more) | 7 ( 4%) |
| Minority (25% or more) | 58 (34%) |
| Minority (50% or more) | 22 (13%) |
| Smallest Public School (enrollment) | 144 |
| Largest Public School (enrollment) | 4,452 |
Private Schools:
| Catholic | 18 |
| Christian | 3 |
| Independent | 6 |
| Jewish | 0 |
| Episcopal | 0 |
| Lutheran | 0 |
| Montessori | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
2000-2001 Blue Ribbon Schools Elementary Program
| Total # of Schools Nominated to the Program | 453 | |
| Total # of Public Schools Nominated | 374 | |
| Total # of Private Schools Nominated | 79 | |
| Total # of Nominated Site Visited | 267 | |
| Total # of Nominated Public Schools Visited | 225 | |
| Total # of Nominated Private Schools Visited | 42 | |
| Percentage of Nominated Schools Site Visited | 59% | |
| Percentage of Nominated Public Schools Visited | 60% | |
| Percentage of Nominated Private Schools Visited | 53% | |
| Total # of Nominated Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools | 264 | |
| Total # of Nominated Public Schools Selected | 223 | |
| Total # of Nominated Private Schools Selected | 41 | |
| Percentage of Nominated Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools | 58% | |
| Percentage of Nominated Public Schools Selected | 60% | |
| Percentage of Nominated Private Schools Selected | 52% | |
| Percentage of Site Visited Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools | 99% | |
| Percentage of Site Visited Public Schools Selected | 99% | |
| Percentage of Site Visited Private Schools Selected | 98% | |
| Number of States with Schools Selected as Blue Ribbon Schools | 38 | |
| District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Department of Defense Education Agency |
1 | |
| Total # of Schools Selected 1982-83 through 2000-2001 | 4,246 | |
| Total # of Public Schools | 3,375 | |
| Total # of Private Schools | 871 | |
Additional Information
Characteristics of all selected:
| Rural | 14 (5%) |
| Small City | 39 (15%) |
| Suburban | 142 (54%) |
| Suburban with urban characteristics | 33(13%) |
| Urban or large central city | 36 (14%) |
| Low-income (25% or more) | 84 (32%) |
| Low-income (50% or more) | 38 (14%) |
| Minority (25% or more) | 103 (52%) |
| Minority (50% or more) | 36 (18%) |
| Smallest Public School (enrollment) | 74 |
| Largest Public School (enrollment) | 1,515 |
Private Schools:
| Catholic | 30 |
| Christian | 1 |
| Independent | 2 |
| Jewish | 1 |
| Episcopal | 1 |
| Lutheran | 3 |
| Montessori | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
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Last Modified: 03/18/2005
