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Select a state to see the applications for schools selected as 2016 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools.
Previous awards: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Director's Award PDF

Department of Defense Education Activity awards.

A.H. Watwood Elementary School
Childersburg, AL
Nomination Package:PDF
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL
Nomination Package:PDF
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Bay Farm School
Alameda, CA
Nomination Package:PDF
Bishop O'Dowd High School
Oakland, CA
Nomination Package:PDF
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles, CA
Nomination Package:PDF
Manhattan Beach Unified School District
Manhattan Beach, CA
Nomination Package:PDF
San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco, CA
Nomination Package:PDF
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Heritage Elementary School
Highlands Ranch, CO
Nomination Package:PDF
Poudre School District
Fort Collins, CO
Nomination Package:PDF
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
Nomination Package:PDF
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CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School
East Hartford, CT
Nomination Package:PDF
CREC Two Rivers Magnet High School
Hartford, CT
Nomination Package:PDF
King School
Stamford, CT
Nomination Package:PDF
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Wilmington Montessori School
Wilmington, DE
Nomination Package:PDF
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Department of Defense Education Activity
Kimberly Hampton Primary School
Fort Bragg, NC
Nomination Package:PDF
Van Voorhis Elementary School
Fort Knox, KY
Nomination Package:PDF
Garmisch Elementary Middle School
Bavaria, Germany
Nomination Package:PDF
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Capital City Public Charter School
Washington, DC
Nomination Package:PDF
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Beachside Montessori Village
Hollywood, FL
Nomination Package:PDF
Alachua County Public Schools
Gainesville, FL
Nomination Package:PDF
Orange County School District
Orlando, FL
Nomination Package:PDF
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Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Atlanta, GA
Nomination Package:PDF
Pharr Elementary School
Snellville, GA
Nomination Package:PDF
Paideia School
Atlanta, GA
Nomination Package:PDF
City Schools of Decatur
Decatur, GA
Nomination Package:PDF
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Nomination Package:PDF
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Spalding Park Elementary School
Sioux City, IA
Nomination Package:PDF
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA
Nomination Package:PDF
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Eastern Elementary School
Georgetown, KY
Nomination Package:PDF
Russell Cave Elementary School
Lexington, KY
Nomination Package:PDF
Berea College
Berea, KY
Nomination Package:PDF
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Westdale Heights Academic Magnet
Baton Rouge, LA
Nomination Package:PDF
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Baton Rouge, LA
Nomination Package:PDF
Benjamin Franklin High School
New Orleans, LA
Nomination Package:PDF
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
Nomination Package:PDF
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Sligo Middle School
Silver Spring, MD
Nomination Package:PDF
Broadneck High School
Annapolis, MD
Nomination Package:PDF
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Annapolis, MD
Nomination Package:PDF
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Littleton Public Schools
Littleton, MA
Nomination Package:PDF
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Glendale Elementary School
Savage, MN
Nomination Package:PDF
Henry Sibley High School
Mendota Heights, MN
Nomination Package:PDF
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
Nomination Package:PDF
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Hellgate High School
Missoula, MT
Nomination Package:PDF
Two Eagle River School
Pablo, MT
Nomination Package:PDF
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Prescott Elementary School
Lincoln, NE
Nomination Package:PDF
Alfonza W. Davis Middle School
Omaha, NE
Nomination Package:PDF
Irving Middle School
Lincoln, NE
Nomination Package:PDF
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Whitehouse School
Whitehouse Station, NJ
Nomination Package:PDF
Egg Harbor Township High School
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Nomination Package:PDF
Essex County West Caldwell Tech
West Caldwell, NJ
Nomination Package:PDF
Triton Regional High School
Runnemede, NJ
Nomination Package:PDF
Raritan Valley Community College
North Branch, NJ
Nomination Package:PDF
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Schuylerville Elementary School
Schuylerville, NY
Nomination Package:PDF
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Wiley International Studies Magnet Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
Nomination Package:PDF
Sandy Grove Middle School
Lumber Bridge, NC
Nomination Package:PDF
Elon University
Elon, NC
Nomination Package:PDF
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Urban Community School
Cleveland, OH
Nomination Package:PDF
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Park Forest Elementary
State College, PA
Nomination Package:PDF
The School District of Jenkintown
Jenkintown, PA
Nomination Package:PDF
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
Nomination Package:PDF
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St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes Middle School
Alexandria, VA
Nomination Package:PDF
Charlottesville City Schools
Charlottesville, VA
Nomination Package:PDF
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Virginia Beach, VA
Nomination Package:PDF
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Columbia Crest A-STEM Academy
Ashford, WA
Nomination Package:PDF
Gaiser Middle School
Vancouver, WA
Nomination Package:PDF
Lakota Middle School
Federal Way, WA
Nomination Package:PDF
Bethel School District
Spanaway, WA
Nomination Package:PDF
Issaquah School District
Issaquah, WA
Nomination Package:PDF
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Berkeley Springs High School
Berkeley Springs, WV
Nomination Package:PDF
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West Middleton Elementary School
Verona, WI
Nomination Package:PDF
Glen Hills Middle School
Glendale, WI
Nomination Package:PDF
Granton Area School District
Granton, WI
Nomination Package:PDF
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Nomination Package:PDF
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State education authorities in the following states did not submit school nominees to USED for recognition and, therefore, do not have schools recognized in the 2016 year:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Utah
- Vermont
- Wyoming
Only state education authorities can nominate schools.
Interested schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions should contact their state education authorities for specific information regarding state applications if they wish to be nominated for the 2016-2017 cycle.
Please note: ED's award is called "U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools" and has "District Sustainability Award" and "Postsecondary Sustainability Award" categories. "Green Ribbon Schools" without the "U.S. Department of Education" is not ED's award, but instead is a program overseen by another organization.
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