Tega Cay, SC (Tega Cay Sun) – Gold Hill Middle School is the latest area school to be recognized as a National Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School. The Lighthouse School program recognizes schools that demonstrate excellence in student achievement and school culture.
To be eligible for the Lighthouse School designation, schools must first earn the National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence award. This award is given to schools that have high academic achievement and are making significant progress toward closing achievement gaps.
Lighthouse Schools go one step further by sharing their best practices with other schools to help them improve. They also serve as models for other schools to follow.
Gold Hill Middle School will be honored at a ceremony in Orlando, Florida on December 1, 2023.
Other Area Schools Recognized
Gold Hill Middle School joins Doby’s Bridge Elementary School in Fort Mill and Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion in Rock Hill as Lighthouse School winners.
Fort Mill High School was the first area school to win the Lighthouse School designation in 2021.
Other area schools that have won the National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence award include Gold Hill Elementary School (2022, 2007), Nation Ford High School (2020), Fort Mill High School (2018, 2004), York Preparatory Academy (2018), and Rock Hill High School (1984).
About the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The National Blue Ribbon Schools program is a federal program that recognizes public and private schools for their outstanding academic achievement and progress. Schools are nominated by their state departments of education and selected by the U.S. Department of Education.
About the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
The Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence is an incorporated school assessment group that is different from the National Blue Ribbon Schools program affiliated with the U.S. Department of Education. The Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence program recognizes schools for their excellence in student achievement, school culture, and leadership.
