Four Duneland Schools have earned the Four Star School rating for the 2010-11 school year according to the Indiana Department of Education.Those schools receiving the honor were Brummitt Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Liberty Intermediate and Chesterton Middle School. The IDOE announced that out of 1,780 public schools, 162 earned the distinction. Eleven of 238 non-public schools also received the honor.

 

To be considered a Four Star School, a school’s combined English 10 and Algebra 1 End of Course Assessment, or its English/Language Arts and Math ISTEP+, passing percentages must fall into the top 25th percentile when compared to schools statewide. A school must also have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

 

A complete list of all the Four Star Schools can be found on the IDOE website at doe.in.gov/student-services/accreditation/four-star-schools.