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Celebrating Excellence in Education for Over 40 Years
National Blue Ribbon Schools is the United States Department of Education’s award program honoring high-performing schools and schools that are making great strides in closing achievement gaps.
Secretary Cardona Announces the 2024 National Blue Ribbon School Awardees
NBRS Schools in the Spotlight
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Video: Preparing Globally Aware Leaders Through the International Baccalaureate Program
A unique feature of Metro Academic and Classical High School is its status as one of the few schools in Missouri to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Metro educators are committed to customizing their lessons to incorporate the values outlined in the IB Learner Profile, which includes fostering students to be inquirers, open-minded, knowledgeable, caring, thinkers, risk-takers, communicators, balanced, principled, and reflective.
Find your school
Filter the awardee database by year, state, school type, or grade level to find recognized schools, applications, and contact info.
“Completing our National Blue Ribbon Schools application was clear and well-supported.
I felt the application process was clear, and I appreciated the support materials that were provided because they helped my team to anticipate what was expected, how long the application would take to complete, and what our focus should be.”
40 years
of recognizing exemplary public and non-public schools
over 9000
exemplary public and non-public schools recognized
