ATLANTA – Two Georgia public schools were recently recognized as the 2025 National ESEA Distinguished Schools.
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Two Georgia public schools – Carmel Elementary School in Cherokee County and Paul Duke STEM High School in Gwinnett County – have been named Georgia’s 2025 National ESEA Distinguished Schools honorees.
This is a national honor awarded to two of the highest-performing Title I schools in every state by the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA). In Georgia, schools in the top-performing 5% of all Title I Schoolwide programs are invited to apply, with honorees selected through a competitive process that evaluates academic performance and the effectiveness of each school’s improvement strategies.
“Carmel Elementary School and Paul Duke STEM High School demonstrate the powerful results that occur when schools focus on supporting every learner,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “I congratulate their teachers, leaders, students, and families on earning this national honor. I’m proud of their work and grateful for the way they’ll represent Georgia’s commitment to excellence in education on the national stage.”…