At the Accolades and Applause Program and Schools of Excellence Awards for 2002-2003, celebrations were held at schools and school board meetings in January and February 2004 to recognize the contributions of the entire school community in achieving the School of Excellence designation.

Pictures show school administrators and community members accepting the "Flag of Excellence" at school board presentations.

Superintendent of Schools Edward L. Kelly named forty-two county schools as “Schools of Excellence.”  Schools that attained this designation demonstrated high levels of performance on the SOL tests for two different groups of students, those beginning the school year on grade level and those beginning the school year below grade level. 

Superintendent Edward L. Kelly, Ph.D.	School Board Chairman Lucy Beauchamp and Associate Superintendent Robert Ferrebee

The two criteria for determining a School of Excellence are that 1) the school must be fully accredited by the state and 2) achieve an overall index score of 3.5 or higher according to Prince William County Public Schools guidelines.  The index score is calculated by examining how well students who are above and below grade level perform on SOL tests.

To obtain the highest rating, schools must ensure that ninety-five percent of students beginning the year on or above grade level pass the SOL tests.  They must also ensure that fifty percent of students beginning the year below grade level pass the SOL tests.

Twenty-three schools earned this distinction for the first time, seven schools were recognized as Schools of Excellence for the second time, nine schools were third-time recipients of this honor, and three schools were recognized as four-time Schools of Excellence.

The 42 schools listed below were selected as Schools of Excellence for the 2002-2003 school year.

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Updated 1/17/07

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