INDIANAPOLIS — Eleven Indiana schools were recently honored as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
Locally, 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools are Merle Sidener Gifted Academy, Indianapolis Public Schools and Bishop Chatard High School, Archdiocese of Indianapolis,
Indiana Department of Education and the Council for American Private Education nominated each awarded public and non-public school, respectively, for consideration in the U.S. Department of Education’s “Exemplary High-Performing Schools” category. This category honors the state’s schools with the highest graduation rates and the highest achieving students in English/language arts and mathematics as measured by state assessments.
After being nominated, the schools then completed an application detailing their curriculum, culture, leadership and engagement, which was evaluated by the U.S. Department of Education.