On Monday, the Florida Department of Education announced the names of Florida schools that have earned the Five Star School Award for the 2015-16 school year.
71 out of 82 Brevard County schools received the award, accounting for more than 10% of Florida schools earning the Five Star School Award.
The award is bestowed upon schools that are committed to incorporating family and community members into the school environment to enhance student learning. Statewide, nearly 700 schools earned the recognition.
“Family and community involvement is essential to student success, and I am grateful for the parents, caregivers and community members who invest their time in our state’s schools.” said Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart. “When school leaders and educators engage the community, the result is higher academic achievement and more students prepared for future success.”
To earn Five Star School recognition, a school must show that it has achieved all of the benchmarks and criteria in five categories – Community/Business Partnerships, Family Involvement, Volunteerism, Student Community Service and School Advisory Council. Schools must also earn a grade of “C” or above or a school improvement rating of “Maintaining” or “Improving” for the year being recognized.
Below are the Brevard County schools that received the Five Star School Award for the 2015-16 school year.
Andrew Jackson Middle School
Apollo Elementary School
Astronaut High School
Atlantis Elementary School
Audubon Elementary School
Bayside High School
Cambridge Elementary Magnet School
Cape View Elementary School
Central Middle School
Challenger 7 Elementary School
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School
Cocoa High School
Columbia Elementary School
Croton Elementary School
DeLaura Middle School
Discovery Elementary School
Dr. W.J. Creel Elementary School
Eau Gallie High School
Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School
Enterprise Elementary School
Fairglen Elementary School
Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies
Gemini Elementary School
Golfview Elementary Magnet School
Hans Christian Anderson Elementary School
Herbert C. Hoover Middle School
Heritage High School
Holland Elementary School
Imperial Estates Elementary School
Indialantic Elementary School
James Madison Middle School
Jefferson Middle School
John F. Kennedy Middle School
John F. Turner Elementary
Jupiter Elementary School
Lewis Carroll Elementary School
Longleaf Elementary School
Manatee Elementary School
McNair Magnet School
Meadowlane Intermediate Elementary School
Melbourne High School
Merritt Island High School
MILA Elementary School
Oak Park Elementary School
Ocean Breeze Elementary School
Palm Bay Magnet High School
Pinewood Elementary School
Port Malabar Elementary School
Quest Elementary School
R.L. Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts
Ralph M. Williams Jr. Elementary School
Riviera Elementary School
Rockledge High School
Roy Allen Elementary School
Sabal Elementary School
Satellite High School
Saturn Elementary School
Sea Park Elementary School
Space Coast Jr./Sr. High School
Stone Magnet Middle School
Sunrise Elementary School
Suntree Elementary School
Surfside Elementary School
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Titusville High School
Tropical Elementary School
Viera High School
West Melbourne School for Science
West Shore Jr./Sr. High School
Westside Elementary School
