April 1, 2011

Schools recognized by Indiana Department of Education as Four Star Schools

Special to The Criterion

Four Catholic schools in the archdiocese were recently recognized by the Indiana Department of Education for a statewide honor.

The four schools that received the state’s Four Star School Award are St. Luke School in Indianapolis, St. Mary-of-the-Knobs School in Floyd County, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis and Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Oldenburg.

The Four Star recognition for the 2009-10 school year was based on students’ end-of-course assessment scores for English and math, and yearly progress standards in terms of attendance and graduation rates.

The criteria to be considered for this distinction were higher for non-public schools than public schools in Indiana.

“I commend these four Catholic schools that were recognized,” said Ron Costello, the superintendent of Catholic schools for the archdiocese. “There are a number of our schools that were very close to receiving this recognition, and will be working to do so next year.” †

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