Tampa Bay Area Schools Recognized as Five Star Schools

December 20, 2018

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Tampa Bay Area Schools Recognized as Five Star Schools
~ Hundreds of schools statewide honored for exemplary community involvement ~

Tallahassee, Fla., December 20, 2018 – Today, the Florida Department of Education announced the names of schools in the Tampa Bay area that have earned the Five Star School Award for the 2017-2018 school year. The award is bestowed upon schools that are committed to incorporating family and community members into the school environment to enhance student learning. Statewide, over 700 schools earned the recognition.

“It is an honor to recognize these schools with the Five Star School Award,” said Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart. “As a former teacher and principal, I have seen firsthand the positive impact family and community involvement can have on the lives of students. 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 “Commendable” for the year being recognized.

Below are the schools in the Tampa Bay area that received the Five Star School Award for the 2017-2018 school year.

Hillsborough

Adams Middle School
Alexander Elementary School
Anderson Elementary School
Apollo Beach Elementary School
Ballast Point Elementary School
Bay Crest Elementary School
Bellamy Elementary School
Benito Middle School
Bevis Elementary School
Bing Elementary School
Boyette Springs Elementary School
Brooker Elementary School
Broward Elementary School
Mary Bryant Elementary School
C. Leon King High School
Cannella Elementary School
Carrollwood Elementary School
Cimino Elementary School
Clark Elementary School
Claywell Elementary School
Collins Elementary School
Colson Elementary School
Cork Elementary School
Crestwood Elementary School
Davidsen Middle School
Deer Park Elementary School
DeSoto Elementary School
Dickenson Elementary School
E.E. Just Elementary School
Essrig Elementary School
FishHawk Creek Elementary School
Gorrie Elementary School
Grady Elementary School
Helen A. Davis Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School
Hill Middle School
Hugo Schmidt Elementary School
Hunter’s Green Elementary School
James A. Hammond Elementary School
Knights Elementary School
Lake Magdalene Elementary School
Lawton Chiles Elementary School
Lewis Elementary School
Liberty Middle School
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School
Literacy Leadership Technology Academy
Lithia Springs Elementary School
Lockhart Elementary Magnet School
Lomax Elementary Magnet School
Lowry Elementary School
Lutz Elementary School
Mabry Elementary School
MacFarlane Park Elementary IB Magnet School
Maniscalco Elementary School
Martinez Middle School
McKitrick Elementary School
Mendenhall Elementary School
Mitchell Elementary School
Mort Elementary School
Muller Elementary Magnet School
Newsome High School
Pizzo Elementary School
Pride Elementary School
Rampello Downtown Partnership School
Randall Middle School
Riverhills Elementary Magnet School
Robinson High School
Roland Park K-8 Magnet School
Schwarzkopf Elementary School
Seminole Elementary School
Sessums Elementary School
Shore Elementary Magnet School of the Arts
Springhead Elementary School
Stewart Middle Magnet School
Stowers Elementary School
Tampa Palms Elementary School
Town and Country Elementary School
Turner/Bartels K-8 School
Valrico Elementary School
Walden Lake Elementary School
Walker Middle Magnet School
West Shore Elementary School
Westchase Elementary School
Wilson Elementary School
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Winthrop Charter School
Witter Elementary School
Woodbridge Elementary School

Pasco

Bexley Elementary School
Cotee River Elementary School
Deer Park Elementary School
Double Branch Elementary School
Gulf Trace Elementary School
Land O’ Lakes High School
Mittye P. Locke Elementary School
New River Elementary School
Oakstead Elementary School
Odessa Elementary School
River Ridge High School
River Ridge Middle School
Sanders Memorial Elementary School
Sunlake High School
Trinity Elementary School
Veterans Elementary School
Watergrass Elementary School
Wiregrass Ranch High School

Pinellas

Bauder Elementary School
Brooker Creek Elementary School
Carwise Middle School
Clearwater High School
Cypress Woods Elementary School
Dunedin High School
East Lake High School
East Lake Middle School Academy of Engineering
Garrison-Jones Elementary School
Highland Lakes Elementary School
Leila G. Davis Elementary School
Melrose Elementary School
M.K. Rawlings Elementary School
Orange Grove Elementary School
Osceola Fundamental High School
Palm Harbor Middle School
Ridgecrest Elementary School
Starkey Elementary School
Sunset Hills Elementary School
Tarpon Springs Middle School

Polk

Bartow Elementary Academy
Bartow High School
Boswell Elementary School
Brigham Academy
Chain of Lakes Elementary School
Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary School
Dundee Elementary Academy
Dundee Ridge Middle Academy
Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School
George Jenkins High School
Hillcrest Elementary School
Jewett Middle Academy Magnet School
Jewett School of the Arts
Lakeland Highlands Middle School
Lawton Chiles Middle Academy
Lincoln Avenue Academy
Pinewood Elementary School
Polk Avenue Elementary School
Scott Lake Elementary School
Socrum Elementary School
Winston Academy of Engineering

To view the entire list of schools awarded, please visit Five Star School Award.

Tampa Bay Area Schools Recognized as Five Star Schools

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