49 Placer County Schools Receive Honor Roll Distinction

Mary Pizzimenti 06/25/2013

49 Placer County public schools were included in the California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) 2012 Honor Roll list. This program awards schools showing a dedication to more than just their overall academic achievement. The CBEE wants to honor the schools that are “getting it right for all students,” says Greg Jones, CBEE Chairman. The award has its eye on the variance between a school’s highest achievers and its lowest. The smaller that gap is, the better the school is at helping all of its students succeed.

What’s the Goal of the CBEE and the Honor Roll distinction?

Beyond just recognizing the schools that are reaching the greatest number of their students the CBEE wants to use these schools as role models for schools that didn’t make the grade. “To ensure more of our schools succeed,” says Jones, “we must change the conversation from being about fixing failing schools to one that focuses on replicating the success of schools like those on the Honor Roll.”

Since the program started in 2005, the number of schools tapped for this honor has increased nearly 10 fold, from 261 schools to 2,108 schools in 2012. This means that, according to the CBEE, nearly 1900 California Public Schools have noticeably improved their academic performance amongst all their students in less than a decade.

News of Great Schools in Placer County is Nothing New

Granite Bay High School in Placer County

In the 8 years since the program began a number of Placer County public schools have consistently made the grade. Granite Bay High and Rocklin’s Valley View Elementary have been honored a total of 6 times, and Rocklin Academy in the Rocklin Unified School District has the distinction as the only Placer County school to receive the honor every year since the program’s inception.

Awards such as this are nothing new for many Placer County schools, particularly those in Roseville, Rocklin, and Granite Bay. These communities have shown a strong commitment to education. The Eureka Schools Foundation, a community driven organization that finds private donations to help fund the areas public schools, is an example of that commitment.

The 2012 Placer County Schools on the CBEE Honor Roll

School Name	School District
Antelope Meadows Elementary	Dry Creek Joint Elementary
Coyote Ridge Elementary	Dry Creek Joint Elementary
Heritage Oak Elementary	Dry Creek Joint Elementary
Quail Glen Elementary	Dry Creek Joint Elementary
Greenhills Elementary	Eureka Union
Maidu Elementary	Eureka Union
Oakhills Elementary	Eureka Union
Olympus Junior High	Eureka Union
Ridgeview Elementary	Eureka Union
Willma Cavitt Junior High	Eureka Union
Franklin Elementary	Loomis Union Elementary
Loomis Basin Charter	Loomis Union Elementary
Loomis Elementary	Loomis Union Elementary
Ophir Elementary	Loomis Union Elementary
Placer Elementary	Loomis Union Elementary
Newcastle Charter	Newcastle Elementary
Newcastle Elementary	Newcastle Elementary
Weimar Hills	Placer Hills Union Elementary
Colfax High	Placer Union High
Del Oro High	Placer Union High
Antelope Creek Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Breen Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Cobblestone Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Granite Oaks Middle	Rocklin Unified
Rock Creek Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Rocklin Academy	Rocklin Unified
Rocklin Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Rocklin High	Rocklin Unified
Ruhkala Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Sierra Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Spring View Middle	Rocklin Unified
Twin Oaks Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Valley View Elementary	Rocklin Unified
Whitney High	Rocklin Unified
Blue Oaks Elementary	Roseville City Elementary
Catheryn Gates Elementary	Roseville City Elementary
Crestmont Elementary	Roseville City Elementary
Diamond Creek Elementary	Roseville City Elementary
Junction Elementary	Roseville City Elementary
Robert C. Cooley Middle	Roseville City Elementary
Stoneridge Elementary	Roseville City Elementary
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Roseville City Elementary
Warren T. Eich Intermediate	Roseville City Elementary
Antelope High	Roseville Joint Union High
Granite Bay High	Roseville Joint Union High
Woodcreek High	Roseville Joint Union High
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy	SBE – Western Sierra Collegiate Academy
Twelve Bridges Elementary	Western Placer Unified
Twelve Bridges Middle	Western Placer Unified

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