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