Fallston Middle School Named National Blue Ribbon School 2018

FALLSTON, MD — Fallston Middle School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2018. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that 349 schools across the country were winners of the prestigious award. Fallston was not the only Harford County school to receive the recognition; Harford Day School also earned the title.

Now in its 36th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes schools that are "exemplary achievement gap closing" or "exemplary high performing."

Fallston Middle School was honored for being an exemplary high performing school, measured by state assessments or nationally standardized tests. The honor was special, particularly since only 7 percent of the National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 were middle schools.

Fallston received the Maryland Blue Ribbon School title in 2017. According to Harford County Public Schools, that made Fallston eligible to apply to the U.S. Department of Education for the national recognition.

An awards ceremony to honor Fallston Middle School and all 349 National Blue Ribbon Schools will take place from Nov. 7 to Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C.

These Maryland schools were named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018:

• Bannockburn Elementary School in Bethesda
• Fallston Middle School in Fallston
• Harford Day School in Bel Air (nonpublic)
• Luxmanor Elementary School in Rockville
• Urbana Elementary School in Frederick
• Waterloo Elementary School in Columbia
• West Towson Elementary School in Towson

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