Pilgrim Park Middle School

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Pilgrim Park Middle School is a middle school located in Elm Grove, Wisconsin and has grades 6 through 8. The school is part of the Elmbrook School District and has over 800 students. The school was recently nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School for its outstanding teachers and students. Most of its students go on to study at Brookfield East High School.

[edit] Awards and recognition

During the 2006-07 school year, Pilgrim Park Middle School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education^[1], the highest award an American school can receive.^[2]^[3]

[edit] References

^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed September 25, 2007.
^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."