The CCSD elementary school, Roger D. Gehring Academy of Science and Technology, is being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School for their academic performance as well as their educational equity. They are one of only 14 schools in the nation to be recognized in both "Exemplary High Performing and Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools” categories. They are also the only school in Nevada to earn this award this year. The superintendent, Dr. Brenda Larsen-Mitchell, emphasized how excited she was to congratulate the school for being honored. 356 schools nationwide were chosen by the DOE as National Blue Ribbon for 2024.
The following list are other schools in Nevada that were recognized in 2020:
- Las Vegas Judith D Steele Elementary School Clark County School District
- Las Vegas Veterans Tribute Career & Clark County School
- Technical Academy District
- Las Vegas West Career and Technical Academy Clark County School District
For more information on this program please visit: https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/