CKS Earns Blue Ribbon Honor

October 1, 2015November 15, 2019 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Blue Ribbon School, Christ the King School, U.S. Department of Education

Gloria Cain, former superintendent of the Diocese of Dallas schools office, celebrated the school's Blue Ribbon designation this week. (Photo: Christ the King School) — Gloria Cain, former superintendent of the Diocese of Dallas schools office, celebrated the school’s Blue Ribbon designation this week. (Photo: Christ the King School)

Christ the King Catholic School is one of 50 private schools nationwide to be designated as a Blue Ribbon School of Academic Excellence this year by the U.S. Department of Education.

The school south of Preston Center, which serves kindergarten through eighth grade, earned the honor based on student achievement on standardized tests, as well as an evaluation of curriculums, best practices, innovations, and partnerships.

CKS officials will be honored at a ceremony on Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C., where they will receive a flag and plaque. The school earned its only previous Blue Ribbon designation in 1994.