STORIES OF SUCCESS

Distinguished School Stories of Success are brief video vignettes showcasing the key programmatic contributors to each school’s success, their unique school and community demographics, and the innovative instructional practices driving positive change. We hope you enjoy these inspiring messages from the 2025 Distinguished School Principals. 

To view prior years' Stories of Success, click here: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021

Alabama

Meek Elementary School

Alabama

New Bethel Elementary School

Arizona

Valentine Elementary School

Arizona

Window Rock High School



Bureau of Indian Education

Meskwaki Settlement School

Bureau of Indian Education

Pearl River Elementary School

Colorado

DSST: Cedar Middle School

Colorado

McClave Elementary School



Georgia

Carmel Elementary School

Georgia

Paul Duke STEM High School

Idaho

AJ Winters Elementary School

Idaho

Edahow Elementary School



Indiana

Frank H. Wheeler South Elementary School 4

Indiana

Sycamore Elementary School

Kansas

Lakeside Elementary School

Kansas

Norwich Elementary School



Kentucky

Crofton Elementary School

Kentucky

South Christian Elementary School

Louisiana

Liberty Magnet High School

Louisiana

Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts



Maryland

George Washington Carver Elementary School

Maryland

Hall's Cross Roads Elementary School

Massachusetts

Lanesborough Elementary School

Massachusetts

Webster School



Michigan

Frontier International Academy - Warren

Michigan

Morton Elementary School

Minnesota

Franklin Elementary School

Minnesota

Harbor City International School



Mississippi

Ackerman Elementary School

Mississippi

Puckett Elementary School

Missouri

Goodman Elementary School

Missouri

Oakwood Elementary School



Nebraska

Adams Elementary School

Nebraska

Bridgeport Elementary School

New Jersey

Golden Door Charter School

New Mexico

Dennis Chavez Elementary School



New Mexico

Loving Elementary School

New York

Clifton-Fine Central School

New York

Paul B.D. Temple Elementary School

North Carolina

Seventy-First Classical Middle School



North Carolina

West Buncombe Elementary School

North Dakota

Finley-Sharon Elementary School

North Dakota

Hebron Elementary School

Ohio

Cuyahoga Heights Elementary School



Ohio

Wells Academy

South Carolina

North Middle/High School

South Carolina

Rosenwald Elementary School

South Dakota

Milbank Elementary School



South Dakota

Tyndall Elementary School

Tennessee

Medical District High School

Tennessee

Porter Elementary School

Texas

IDEA Carver College Preparatory



Texas

School of Science & Technology Advancement

Utah

Lincoln Elementary School

Virginia

Franklin Military Academy

Virginia

Park View High School



Washington

Ruth Livingston Elementary School

Washington

Vale Elementary School

West Virginia

Mylan Park Elementary School

Wisconsin

Banting Elementary School



Wisconsin

Hmong American Peace Academy

Wyoming

Alta Vista Elementary School

Wyoming

PODER Academy