(KLZA)-- The Johnson-Brock Public Schools have be named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022 by the U.S. Department of Education.
The award is for being an exemplary high performing school, with the honor based on a school districts overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
The Blue Ribbon School designation is the highest honor a school can receive in the United States.
Johnson-Brock is one of just five schools in Nebraska to be honored, joining Adams and Humann Elementary Schools in Lincoln, Westside Elementary School in Norfolk and Omaha Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha.
Only 10 K-12 schools across the country were honored this year.
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