Intel Schools of Distinction

The Intel® Schools of Distinction Awards is a national education awards program sponsored by the Intel Corporation that recognizes K-12 schools in the United States that have demonstrated "excellence in implementing innovative, replicable programs supporting positive educational outcomes in the areas of math and science achievement" based on the standards laid out by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

2007 winners

2007 winners received cash and supplies worth over $170,000.

Six winners were selected as winners in 2007; one for math and one for science in each grade range (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12):

Grade Range

Mathematics

Science

Elementary School

Balboa Elementary School
San Diego, California

Escalante Elementary School
Salt Lake City, Utah

Middle School

Sewell Middle School
Bremen, Georgia

Conyers Middle School
Conyers, Georgia

High School

Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, New Jersey

Greenhills School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

2006 winners

The program in 2006 was called the "2006 Intel and Scholastic Schools of Distinction Awards", in conjunction with publisher Scholastic Corporation. The 2006 program recognized 16 elementary and high schools nationwide. Winners were chosen in each of eight categories: academic achievement, literacy achievement, mathematics achievement, science achievement, technology excellence, leadership excellence, professional development, and collaboration and teamwork, with one elementary school and one secondary school selected in each category.

School

Location

Category

Frankford Elementary School

Frankford, Delaware

Academic Achievement

Alton C. Crews Middle School

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Professional Development

Ruskin Elementary School

Waycross, Georgia

Leadership Excellence

Passages Charter School

Chicago, Illinois

Professional Development

Lincoln Elementary School

Spencer, Iowa

Literacy Achievement

Chisholm Middle School

Newton, Kansas

Collaboration & Teamwork

Ogden Elementary School

Ogden, Kansas

Mathematics Achievement

Stephen Decatur High School

Berlin, Maryland

Mathematics Achievement

Roxbury Preparatory Charter School

Roxbury, Massachusetts

Academic Achievement

Don Pedro Albizu Campos/P.S. 161

New York City

Collaboration & Teamwork

Greece Odyssey Academy

Rochester, New York

Leadership Excellence

Davidson I.B. Middle School

Davidson, North Carolina

Science Achievement

North Brunswick High School

Leland, North Carolina

Literacy Achievement

Forest Lake Elementary School

Columbia, South Carolina

Technology Excellence

Linkhorn Park Elementary School

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Science Achievement

Kellogg Middle School

Shoreline, Washington

Technology Excellence