Stone Mill Elementary School Community Raises Blue Ribbon Flag

Stone Mill Elementary School held a school assembly on Dec. 13 to raise its National Blue Ribbon flag. The school was given the Blue Ribbon distinction by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) in September. Stone Mill is the 43rd MCPS school to be named a National Blue Ribbon winner.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging content. The recognition is based on a school's overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student groups on assessments.

Stone Mill has more than 550 students and was named an Exemplary High Performing award winner. More than three-quarters of its students are identified as gifted and talented or are working above grade level or both. It also has the largest special education preschool education program in MCPS, and about 20 percent of its students are English Language Learners.