For the fourth consecutive year, Union Valley Elementary School, in the Buhler School District has won a Governor’s Achievement Award.

The fourth annual Governor’s Achievement Awards, honoring top performing schools in the state were recently announced. Specifications for the program are as follows:

The school must have achieved the Standard of Excellence in both reading and mathematics for 2011.

The school must have made Adequate Progress (AYP) in both reading and mathematics and one additional measure in 2011. (For elementary schools and middle/junior high schools – attendance; for high schools – graduation rate)

The school must have been among schools in the top 5% in both reading and mathematics on the 2011 state assessments at its respective level (elementary school, middle/junior high school, high school).

Forty-three elementary schools, 11 middle/junior high schools, and 18 high schools qualified for this prestigious award.