Chestnut Hill’s Mt. Alvernia Academy Named National Blue Ribbon School

CHESTNUT HILL, MA — Mount Alvernia Academy in Chestnut Hill has been named a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.

The Catholic elementary school is one of 297 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools nationwide and one of only 4 in Massachusetts. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

“I applaud all the honorees for the 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award for creating vibrant, welcoming, and affirming school communities where students can learn, grow, reach their potential, and achieve their dreams,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement. “As our country continues to recover from the pandemic, we know that our future will only be as strong as the education we provide to all of our children. Blue Ribbon Schools have gone above and beyond to keep students healthy and safe while meeting their academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs. These schools show what is possible to make an enduring, positive difference in students’ lives.”

Entering its 40th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed approximately 10,000 awards to more than 9,000 schools.

The Education Department recognizes all schools in one of two performance categories, based on all student scores, subgroup student scores, and graduation rates. These two categories are Exemplary High Performing Schools, which is the category Mount Alvernia Academy fell into, and Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools.

Up to 420 schools may be nominated each year. The Department invites National Blue Ribbon Schools nominations from the top education official in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and the Bureau of Indian Education. Private schools are nominated by the Council for American Private Education.

To view descriptions of the 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools, visit https://www.nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/awardwinners/.