Schools
Visitation Academy Earns 'Blue Ribbon School' Distinction
Interparochial school is one of a handful of Bergen County-based schools to earn this nationwide distinction.
of Paramus has received the “Blue Ribbon School” distinction from the United States Department of Education.
This competitive honor was awarded to approximately 250 schools around the county this year, and is given “based on their overall academic excellence or for making progress in improving student achievement levels,” according to USDoE’s website.
was also named a “Blue Ribbon School” in the past. It is an interparochial school associated with Our Lady of the Visitation and Annunciation parishes in Paramus and Sacred Heart Church in Rochelle. Park. The school offers classes from pre-K to grade 8.
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was joined by five other Bergen County-based schools in Blue Ribbon honors, such as Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Tenafly), Betsy Ross School (Mahwah), Mary A. Hubbard Elementary School (Ramsey), Bergen County Technical School (Teterboro) and Willard Elementary School (Ridgewood).
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