Tiverton School Makes 2022 National Blue Ribbon List

TIVERTON, RI — Fort Barton Elementary School in Tiverton was named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022, state education officials said Friday. Fort Barton was one of three schools in Rhode Island to receive the honor this year for academic excellence, joining Barrington High School and Paine Elementary School in Foster.

The National Blue Ribbon School award celebrates the hard work of students, educators, families and communities in striving for and attaining exemplary achievement.

"We are very proud of the accomplishments of the staff and students at Fort Barton Elementary School," said Tiverton Superintendent Peter Sanchioni. "It is indicative of the great work happening in our district at all of our schools."

The National Blue Ribbon School flag gracing a school’s entryway or on a flagpole is a widely recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes all schools in one of two performance categories, based on all student scores, subgroup student scores and graduation rates:

• Exemplary High-Performing Schools are among their state’s highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests.

• Exemplary Achievement Gap-Closing Schools are among their state’s highest performing schools in closing achievement gaps between a school’s student groups and all students.

The Rhode Island recipients of the award are three of only 297 schools nationwide selected to join more than 9,000 schools who have been recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program since its inception in 1982.