Badlands Elementary receives prestigious recognition
Kristen Jones
Farmer Staff Writer
Badlands Elementary recognized as a High-Performing Title I School
Badlands Elementary School in Watford City has been recognized as a Title I High-Performing School by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. For the past three years the school has seen test scores in the top 5 to 10 percent of all Title I schools in the state and other academic achievements.
According to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI), The Title I program was established in 1965 by the U.S. Federal Government to “provide all children significant opportunities to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.” Eligible schools must have a large percentage of the student population below the poverty line, or have a significant number of students who are failing, or most at risk of failing, meet state academic standards.