Elementary School In Mercer County Earns ‘Blue Ribbon’ For 2022

MERCER COUNTY, NJ – Stony Brook Elementary School in Pennington won the prestigious national “Blue Ribbon” recognition for 2022, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday.

The Department of Education released its latest list of National Blue Ribbon Schools, an annual effort that recognizes a school's overall academic performance, or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

In total, 297 schools earned the honor nationally.

Stoney Brook Elementary School has 380 students. The school opened in 2002 and serves a diverse population "reflected in the 20 different languages spoken in the homes of our families."

"As a neighborhood school built concurrently with its surrounding development of homes, the Stony Brook community has always enjoyed a uniquely supportive alliance. A component of this is an intentional, focused approach by Stony Brook educators to build relationships with students, their families, and within our teaching community. This has proven to be the most instrumental practice to successfully support and educate students prior to, throughout, and beyond the pandemic," the school describes itself on the U.S. Department of Education website.

With its 39th cohort, the National Blue-Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed approximately 10,000 awards to more than 9,000 schools.

"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," Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said.

"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."

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