Three elementary schools have made the honor role in a place that at one time was a scary place to school a child, Brooklyn.
The Department of Education confirmed that Public Schools 31, 39, and 380 were on the national Blue Ribbon list this year.
Mary Scarleto, the principle of Greenpoint’s PS 31 said that “we’re thrilled” to have made the list along with a little more than 300 other schools. Scarleto says the teachers and staff are the driving force behind the students’ attendance and willingness to learn at PS 31 where students attend by lottery system.
“[Students] are told how smart they are, how pretty they are, how handsome they are – really building their self-confidence and self-esteem that they can do anything they want to do,” said Scarlato.
According to New York Daily News, Scarleto said, “I have parents who have moved to Jersey and to Staten Island, which is quite a haul for them, and they keep their children in the schools.”
In Willimasburg PS 39 and PS 380 in Park Slope were honored for improving their test scores. PS 39 was recognized for 22.4 percentage point climb in the state reading test within five years