Lake Zurich Schools Named to State Academic Honor Roll

Lake Zurich School District 95 has been given high honors by the Illinois State Board of Education this week. The district has four schools named Academic Honor Roll and given the 2012 Academic Excellence Award.

Isaac Fox Elementary School , Lake Zurich Middle School South Campus, Spencer Loomis School and Seth Paine are among 454 Illinois schools receiving the award. The schools honored all sustained high academic performances over the past three years.

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, schools who receive the Academic Excellence Award must have at least 90 percent of elementary and middle students meeting or exceeding state standards in reading and math for three straight years. At the high school level, at least 85 percent of the students must meet or exceed standards on the Prairie State Achievement Exam given in 2010-2012. 

Editor's note: This article was corrected at 2:53 p.m., Jan. 29, to note that Spencer Loomis and Seth Paine Schools were also named to the Academic Honor Roll.