The Bright Red Apple Award was given to Butler School District 53 again in 2006 on the basis of our performance in five categories: academic performance, pupil/teacher ratio, per pupil spending, education level of teachers, and average teacher salary.

Butler School District 53 hires excellent teachers with strong academic backgrounds, keeps class sizes small, and maintains a high level of parental support.

Further, the Bright A+ Award was also given to Butler School District 53 in 2004 & 2005, and is only given to schools scoring exceptionally high on standardized tests.

The Bright Red Apple Award and Bright A+ Award are two of the three awards given by SchoolSearch, an independent Kansas City based firm which provides comparative school district information for corporations, homebuilders, school districts, libraries, real estate professionals & relocating families since 1991.

 

Award Descriptions

Bright A+ Award: School districts whose students' academic performance ranks in the top 5% of all Illinois school districts [Elementary Criterion: overall average percentage of the 3rd, 5th & 8th grade ISAT (Illinois Standards Achievement Test) percentages of Reading, Writing & Math - Level 4 - the highest performance level.] Secondary Criterion: ACT all students tested composite score.

The Bright Red Apple Award: Based on the primary areas of concern of most of their relocating families. (Academic Performance, Pupil/Teacher Ratio, Expenditure Per Pupil, Educational Level of Teachers & Average Teacher Salary.) Based on most recent "IL Report Card Data" information available on date of announcement.