Two schools here cited for steady improvment
At a time when the Seattle School District is planning major changes to its funding formula, student assignment and curriculum models, all to boost student achievement, two elementary schools in Ballard are being recognized for their steady academic improvement.
Loyal Heights and West Woodland elementary schools are two of six Seattle schools to have been named a "School of Distinction" by the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for improvements in reading and mathematics during the past six years.