Thirteen Seattle Public Schools will be honored on April 27 for winning the Washington Achievement Award for overall excellence and special recognition in language arts, math, science, graduation rate, improvement and closing achievement gaps.

Schools are selected based on their statewide assessment data for the three previous years. This data is analyzed using the Achievement Index and methodology.

Ceremonies will start at 9 a.m., at Lincoln High School in Tacoma.

The schools from Seattle Public Schools and the categories being recognized are:

• AS#1 – Improvement
• Catharine Blaine – Overall Excellence
• Bryant – Overall Excellence
• Concord* – Overall Excellence
• Coe – Overall Excellence
• Hay* – Overall Excellence
• Home School Resource Center – Extended Graduation Rate
• Loyal Heights* – Overall Excellence, Math
• McGilvra* – Overall Excellence
• Mercer* – Overall Excellence
• Montlake – Overall Excellence
• NOVA – Language Arts
• Schmitz Park – Overall Excellence, Math