Clairemont Elementary Named A Georgia School of Excellence

in Decatur is one of 26 schools in Georgia named a Georgia School of Excellence in Student Achievement.

Each school will receive a $1,000 check from Georgia Natural Gas to use as the school wishes.

"These schools are showing that excellence can be achieved when they focus on providing a world-class education for their students," State School Superintendent John Barge said in a press release.

United Healthcare is also a sponsor for the 2011 Schools of Excellence program.

Schools are chosen from each Congressional District in the following categories:

• Schools that are in the top 10 percent in Georgia as measured by assessments in reading and mathematics.

• Schools that demonstrated greatest continuous gains in student achievement for the past three years as measured by assessments in reading and mathematics.

Clairemont placed in the greatest gains category.

Oak Grove Elementary, part of the DeKalb County School System, placed in the Top 10 Percent category.