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U.S. Department of Education
School Recognition Program
Catholic Elementary and Middle School Recipients
Blue Ribbon Schools Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is the list of Catholic elementary and middle schools that have won the U.S. Department of Education's prestigious Blue Ribbon School Award. The schools are listed by state along with the school year or years in which they received the award. 

 

 

AL AZ CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN  IA
KS KY LA MD MI MN MO MS NC NE NV NJ NM  NY
OH OK OR PA PR RI SC TN TX VT VA WA WI  

 

 

Alabama

Corpus Christi
Mobile
89-90
Our Lady of the Valley School
Birmingham
98-99
St.Ignatius School
Mobile
87-88, 96-97

Arizona

St. Cyril Catholic School
Tucson
03-04

St. Mary-Basha Catholic Elementary School

Chandler 93-94

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School  

Phoenix 96-97, 05-06

California

Chaminade College Preparatory - Middle School
Chatsworth
97-98

Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child

 
Pasadena
 
91-92

Mission Parish School

San Juan Capistrano 08-09
Our Lady Queen of Angels School
Newport Beach
01-02

Sacred Heart School

Palm Desert 05-06

Serra Catholic School 

Rancho Santa Margarita 07-08
St. Anthony School
Fresno
85-86

St. Bonaventure School

Huntington Beach 05-06

St. Cecilia School

Tustin 05-06
St. David Elementary School
Richmond
85-86
St. Edward the Confessor Parish School
Dana Point 04-05
St. Isadore School
Danville
93-94
St. John the Baptist
El Cerrito
87-88
St. Joseph Elementary School
Alameda
93-94

St. Joseph School

Fremont 96-97

St. Nicholas School 

Los Altos Hills

07-08
St. Simon Catholic School
Los Altos
91-92

St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish School

Redondo Beach 06-07
St. Thomas the Apostle School
Los Angeles
91-92
Stella Maris Academy
La Jolla 04-05

Colorado

St. Mary's Academy
Englewood
91-92, 98-99

St. Thomas More Parish School

Centennial 05-06

Connecticut

Greenwich Catholic School
Greenwich
08-09

 Our Lady of Fatima School

Wilton 08-09
St. Brendan School
New Haven 89-90

St. Cecilia School

Stamford 08-09
St. Francis School
New Haven
85-86

St. Joseph School

Vernon Rockville 05-06

St. Mark School

Stratford 08-09

St. Mary 

Bethel 07-08

St. Rose of Lima School

Newtown  08-09

Delaware

Corpus Christi Elementary School
Wilmington
89-90, 01-02
St. Matthew School
Wilmington
91-92

   District of Columbia

 Our Lady of Victory School  District of Columbia 06-07 

Florida

Academy of the Holy Names
Tampa
93-94
All Souls Catholic School
Sanford
03-04
Annunciation Catholic Academy
Altamonte Springs
02-03
Ascension Catholic School
Melbourne
85-86, 02-03
Divine Mercy Catholic School
Merritt Island
03-04

Cathedral Parish School

St. Augustine  06-07
Good Shepherd Catholic School
Orlando
01-02

Holy Family Catholic School

Orlando 05-06 
Holy Name of Jesus School
Indialantic
01-02, 02-03

Incarnation School 

Sarasota 07-08

Our Lady of Lourdes

Daytona Beach  05-06 
Our Saviour's Catholic School
Cocoa Beach
03-04
Resurrection Catholic School
Lakeland
03-04
Palmer Catholic Academy
Ponte Vedra Beach 04-05

Sacred Heart Catholic School 

New Smyrna Beach 07-08

St. Andrew Catholic School

Orlando 08-09
St. Ann School
West Palm Beach
01-02
St. David Catholic School
Davie
93-94

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School

Orlando 06-07
St. Francis Xavier School
Fort Myers
98-99
St. Gregory School
Plantation
87-88
St. James Cathedral School
Orlando 04-05
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
Orlando 04-05
St. Joseph Catholic School
Palm Bay
93-94, 05-06
St. John Vianney Catholic School
Orlando 04-05

St. Margaret Mary Catholic School

Winter Park 05-06 
St. Mary Catholic School
Fort Walton Beach 04-05
St. Mary's Catholic School
Rockledge
03-04

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School

Altamonte Springs  05-06 
St. Patrick School
Miami Beach
87-88
St. Rose of Lima
Miami Shores
85-86, 93-94

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Georgia

Christ the King
Atlanta
85-86, 06-07
Holy Redeemer Catholic School
Alpharetta
08-09

Holy Spirit Preparatory School

Atlanta 08-09

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School

Atlanta 08-09

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School

Tyrone 08-09

Queen of Angels Catholic School

Roswell 06-07

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School

Brunswick 08-09 
St. John the Evangelist  
Hapeville 93-94
St. John Newmann Regional Catholic School
Lilburn
93-94
St. Joseph Catholic School
Marietta
02-03
St. Jude the Apostle Catholic School
Atlanta
02-03
St. Thomas More Catholic School
Decatur
87-88

Hawaii

Holy Family Catholic Academy
Honolulu
01-02

Idaho

St. Mary's Catholic Elementary School
Moscow 04-05
Illinois
Ascension School
Oak Park
06-07

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School

Orland Hills  07-08
Holy Angels School
Aurora  
87-88
Holy Cross School
Deerfield
85-86

Immaculate Conception School

Chicago 06-07
Infant Jesus of Prague School
Flossmoor
98-99, 03-04

Our Lady of the Wayside School

Arlington Heights 96-97

Pope John XXIII School 

Evanston  07-08

Queen of All Saints School 

Chicago 07-08
St. Alexander School
Palos Heights 04-05
St. Alphonsus Liguori School
Prospect Heights
03-04

St. Anne Catholic School 

Barrington 05-06 

St. Colette School

Rolling Meadows  06-07
St. Damian School
Oak Forest
91-92, 04-05

St. Francis de Sales School

Lake Zurich 06-07

St. Germaine School

Oak Lawn 06-07
St. Issac Joques School
Hinsdale
89-90

St. James School

Arlington Heights 07-08

St. Joseph School

Libertyville 08-09

St. Lawrence O'Toole School 

Matteson  05-06
St. Luke School
River Forest
91-92

St. Mary School 

Buffalo Grove 07-08

St. Mary of the Annunciation

Mundelein 06-07

St. Raymond School

Mount Prospect 08-09

St. Theresa School 

Palatine  05-06 

St. Thomas of Villanova 

Palatine  05-06 
The School of St. Mary
Lake Forest
89-90

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Indiana

 

Christ the King Catholic School
Indianapolis 
05-06 

Christ the King School

South Bend 07-08

Holy Family School

New Albany  01-02, 04-05 
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Indianapolis
05-06

St. Barnabas Catholic School

Indianapolis  03-04

St. Bartholonew

Columbus

05-06

St. Casimir School 

Hammond 07-08
St. Charles Borromeo School
Bloomington
01-02
St. Christopher School
Indianapolis
03-04
St. Joan of Arc
Lisle
85-86
St. Joseph's High School
South Bend
02-03

St. Jude Catholic School

Fort Wayne  05-06 
St. Jude Catholic School
Indianapolis
96-97, 02-03
St. Lawrence School
Indianapolis
93-94, 05-06

St. Lawrence School

Lawrenceburg  5-06 
St. Louis School
Batesville
02-03
St. Luke Catholic School
Indianapolis
03-04
St. Mary School
North Vernon
03-04
St. Mary's Catholic School
New Albany
03-04
St. Michael School
Greenfield 04-05

St. Monica School

Indianapolis  05-06 
St. Paul's Elementary School
Sellersburg 02-03

St. Pius X Catholic School

Indianapolis 06-07
St. Simon the Apostle School
Indianapolis 04-05
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr School
Chicago
87-88
St. Thomas Aquinas School ,
Indi, anapolis 04-05

Iowa

Central Catholic Elementary School
Mason City
87-88

Holy Trinity Catholic School 

Des Moines 07-08
Regina Elementary School
Iowa City
91-92

Resurrection School

Dubuque 08-09
St. Augustine School
Des Moines
03-04
St. Katherine's/St. Mark's School
Bettendorf
85-86
Sacred Heart School
West Des Moines
01-02

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Kansas

St. Mary Queen of the Universe School
Salina
85-86

 

Kentucky

Blessed Sacrament School
Forth Mitchell
93-94, 06-07
Covington Latin School
Covington
02-03
Christ the King School
Lexington 04-05

Holy Spirit School

Louisville 06-07

Holy Trinity Parish School

Louisville 06-07

Immaculate Heart of Mary School

Burlington  05-06 

Our Lady of Lources 

Louisville 07-08

Sacred Heart Model School 

Louisville 01-02
St. Albert the Great School
Louisville
03-04

St. Agnes School

Ft. Wright  08-09
St. Agnes Parish School
Louisville
98-99, 04-05

St. Joseph School

Crescent Spings  05-06 
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Elementary School
Louisville
03-04
St. Pius X Elementary School
Edgewood
01-02
St. Raphael the Archangel School
Louisville
96-97, 02-03

St. Thomas School

Fort Thomas  05-06 

Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School

Lexington  05-06 
Villa Madonna Academy
Villa Hills
02-03, 06-07

Louisiana

Cathedral Carmel School
Lafayette
01-02
Christ the King School
Bossier City
93-94
Christian Brothers School
Metairie 04-05
Holy Rosary School
Shreveport
98-99
Our Lady of Divine Providence
Netairie
93-94
Our Lady of Fatima School
Lafayette
85-86, 89-90
Our Lady of the Lake
Manderville
03-04

Our Lady of Promp Succor

Chalmette 96-97
St. Anthony of Padua
New Orleans
87-88

St. Benilde School

Metairie 96-97
St. Bernard Elementary School
Breaux Bridge
87-88
St. Christopher
Metairie
93-94
St. Clement of Rome School
Metairie 04-05
St. Dominic School
New Orleans
98-99
St. Edward the Confessor School
Metairie
01-02, 03-04
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
New Orleans
93-94
St. Francis Xavier School
Metairie
01-02
St. Leo the Great
New Orleans
89-90
St. Louis King of France School
Metairie
01-02
St. Margaret Mary School
Slidell
98-99
St. Michael School
Crowley
85-86

St. Pius X Catholic Elementary School

New Orleans 06-07
St. Rita School
Harahan
98-99, 06-07
St. Rosalie School
Harvey
91-92
Stuart Hall School for Boys
New Orleans 04-05
Ursuline Academy Elementary School
New Orleans
98-99

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Maryland

Holy Redeemer School
Kensington
08-09
Little Flower School 
Bethesda 07-08
Our Lady of Mercy School
Potomac
98-99, 08-09

Resurrection-St. Paul School

Ellicott City 08-09 
St. Andrew Apostle School
Silver Spring
89-90, 06-07
St. Bernadette School
Silver Spring
01-02, 02-03

St. Camillus Catholic School

Silver Spring 96-97 
St. Catherine Laboure School
Wheaton
93-94
St. Catherine Phelps
Ellicott City
89-90
St. Elizabeth School
Rockville
85-86
St. Jane de Chantal School
Bethseda
87-88

St. John the Evangelist School 

Severna Park 07-08

St. John Regional Catholic School

Frederick 08-09
St. Rita School
Baltimore
85-86
St. Rosalie School
Harvey
01-02
Trinity School
Ellicott City
98-99

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Michigan

Dickinson Area Catholic School
Iron Mountain
85-86
Guardian Angels School
Clawson
02-03

Holy Name Catholic School 

Birmingham 07-08
St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School
Grosse Point
93-94
St. Francis Elementary School
Traverse City
87-88

St. Hugo of the Hills

Bloomfield Hills 08-09
St. Joan of Arc School
St. Clair Shore
93-94
St. Mary Cathedral School
Gaylord
85-86

St. Paul on the Lake Catholic School

Grosse Pointe Farms  05-06 

Shrine Catholic Grade School 

 Royal Oak  04-05

Minnesota

Holy Family School
St Louis Park
85-86

Holy Name of Jesus School 

Wayzata 07-08 
Our Lady of Grace School
Edina
01-02, 08-09

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Mississippi

St. Alphonsus Catholic School
Ocean Springs
03-04

Missouri

Most Sacred Heart
Eureka
08-09
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School

St. Charles

03-04, 04-05 

St. Elizabeth School
Kansas City
98-99

St. Genevieve du Bois School

St. Louis 96-97
St. Joseph School
St. Charles
98-99
St. Monica
Creve Coeur
85-86
St. Peter Catholic Elementary School
Kirkwood
02-03

St. Peter Catholic School 

St. Charles  07-08

Nebraska

Christ the King Catholic School
Omaha
89-90
St. Cecilia's Cathedral Elementary
Omaha
85-86, 06-07

St. Margaret Mary School 

Omaha 07-08
St. Pius X-St. Leo School
Omaha
85-86

St. Stephen the Martyr School 

Omaha 07-08 
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary School
Omaha
03-04

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Nevada

St. Viator
Las Vegas
85-86

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New Jersey

Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Wayne
06-07
Our Lady Star of the Sea  
 Cape May 93-94
Sacred Heart School
Trenton
87-88
St. Matthias Catholic School
Somerset
01-02
St. Paul School
Jersey City
87-88
St. Patrick School
Chatham
02-03
St. Peter Elementary School
New Brunswick
85-86
St. Vincent Martyr School
Madison 04-05

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New Mexico

 

Holy Ghost Catholic School
Albuquerque
08-09

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New York

Holy Family School
Hicksville
89-90
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Scarsdale
03-04
Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional Catholic School
South Hampton
93-94
Our Lady of Lourdes
West Islip
85-86
Our Lady of Mercy School
Hicksville
87-88
Our Lady of Peace School
Lynbrook
89-90
Sacred Heart/Mt. Carmel School for the Arts
Mt. Vernon
93-94
St. Amelia School
Tonawanda
98-99
St. Agnes Cathedral School
Rockville Centre
89-90

St. Bernadette School 

Brooklyn 07-08
St. Ignatius Loyola
New York
85-86
St. Isadore School
Riverhead
87-88

 St. Joan of Arc School

Jackson Heights 96-97
St. Joseph's School
Long Island City
89-90, 93-94
Sts. Peter and Paul
Bronx
85-86
St. Thomas of Canterbury School
Cornwall-on-Hudson
87-88

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North Carolina

Blessed Sacrament School
Burlington
89-90, 02-03

Our Lady of the Assumption School

Charlotte  05-06 

Our Lady of Lourdes School

Raleigh 06-07

Sacred Heart Cathedral School

Raleigh 06-07
St. Leo Catholic School
Winston-Salem 04-05
     

Ohio

Bishop Leibold School
Dayton
07-08

Cardinal Pacelli 

Cincinnati 07-08
Gesu Catholic School 
University Heights 
87-88, 96-97 

Guardian Angels Elementary School

Cincinnati 06-07
Immaculate Conception
Columbus
93-94
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Cincinnati
03-04
Incarnation School
Centerville
89-90, 98-99
Ladyfield Catholic School
Toledo
01-02
Lial Elementary School
Whitehouse
91-92, 98-99
Metro Catholic Parish School
Cleveland
93-94
Nativity School
Cincinnati
87-88, 04-05
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
Grove City
87-88, 91-92

Our Lady of the Visitation School

Cincinnati  06-07

Seton Catholic School

Hudson  08-09
St. Agatha School
Columbus
85-86, 01-02
St. Albert the Great School
North Royalton
01-02, 02-03
St. Andrew
Columbus
91-92
St. Barbara
Massillon
85-86

St. Brigid of Kildare School

Dublin 07-08
St. Columban School
Loveland
89-90
St. Columbkille Parish School
Parma
98-99

St. Dominic School

Cincinnati 07-08
St. Gertrude School
Cincinnati
87-88
St. Gregory the Great School
South Euclid
98-99
St. James School
Cincinnati
87-88, 06-07

St. Joseph School

Cuyahoga Falls 08-09
St. Hilary School
Fairlawn
01-02, 07-08

St. Ignatius School

Cincinnati 07-08
St. James White Oak School
Cincinnati
91-92, 98-99
St. John Bosco School
Parma Heights
91-92
St. John the Baptist School
Cincinnati
98-99
St. Joseph Montessori School
Columbus
03-04
St. Jude Elementary School
Elyria
93-94

St. Martin of Tours School

Maple Heights 96-97
St. Mary School
Cincinnati
85-86, 93-94, 05-06

St. Michael School

Cincinnati 08-09
St. Michael School
Independence 
06-07

St. Michael School 

Worthington 87-88

St. Paschal Baylon School

Highland Heights 08-09 
St. Patrick of Heatherdowns
Toledo
93-94
St. Paul School
Canton
01-02
St. Peter Catholic School
Huber Heights
89-90

St. Peter Elementary School

Mansfield 96-97

St. Rita School

Solon  05-06 
St. Therese of the Little Flower
Cincinnati
93-94
St. Thomas More School
Brooklyn
93-94
St. Timothy School
Columbus
89-90

St. Veronica School

Cincinnati 08-09
Sts. Cyril and Methodius School
Lakewood 04-05

Sts. Joseph and John Interparochial School

Strongsville 07-08
Urban Community School
Cleveland
87-88

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Oklahoma

All Saints Catholic School
Norman
06-07

Monte Cassino

Tulsa 93-94

Rosary School

Oklahoma City 08-09

St. Pius X Elementary School

Tulsa 96-97
School of St. Mary
Tulsa
87-88

Oregon

Our Lady of the Lake
Lake Oswego
89-90

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Pennsylvania

Anclilae Assumpta Academy
Wyncote
85-86, 91-92

Epiphany of Our Lord School

Plymouth Meeting 08-09

Grey Nun Academy

Yardley 08-09

Gwynedd-Mercy Academy Elementary School

Spring House  06-07

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School

Doylestown 05-06 
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Rosemont 04-05
St. Agnes
West Chester
89-90

St. Aloysius Academy

Bryn Mawr 07-08

St. Anastasic School

Newton 06-07
St. Bernadette School
Drexel Hill
85-86
St. Genevieve School
Flourtown
01-02, 05-06

St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic School

Yardley  06-07 

St. John the Evangelist School

Morrisville 07-08

St. Patrick School

Carlisle  06-07 
Sts. Philip and James School
Exton
89-90
Villa Maria Academy
Immaculata
87-88
Waldron Mercy Academy
Merion Station
01-02, 08-09

Puerto Rico

Colegio Catolico Notre Dame
Caguas
96-97
Colegio Ponceno  
 Ponce  91-92

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Rhode Island

St. Luke School
Barrington
93-94,
02-03
St. Philomena School
Portsmouth
98-99, 08-09
St. Rocco School
Johnston
93-94

South Carolina

Christ Our King-Stella Maris School
Mount Pleasant
04-05
St. Andrew Catholic School  
Myrtle Beach
 04-05
St. John Neumann Catholic School
Columbia 98-99,
07-08

St. Mary's Catholic School

Greenville 08-09 
     

Tennessee

Sacred Heart Cathedral School
Knoxville
91-92
St. Jude School
Chattanooga
87-88

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Texas

All Saints Catholic School
Dallas
05-06

Christ the King 

Dallas 93-94
Corpus Christi School
Houston
89-90

Holy Family Catholic School

Austin  05-06 
Holy Family of Nazareth School
Irving
89-90
Holy Spirit Catholic School
San Antonio
01-02
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Grapevine
02-03

Immaculate Conception School

Grand Prairie 85-86
Loretto Academy Elementary School
El Paso
98-99

John Paul II Catholic School 

Houston 96-97,
07-08

Mary Immaculate Catholic School

Farmers Branch 07-08
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
Selma
03-04

Our Lady of Sorrows School

McAllen  05-06 

Our Lady of Victory School

Victoria 07-08

Prince of Peace Catholic School

Plano  05-06 
Sacred Heart School
Muenster
93-94

St. Anne Catholic School

Houston  05-06 
St. Anthony Cathedral School
Beaumont
98-99
St. Augustine Catholic School
Austin 04-05
St. Elizabeth Catholic School
Dallas
87-88
St. Gregory Catholic School
Tyler
98-99,
05-06

St. John the Apostle Catholic School

North Richland Hills 07-08 
St. Laurence the Martyr Catholic School
Sugar Land 04-05
St. Mark the Evangelist
Plano
91-92,
06-07

St. Michael School

Weimar  05-06 
St. Monica School
Dallas
02-03
St. Patrick School
Corpus Christi
85-86,
96-97,
05-06
St. Patrick School
Dallas 04-05
St. Paul the Apostle School
Richardson
98-99
St. Peter Prince of Apostles
San Antonio
85-86,
04-05

St. Pius X Catholic School

Corpus Christi  06-07 
St. Rita Catholic School
Dallas
98-99

St. Thomas Aquinas

Dallas 96-97
St. Thomas More Parish School
Houston
93-94
The Atonement Academy
San Antonio 04-05

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Vermont

Mater Christi School
Burlington
89-90

Virginia

All Saints Catholic School
Manassas 08-09
Blessed Sacrament School 
 Alexandria  07-08
Charlottesville Catholic School  
Charlottesville 04-05

Corpus Christi School

Falls Church 08-09

Holy Spirit School 

Annandale 07-08
Linton Hall School
Bristow
02-03
Our Lady of Good Council School
Vienna 04-05

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School

Newport News 08-09

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Danville  05-06 

School of the Nativity

Burke  07-08

St. Agnes School

Arlington 08-09

St. Bridget's School

Richmond  06-07 

St. Gregory the Great Catholic School

Virginia Beach  06-07 
St. James School
Falls Church
98-99

St. John Academy

McLean 07-08

St. Joseph School

Herndon 06-07

St. Leo the Great

Fairfax 05-06

St. Mary's School

Alexandria 08-09
St. Mary's School
Richmond
03-04

St. Thomas More Cathedral School

Arlington  05-06 
St. Timothy School
Chantilly
01-02
Walsingham Academy Lower School
Williamsburg
98-99, 02-03

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Washington

Holy Rosary School
Seattle
89-90, 96-97
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Vancouver
01-02
St. Edward School
Seattle
87-88
St. Paul School
Seattle
87-88
St. Philomena Catholic School
Des Moines
91-92

West Virginia

St. Francis Central Catholic School
Morgantown
93-94
Our Lady of Fatima School
Huntington
91-92

Sacred Heart Grade School

Charleston 06-07
St. Alphonsus School
Greendale
93-94
St. Margaret Mary School
Neenah
87-88

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Winconsin

St. Alphonsus School
Greendale
93-94

St. Margaret Mary School 

Neenah 87-88

St. Stanislaus/St. Stephen Schools

Stevens Point  07-08 

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