From the time that we moved to Pullman, WA, seven years ago, I was told that the schools were excellent. That made sense to me since Pullman is a college town, home of Washington State University and the WSU Cougs! I knew that it competed athletically and academically within the state and always ranked very highly. My daughter, who enrolled at Pullman High School, worked hard to achieve good grades. I experienced through her the level of excellence from the educators, the administrators and the staff.
I just learned that Pullman High School was awarded a Silver Medal Designation! Wow! A high number of schools, 21,796, to be exact, from 48 states were evaluated and Pullman High School was distinguished as one of the top 1,298 schools in the United States. This information is according to the 2010 U.S. News and World Report. This type of evaluation was developed by the School Evaluation Services that determine high school rankings. 
I admire the criteria that this distinction is based as it not looks at the performance of college bound students, but ALL students within their community. There are also three steps that were achieved to meet their criteria: Numbers one and two address meeting the needs of all students and number three measures how the school prepares students taking the next step to college.
This is a marvelous accomplishment for Pullman High School and for its students. Congratulations to all!
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