High Flying School schools are excelling academically while serving a large percentage of underrepresented or underserved populations. To be considered for the award, schools demonstrate initiatives and collaborations that are ensuring growth and advancement for the students they support.
Any secondary school can apply or be nominated and is not limited to the U.S.
Here are the topics we’d like you to tell us about:
- High Achievement
- Serving Youth
- Community Collaboration
- Civic Development
*If you have won this award within the past 5 years, you are not eligible to win again at this time.*
Award Information
Each school selected as a 2026 High-Flying School will receive an honorarium of $1000 per school and complimentary registration for two people to attend the NYAR Conference on March 1-3, 2026.
Each school will be recognized and asked to share their school’s success in a virtual presentation.
Past Winners
2025 National High-Flying Schools
- Joseph Keels Elementary School
- Salem Elementary School
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
2024 National High-Flying Schools
- Greenville Middle School
- Weaver Middle School
2023 National High-Flying Schools
- Dooly County Elementary
2022 National High-Flying Schools
- Hunter Hills Elementary
- Margaret Lindemeyer School
2021 National High-Flying Schools
- Cedar Forest Elementary from Fredericksburg, VA
- Reedy Creek Magnet Middle School from Cary, NC
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School from Forsyth, GA
2020 National High-Flying Schools
- The Military Magnet Academy from North Charleston, South Carolina
- The Medical Academy for Science and Technology from Homestead, Florida
- Liberty Middle School from Lemoore, California
- Patterson Elementary School from Patterson, Georgia