Congratulations to 2020-2021 US District of the Year Award recipients! Despite a year of unprecedented challenges, the schools in these districts persevered to support their students and strengthen their Cambridge International programs.
- Large District: Broward County Public Schools
- Medium District: Volusia County Schools
- Small District: Charlotte County Public Schools
Learn more about the 2021 award recipients.
Previous awards recipients
- 2019-20
- School District of Palm Beach County
- St. Lucie Public Schools
- Corinth School District
- 2018-19
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Sarasota County Public Schools
- Alachua County Public Schools
- 2017-18
- Broward County Public Schools
- Pasco County Schools
- Santa Cruz Valley Unified
About the awards
District of the Year Awards in the US are awards issued by Cambridge Assessment International Education. They recognise districts that have consistently strong learner performance in their schools and who have also continued to expand their offering of the Cambridge Pathway. Each year we award one district in each of the following segments:
- Large size districts - Districts with over 20,000 students enrolled in high school.
- Medium size districts - Districts with between 10,000 and 20,000 students enrolled in high school.
- Small size districts - Districts with less than 10,000 students enrolled in high school
Award criteria
The District of the Year Award is based on the following criteria:
Criteria 1 – Sustained high performance
Based on the last three years of data we look at which districts continue to maintain or grow their high performing pass rates.
Criteria 2 – Performance compared to other schools
For the current school year we review the total number of Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards. (Not included for June 2020 due to Covid-19 related circumstances).
Criteria 3 – Access and equity
Based on the last two years of data, we review the extent to which a district has provided all students in their district the opportunity to participate in the Cambridge program. This includes district school and student participation and accessibility to the subjects offered. We also looked at the growth of Cambridge IGCSEs and Cambridge International AS & A Levels entries in the past three years.
Cambridge International in the US
Get more information about Cambridge International for US students, schools, and higher education.