The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and Washington Board of Education announced the winners of the third-annual Washington Achievement Awards earlier this month.

Kiona-Benton City High School was recognized for overall excellence and excellence in language arts, along with several other schools in the Mid-Columbia Basin. The awards are determined by a scoring rubric and the past three years of achievement data from the schools.

Here's a breakdown of other schools and education programs that were recently recognized by state education officials.

-- Southridge High School (Kennewick), improvement

-- Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership (Kennewick), improvement

-- Southgate Elementary School (Kennewick), closing achievement gaps

-- Connell High School (North Franklin), extended graduation rate

-- River View High School (Finley), extended graduation rate

-- Washtucna Elementary and High School (Washtucna), overall excellence and science

-- Columbia High School (Columbia-Walla Walla), extended graduation rate

-- Walla Walla High School (Walla Walla), extended graduation rate

-- Garrison Middle School (Walla Walla), improvement

-- Waitsburg High School (Waitsburg), extended graduation rate

-- Prescott Junior Senior High School (Prescott), extended graduation rate

-- Touchet Elementary and High School (Touchet), extended graduation rate

-- Pioneer Elementary School (Sunnyside), overall excellence

-- Washington Elementary School (Sunnyside), overall excellence and mathematics

-- Outlook Elementary School (Sunnyside), overall excellence and improvement

-- Sage Point Elementary School (Moses Lake), closing achievement gaps