Only 188 schools in Indiana earned this distinction out of approximately 1,800 public schools.
An explanation of the criteria for reaching Four-Star status, which is tied to State and Federal accountability standards, is available at the IDOE website http://www.doe.in.gov/accreditation/fourstar.html
It takes no more than a single student in a single sub-area not passing one area of the ISTEP by a slim margin to cause a school to fail to reach Four-Star status.
