• High Achievement.
  The school ranks at the 75th percentile or higher in at least three academic subjects in at least two grade levels.
• High Poverty.
  The school’s student population is comprised of at least 50% of students living at or below poverty level as defined by the federal lunch program for public schools.
• High Minority.
  The school’s student population is comprised of 50% or more minority students. Please list the subgroups and their percentage of the student population.
• Community Collaboration.
  The school demonstrates high levels of collaboration with community and/or university in addressing youth-at-risk issues within the school and community.
• Citizenship Development.
  The school provides opportunities for students to develop citizenship skills at school and in the community.
• Democratic Education.
  School curriculum includes objectives and activities related to the growth of students as individuals who are successful members of a democratic society.

Each school selected as a 2014 High-Flying School will receive an invitation and travel honorarium of $1000 per school, hotel room for three nights, and paid registration fees for two people at the National Youth-At-Risk Conference held in Savannah, Georgia at the Hyatt Regency, March 2-5, 2014. Each school will be recognized at an awards ceremony and will share their school success in a High Flying School Showcase. Nominations for 2014 High-Flying Schools recognition must be submitted using online submission form by December 1, 2013.

• SAVE High School, Anchorage, AK
• Whitehall Elementary School, Anderson, SC
• Moore Elementary School, Griffin, GA
• Newton High School, Covington, GA
• Oak Hill Middle School, Milledgeville, GA

• L.W. Condor Elementary School, Columbia, SC
• Jose Damian Elementary School, El Paso, TX
• Alcovy High School, Covington, GA
• Gainesville Exploration Academy, Gainesville, GA
• Loris Elementary School, Loris, SC

• Deanna Davenport Elementary School, Canutillo, TX
• Bellwood Elementary School, Richmond, VA
• Rex Mill Middle School, Rex, GA
• Gainesville High School, Gainesville, GA
• Glen Avenue Elementary School, Salisbury, MD

• Waycross Middle School, Waycross, GA
• Southern Choctaw Elementary School, Gilbertown, AL
• Tangelo Park Elementary School, Orlando, FLA
• Scott's Branch Middle School, Summerton, SC
• New Holland Core Knowledge Academy, Gainesville, GA
• Fair Oaks Elementary School, Marietta, GA

• McKinley Elementary School, Newark, NJ
• Pauline Jones Elementary School, Fayetteville, NC
• L. M. Smith Middle School, Birmingham, AL
• Parkland Magnet High School, Winston Salem, NC
• Wilkinson County Middle School, Irwinton, GA

• Frank W. Spencer Elementary School, Savannah, GA
• Shirley Hills Elementary School, Warner Robins, GA
• Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, Atlanta, GA
• Floyd Middle School, Mableton, GA
• Oak Grove Intermediate School, Darien, GA
• Northwest Middle School, Winston-Salem, NC
• Anita White Carson Middle School, Greensboro, GA
• Lyman Hall Elementary School, Hinesville, GA
• Brooklyn College Academy, Brooklyn, NY
• Southern Choctaw Elementary School, Gilbertown, AL

• Rock Island Elementary School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Langston Chapel Elementary School, Statesboro, GA
• Attucks Middle School, Hollywood, FL
• Martha Gaskins Middle School, Birmingham, AL
• Bethune-Bowman Middle High School, Rowesville, SC

• Blaine Street Elementary School, Monroe, GA
• Carrollton Elementary School, Carrollton, GA
• Carrollton Middle School, Carrollton, GA
• Floyd Middle School, Marbleton, GA
• Gainsville Exploration Academy, Gainsville GA
• Miramar Elementary School, Miramar, FL
• Southern Choctaw Elementary School, Gilbertown,AL
• Waycross Middle School, Waycross, GA

• Alfred E. Beach High School, Savannah, GA
• C. J. Hicks Elementary School, Conyers, GA
• Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center, Estes Park,CO
• Elizabeth Vaughan Elementary, Woodbridge, VA
• Screven County Middle School, Sylvania, GA

• Simonton Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA
• Southside Performance Learning Center, Brunswick, GA
• Edith I. Starke Elementary School, Deland, FL
• Peace Regional Outreach Campus, Peace River, Alberta, Canada

• Alsup Elementary School, Commerce City, CO
• Sanders-Clyde Elementary School, Charleston, SC
• Screven County High School, Sylvania, GA
• William H. Councill Elementary School, Birmingham, AL
• Saint Benedict Catholic School and Performing Arts College, Derby, England

• Warren County Middle School, Warrenton, GA
• Bowmar Avenue Elementary School, Vicksburg, MS
• Murray High School, Charlottesville, VA
• Specialist Schools and Academy Trust, London, England
• Mill Creek Elementary School, Statesboro, GA

• Mattie Lively Elementary School, Statesboro, GA
• Central Park Elementary School, Birmingham, AL
• Gainesville Elementary School, Gainesville, GA
• Brady Elementary School, Detroit, MI
• Pocomoke Elementary School, Charlotte, NC

• Savannah Middle School, Grifton, NC
• Islands Elementary School, Savannah, GA
• Hartsfield Elementary School, Tallahassee, FL
• Boulder Preparatory High School, Boulder, CO
• Hambrick Middle School, Houston, TX
• Pocomoke Middle School, Pocomoke, MD
• Thomasboro Elementary School, Charlotte, NC

• St. Landry Parish School System, Opelousas, LA
• Reid Ross Classical School, Fayetteville, NC
• Vinson-Bynum Elementary School, Wilson, NC
• John W. Burke Elementary School, Macon, GA
• St. James-Gaillard Elementary School, Eutawville, SC
• Fairview Middle School, Tallahassee, FL
• Kipp Academy, Houston, TX