Timber Ridge Elementary School is among eight public schools in Georgia named a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School.

It is the 18th Cobb County school to earn the designation. The U.S. Department of Education selected Timber Ridge after it scored in the top 10 percent on state assessments in reading, language arts and mathematics.

Principal Tracie Doe will accept the award at a two-day ceremony in Washington, DC starting Nov. 14. Information: www.ed.gov/nationalblueribbonschools.

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