http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/216995/Playa-Del-Rey-was-one-of-the-2008-A-School-of-Excellency-How-does-this-differ-from-a-school-of-Excellence- GreatSchools en-us healthy11 If you click on the "Research & compare" tab on the green menu bar near the top of this page, you'll find Playa Del Rey rates "8" and Island Elementary ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/216995/Playa-Del-Rey-was-one-of-the-2008-A-School-of-Excellency-How-does-this-differ-from-a-school-of-Excellence-?cpage=1#comment_217724 5100.217724 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:13:33 -0700 babywil The school is in Gilbert, Arizona. I've been trying to compare the school Playa Del Rey, a A+ school of Excellency, to Island Elementary, an Excelling School. Not sure if ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/216995/Playa-Del-Rey-was-one-of-the-2008-A-School-of-Excellency-How-does-this-differ-from-a-school-of-Excellence-?cpage=1#comment_217706 5100.217706 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:54:16 -0700 MagnetMom Looks like this might be Arizona. While California has Blue Ribbon Schools and Distinguished Schools, I hadn't heard of A+ School of Excellence until I just Googled it.http://www.azedfoundation.org/school-recogition-program.php$Unfortunately I can't ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/216995/Playa-Del-Rey-was-one-of-the-2008-A-School-of-Excellency-How-does-this-differ-from-a-school-of-Excellence-?cpage=1#comment_217010 5100.217010 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:19:28 -0700 healthy11 Greatschools is a nationwide community, and unfortunately you didn't mention the city/state where your school is located...A "google" search showed there are schools by that name in CA and AZ. ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/216995/Playa-Del-Rey-was-one-of-the-2008-A-School-of-Excellency-How-does-this-differ-from-a-school-of-Excellence-?cpage=1#comment_216999 5100.216999 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:43:34 -0700