A total of 130 public schools, 24 public school districts and one charter school on Long Island earned state recognition yesterday for improving performance. Each school has a significant number of students who are minorities, come from low-income families, or have disabilities.

Schools were eligible for recognition only if they had a minimum of 30 continuously enrolled students in at least two groups that include race/ethnicity, low income, limited English proficient or students with disabilities. Statewide, 28 percent of eligible schools and 11 percent of eligible districts were recognized.

"There are so many bureaucratic requirements with NCLB, this reporting being one of them, and there hasn't been the full funding for school districts," said Anthony L. Singe, superintendent of Locust Valley Schools. He said his district (and its middle school) made the list thanks to efforts including more time during the school day allotted for academic intervention and a reading support specialist assigned to each middle school grade level.