State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 California Distinguished Schools

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that 408 middle schools and high schools have been selected for the prestigious 2026 California Distinguished Schools Program, California’s school recognition program that recognizes exceptional schools that distinguish themselves on the basis of exemplary student outcomes.

Since its inception in 1985, the California Distinguished Schools Award remains one of the state’s most important ways to celebrate exceptional schools, districts, teachers, and classified employees for their innovation, talent, and success in supporting students. The 2026 California Distinguished Schools, along with 2025 California Blue Ribbon Schools, 2026 Green Achievers, 2026 Exemplary Dual Enrollment Award Schools, and 2025 Civic Learning Awards of Excellence will be recognized at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim on April 24, 2026.

“It is my pleasure to honor and recognize these 408 schools for their efforts to move the needle for student achievement, no matter what,” Superintendent Thurmond said. “An excellent public education has the power to transform lives, and I commend the educators and school communities who have dedicated themselves to producing exemplary results. This year’s California Distinguished Schools represent the hard work of our middle and high school educators and school staff, who provide our secondary students with life-changing educational opportunities.”

The 2026 California Distinguished Schools recognition program aims to recognize exemplary instructional programs throughout California public schools, the largest public school system in the United States.

This year’s award categories build on long-standing recognition of the following two categories:

Exemplary High Achievers: Schools that are among the highest in the state in academic achievement for all students, which have also ensured that historically underserved student groups are maintaining or increasing academic progress.
Achievement Gap Closers: Schools that are accelerating academic progress for two or more groups that have been historically underserved, while also demonstrating achievement for all students that is above the state median and maintaining or increasing academic performance for all students.

This year, California Distinguished Schools added a third category of recognition:

Beacons of Opportunity: Schools from rural and low-income communities that distinguish themselves through multiple student outcomes at very high-performance levels.

For years in which middle schools and high schools are eligible, the outcomes considered include graduation rates as well as rates of college and career readiness.

Eligibility for all categories is determined by metrics generated through the California statewide accountability system for public schools, the California School Dashboard. The 2026 California Distinguished Schools were determined using data from the 2025 California School Dashboard.

In keeping with statewide standards for accountability, schools must have at least 95 percent participation in statewide assessments to qualify for Distinguished School recognition. Schools may not earn recognition as a California Distinguished School if they have concerning school climate indicators, such as very high suspension or chronic absenteeism.

Schools need not apply for California Distinguished Schools, as every school’s data is automatically considered in alternating years. To further clarify, elementary schools and kindergarten through eighth-grade schools were considered in 2025 and will next be considered in 2027. Middle schools and high schools are being considered in 2026 and will next be considered in 2028. Schools motivated to achieve this statewide distinction are encouraged to set annual schoolwide goals aligned to their progress and areas of growth on the Dashboard.

Information regarding the 2025 Dashboard is provided on the CDE California School Dashboard and System of Support web page.

The list of 408 schools for 2026 is below. For more information, please visit the CDE California Distinguished Schools Program web page.

2026 California Distinguished Schools

County Name	District or Charter Authorizer	School Name
Alameda	Alameda County Office of Education	Oakland Unity Middle
Alameda	Alameda Unified	Alameda High
Alameda	Berkeley Unified	Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle
Alameda	Berkeley Unified	Willard Middle
Alameda	Castro Valley Unified	Creekside Middle
Alameda	Dublin Unified	Eleanor Murray Fallon
Alameda	Fremont Unified	American High
Alameda	Fremont Unified	Irvington High
Alameda	Fremont Unified	John M. Horner Middle
Alameda	Fremont Unified	Thornton Middle
Alameda	Fremont Unified	Washington High
Alameda	Pleasanton Unified	Harvest Park Middle
Alameda	Pleasanton Unified	Thomas S. Hart Middle
Alameda	San Lorenzo Unified	KIPP King Collegiate High
Alameda	San Lorenzo Unified	KIPP Summit Academy
Butte	Chico Unified	Chico High
Butte	Chico Unified	Inspire School of Arts and Sciences
Calaveras	Vallecito Union	Avery Middle
Contra Costa	Acalanes Union High	Miramonte High
Contra Costa	Liberty Union High	Liberty High
Contra Costa	Martinez Unified	Martinez Junior High
Contra Costa	Mt. Diablo Unified	Diablo View Middle
Contra Costa	Mt. Diablo Unified	Pleasant Hill Middle
Contra Costa	San Ramon Valley Unified	Charlotte Wood Middle
Contra Costa	San Ramon Valley Unified	Diablo Vista Middle
Contra Costa	San Ramon Valley Unified	Iron Horse Middle
Contra Costa	San Ramon Valley Unified	Los Cerros Middle
Contra Costa	San Ramon Valley Unified	Pine Valley Middle
Contra Costa	San Ramon Valley Unified	San Ramon Valley High
Contra Costa	San Ramon Valley Unified	Stone Valley Middle
Contra Costa	West Contra Costa Unified	Middle College High
El Dorado	Buckeye Union Elementary	Camerado Springs Middle
El Dorado	Buckeye Union Elementary	Rolling Hills Middle
El Dorado	Latrobe	Miller's Hill
El Dorado	Rescue Union Elementary	Marina Village Middle
Fresno	Clovis Unified	Buchanan High
Fresno	Fresno Unified	Baird Middle
Fresno	Fresno Unified	Design Science Middle College High
Fresno	Fresno Unified	Edison Computech
Fresno	Fresno Unified	Edison High
Fresno	Fresno Unified	Erma Duncan Polytechnical High
Fresno	Fresno Unified	Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship
Fresno	Fresno Unified	University High
Fresno	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Reedley High
Fresno	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Reedley Middle College High
Fresno	Sanger Unified	Sanger High
Humboldt	Fortuna Union High	Academy of the Redwoods
Imperial	Holtville Unified	Holtville Middle
Kern	Delano Joint Union High	Cesar E. Chavez High
Kern	Delano Joint Union High	Delano High
Kern	El Tejon Unified	El Tejon Elementary
Kern	Fruitvale Elementary	Fruitvale Junior High
Kern	Greenfield Union	Leon H. Ollivier Middle
Kern	McFarland Unified	McFarland High School Early College
Kern	Panama-Buena Vista Union	Stonecreek Junior High
Kern	Wasco Union High	Wasco High
Kings	Hanford Joint Union High	Sierra Pacific High
Los Angeles	ABC Unified	Cerritos High
Los Angeles	ABC Unified	Whitney (Gretchen) High
Los Angeles	Antelope Valley Union High	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)
Los Angeles	Arcadia Unified	Foothills Middle
Los Angeles	Beverly Hills Unified	Beverly Vista Middle
Los Angeles	Bonita Unified	Lone Hill Middle
Los Angeles	Bonita Unified	Ramona Middle
Los Angeles	Burbank Unified	John Muir Middle
Los Angeles	Castaic Union	Castaic Middle
Los Angeles	Claremont Unified	El Roble Intermediate
Los Angeles	Compton Unified	Compton Early College High
Los Angeles	Compton Unified	Compton High
Los Angeles	Compton Unified	Davis Middle
Los Angeles	Compton Unified	Manuel Dominguez High
Los Angeles	Compton Unified	Whaley Middle
Los Angeles	Covina-Valley Unified	South Hills High
Los Angeles	Downey Unified	Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
Los Angeles	Downey Unified	Griffiths (Gordon) Middle
Los Angeles	Downey Unified	Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
Los Angeles	Duarte Unified	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley
Los Angeles	El Monte Union High	El Monte High
Los Angeles	El Segundo Unified	El Segundo High
Los Angeles	El Segundo Unified	El Segundo Middle
Los Angeles	Garvey Elementary	Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate
Los Angeles	Glendale Unified	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High
Los Angeles	Glendale Unified	Eleanor J. Toll Middle
Los Angeles	Glendale Unified	Woodrow Wilson Middle
Los Angeles	Glendora Unified	Glendora High
Los Angeles	Glendora Unified	Goddard Middle
Los Angeles	Glendora Unified	Sandburg Middle
Los Angeles	Hawthorne	Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
Los Angeles	Inglewood Unified	City Honors International Preparatory High
Los Angeles	Lawndale Elementary	Environmental Charter High - Lawndale
Los Angeles	Lawndale Elementary	Jane Addams Middle
Los Angeles	Lawndale Elementary	Will Rogers Middle
Los Angeles	Lennox	Lennox Mathematics, Science and Technology Academy
Los Angeles	Long Beach Unified	California Academy of Mathematics and Science
Los Angeles	Long Beach Unified	Ernest S. McBride, Sr. High
Los Angeles	Long Beach Unified	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science
Los Angeles	Long Beach Unified	Helen Keller Middle
Los Angeles	Long Beach Unified	Millikan High
Los Angeles	Long Beach Unified	Stanford Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles County Office of Education	International Polytechnic High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Magnolia Science Academy 5
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alexander Fleming Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Environmental Science High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Alliance Ted K. Tajima High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Animo Jackie Robinson High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Animo Pat Brown
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Animo South Los Angeles Charter
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Animo Venice Charter High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Bell Senior High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Carson Senior High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	CATCH Prep Charter High, Inc.
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Central City Value
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Downtown Business High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Eagle Rock High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	George Ellery Hale Charter Academy
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	George K. Porter Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle King School for Sci, Tech, Eng and Math
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Hollywood Senior High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	ICEF View Park Preparatory High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	ICEF Vista Middle Academy
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	John Burroughs Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	John F. Kennedy High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	John Marshall Senior High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	King/Drew Medical Magnet High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Luther Burbank Middle School Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Magnet
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Magnolia Science Academy 4
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Magnolia Science Academy 6
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Mark Twain Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Math, Science, & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Maywood Center for Enriched Studies
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Middle College High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Orthopaedic Hospital
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Patrick Henry Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Port of Los Angeles High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	PUC Community Charter Middle and PUC Community Charter Early College High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	PUC Lakeview Charter High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Robert Frost Middle
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	San Pedro Senior High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Science Academy STEM Magnet
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	South East High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	STEM Academy at Bernstein High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Synergy Kinetic Academy
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Taft Charter High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Ulysses S. Grant Senior High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	University Pathways Public Service Academy
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Valor Academy High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Venice Senior High
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	Washington Irving Middle School Math, Music and Engineering Magnet
Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	WISH Academy High
Los Angeles	Los Nietos	Los Nietos Middle
Los Angeles	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle
Los Angeles	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	Norwalk High
Los Angeles	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	Reginald M. Benton Middle
Los Angeles	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Palos Verdes Intermediate
Los Angeles	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Ridgecrest Intermediate
Los Angeles	Redondo Beach Unified	Adams Middle
Los Angeles	San Gabriel Unified	Gabrielino High
Los Angeles	San Marino Unified	Huntington Middle
Los Angeles	San Marino Unified	San Marino High
Los Angeles	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	John Adams Middle
Los Angeles	South Pasadena Unified	South Pasadena Middle
Los Angeles	Temple City Unified	Oak Avenue Intermediate
Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	Calle Mayor Middle
Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	Casimir Middle
Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	Edward J. Richardson Middle
Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	Jefferson Middle
Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	Philip Magruder Middle
Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	Torrance High
Los Angeles	Torrance Unified	West High
Los Angeles	Walnut Valley Unified	Chaparral Middle
Los Angeles	Walnut Valley Unified	Diamond Bar High
Los Angeles	Walnut Valley Unified	South Pointe Middle
Los Angeles	Walnut Valley Unified	Suzanne Middle
Los Angeles	Walnut Valley Unified	Walnut High
Los Angeles	West Covina Unified	Edgewood High
Los Angeles	West Covina Unified	Hollencrest Middle
Los Angeles	West Covina Unified	Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina
Los Angeles	William S. Hart Union High	Academy of the Canyons
Los Angeles	William S. Hart Union High	Canyon High
Los Angeles	William S. Hart Union High	Castaic High
Los Angeles	William S. Hart Union High	La Mesa Junior High
Los Angeles	William S. Hart Union High	Saugus High
Los Angeles	William S. Hart Union High	West Ranch High
Los Angeles	Wiseburn Unified	Da Vinci Science
Madera	Golden Valley Unified	Liberty High
Madera	Madera Unified	Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
Marin	Kentfield Elementary	Adaline E. Kent Middle
Marin	Larkspur-Corte Madera	Hall Middle
Marin	Miller Creek Elementary	Miller Creek Middle
Monterey	Pacific Grove Unified	Pacific Grove Middle
Monterey	Spreckels Union Elementary	Buena Vista Middle
Orange	Anaheim Union High	Lexington Junior High
Orange	Anaheim Union High	Oxford Academy
Orange	Brea-Olinda Unified	Brea Junior High
Orange	Capistrano Unified	Arroyo Vista Middle
Orange	Capistrano Unified	Bernice Ayer Middle
Orange	Capistrano Unified	Capistrano Valley High
Orange	Capistrano Unified	Las Flores Middle
Orange	Capistrano Unified	Marco Forster Middle
Orange	Capistrano Unified	Tesoro High
Orange	Fountain Valley Elementary	Masuda (Kazuo) Middle
Orange	Fullerton Joint Union High	Sunny Hills High
Orange	Fullerton Joint Union High	Troy High
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	Bolsa Grande High
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	James Irvine Intermediate
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	La Quinta High
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	Los Amigos High
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	Pacifica High
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	Santiago High
Orange	Garden Grove Unified	Sarah McGarvin Intermediate
Orange	Huntington Beach City Elementary	Ethel Dwyer Middle
Orange	Huntington Beach Union High	Westminster High
Orange	Irvine Unified	Irvine High
Orange	Irvine Unified	Lakeside Middle
Orange	Irvine Unified	Rancho San Joaquin Middle
Orange	Irvine Unified	Sierra Vista Middle
Orange	Irvine Unified	South Lake Middle
Orange	Irvine Unified	Venado Middle
Orange	Irvine Unified	Woodbridge High
Orange	Laguna Beach Unified	Thurston Middle
Orange	Newport-Mesa Unified	Early College High
Orange	Orange County Department of Education	Oxford Preparatory Academy - Middle
Orange	Orange County Department of Education	Samueli Academy
Orange	Orange Unified	El Rancho Charter
Orange	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
Orange	Saddleback Valley Unified	La Paz Intermediate
Orange	Santa Ana Unified	Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate
Orange	Santa Ana Unified	Hector G. Godinez
Orange	Santa Ana Unified	Middle College High
Orange	Tustin Unified	Hewes Middle
Orange	Westminster	Helen Stacey Middle
Placer	Placer Union High	Placer High
Placer	Rocklin Unified	Granite Oaks Middle
Placer	Rocklin Unified	Rocklin High
Placer	Rocklin Unified	Western Sierra Collegiate Academy
Placer	Roseville City	Warren T. Eich Middle
Placer	Roseville Joint Union High	Antelope High
Placer	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Alder Creek Middle
Placer	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	North Tahoe High
Riverside	Beaumont Unified	Beaumont Middle College High
Riverside	Corona-Norco Unified	Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate
Riverside	Corona-Norco Unified	Eleanor Roosevelt High
Riverside	Corona-Norco Unified	John F. Kennedy Middle College High
Riverside	Desert Sands Unified	La Quinta High
Riverside	Hemet Unified	Western Center Academy
Riverside	Menifee Union	Kathryn Newport Middle
Riverside	Menifee Union	Menifee Valley Middle
Riverside	Moreno Valley Unified	Valley View High
Riverside	Murrieta Valley Unified	Dorothy McElhinney Middle
Riverside	Murrieta Valley Unified	Murrieta Mesa High
Riverside	Murrieta Valley Unified	Vista Murrieta High
Riverside	San Jacinto Unified	San Jacinto Leadership Academy - Magnet
Riverside	Temecula Valley Unified	Great Oak High
Riverside	Temecula Valley Unified	Temecula Middle
Sacramento	Elk Grove Unified	Toby Johnson Middle
Sacramento	Galt Joint Union Elementary	Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
Sacramento	Galt Joint Union High	Liberty Ranch High
Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	West Campus
Sacramento	San Juan Unified	Winston Churchill Middle
San Benito	Hollister	Accelerated Achievement Academy
San Bernardino	Chaffey Joint Union High	Etiwanda High
San Bernardino	Chino Valley Unified	Canyon Hills Junior High
San Bernardino	Chino Valley Unified	Chino High
San Bernardino	Chino Valley Unified	Chino Hills High
San Bernardino	Chino Valley Unified	Robert O. Townsend Junior High
San Bernardino	Etiwanda Elementary	Day Creek Intermediate
San Bernardino	Etiwanda Elementary	Heritage Intermediate
San Bernardino	Etiwanda Elementary	Summit Intermediate
San Bernardino	Fontana Unified	Fontana A. B. Miller High
San Bernardino	Ontario-Montclair	De Anza Middle
San Bernardino	Ontario-Montclair	Oaks Middle
San Bernardino	Redlands Unified	Grove
San Bernardino	Redlands Unified	Redlands East Valley High
San Bernardino	Rialto Unified	Eisenhower High
San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	Cajon High
San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy
San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	Middle College High
San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	Richardson PREP HI Middle
San Bernardino	Upland Unified	Upland High
San Bernardino	Victor Valley Union High	University Preparatory
San Diego	Escondido Union	Quantum Academy
San Diego	Grossmont Union High	Helix High
San Diego	Poway Unified	Oak Valley Middle
San Diego	Ramona City Unified	Ramona High
San Diego	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	R. Roger Rowe Middle
San Diego	San Diego County Office of Education	High Tech High Mesa
San Diego	San Diego County Office of Education	High Tech Middle North County
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Challenger Middle
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Correia Middle
San Diego	San Diego Unified	De Portola Middle
San Diego	San Diego Unified	East Village Middle College High
San Diego	San Diego Unified	High Tech High International
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Kearny College Connections
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Magnolia Science Academy San Diego
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Mira Mesa High
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Mission Bay High
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Muirlands Middle
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Pershing Middle
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Preuss School UCSD
San Diego	San Diego Unified	School for Entrepreneurship and Technology
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Scripps Ranch High
San Diego	San Diego Unified	Standley Middle
San Diego	San Dieguito Union High	Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego	San Dieguito Union High	Diegueno Middle
San Diego	San Dieguito Union High	La Costa Canyon High
San Diego	San Dieguito Union High	Pacific Trails Middle
San Diego	San Marcos Unified	San Elijo Middle
San Diego	SBE - College Preparatory Middle	College Preparatory Middle
San Diego	Sweetwater Union High	Bonita Vista Senior High
San Diego	Sweetwater Union High	Eastlake High
San Diego	Vista Unified	Mission Vista High
San Francisco	San Francisco Unified	Giannini (A.P.) Middle
San Francisco	San Francisco Unified	Roosevelt Middle
San Joaquin	Lodi Unified	Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy
San Joaquin	Manteca Unified	Manteca High
San Joaquin	Manteca Unified	Sierra High
San Joaquin	Stockton Unified	Health Careers Academy
San Joaquin	Stockton Unified	Stockton Early College Academy
San Joaquin	Tracy Joint Unified	Merrill F. West High
San Joaquin	Tracy Joint Unified	Millennium Charter
San Luis Obispo	Lucia Mar Unified	Mesa Middle
San Luis Obispo	Lucia Mar Unified	Nipomo High
San Mateo	Hillsborough City Elementary	Crocker Middle
San Mateo	Jefferson Union High	Summit Public School: Shasta
San Mateo	Portola Valley Elementary	Corte Madera
San Mateo	San Carlos Elementary	Central Middle
San Mateo	San Carlos Elementary	Tierra Linda Middle
San Mateo	South San Francisco Unified	El Camino High
Santa Barbara	Buellton Union Elementary	Jonata Middle
Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara Unified	Dos Pueblos Senior High
Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara Unified	La Colina Junior High
Santa Barbara	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	Santa Ynez Valley Union High
Santa Clara	Berryessa Union Elementary	Piedmont Middle
Santa Clara	Cupertino Union	John F. Kennedy Middle
Santa Clara	Cupertino Union	Sam H. Lawson Middle
Santa Clara	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	College Connection Academy
Santa Clara	Fremont Union High	Fremont High
Santa Clara	Gilroy Unified	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
Santa Clara	Los Altos Elementary	Ardis G. Egan Junior High
Santa Clara	Los Altos Elementary	Georgina P. Blach Junior High
Santa Clara	Los Gatos Union Elementary	Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Santa Clara	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	Los Gatos High
Santa Clara	Milpitas Unified	Thomas Russell Middle
Santa Clara	Morgan Hill Unified	Ann Sobrato High
Santa Clara	Mountain View Whisman	Isaac Newton Graham Middle
Santa Clara	Oak Grove Elementary	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate
Santa Clara	Palo Alto Unified	Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle
Santa Clara	Palo Alto Unified	Henry M. Gunn High
Santa Clara	Palo Alto Unified	Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
Santa Clara	Santa Clara County Office of Education	University Preparatory Academy Charter
Santa Clara	Saratoga Union Elementary	Redwood Middle
Santa Clara	SBE - KIPP Navigate College Prep	KIPP Navigate College Prep
Santa Clara	Sunnyvale	Sunnyvale Middle
Santa Clara	Union Elementary	Union Middle
Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	Branciforte Middle
Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz City High	Soquel High
Shasta	Gateway Unified	Central Valley High
Shasta	Shasta Union High	Foothill High
Shasta	Shasta Union High	University Preparatory
Solano	Benicia Unified	Benicia Middle
Solano	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	Green Valley Middle
Solano	Travis Unified	Vanden High
Sonoma	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	Credo High
Sonoma	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Hillcrest Middle
Sonoma	Petaluma Joint Union High	Casa Grande High
Stanislaus	Hickman Community Charter	Hickman Middle
Stanislaus	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	Orestimba High
Tulare	Exeter Unified	Exeter Union High
Tulare	Lindsay Unified	Lindsay Senior High
Tulare	Porterville Unified	Harmony Magnet Academy
Tulare	Porterville Unified	Porterville Military Academy
Tulare	Tulare County Office of Education	University Preparatory High
Tulare	Visalia Unified	El Diamante High
Tuolumne	Summerville Union High	Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy
Ventura	Conejo Valley Unified	Los Cerritos Middle
Ventura	Oak Park Unified	Medea Creek Middle
Ventura	Oxnard Union High	Oxnard Middle College High
Ventura	Oxnard Union High	Rancho Campana High
Ventura	Pleasant Valley	Monte Vista Middle
Yolo	Washington Unified	Washington Middle College High
Yuba	Marysville Joint Unified	Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts

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Tony Thurmond — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5602, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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