State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2026 California Purple Star Schools

SACRAMENTO—Today, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that 75 schools have been awarded the designation of Purple Star School in 2026, totaling 202 Purple Star schools in the state. The California Purple Star School Designation Program (Purple Star Program) seeks to reduce the burden on military-connected students and their families by articulating the most critical transition supports for military-connected students and their families.

The Purple Star Program is a way to publicly recognize and designate schools that demonstrate a commitment to meeting the unique needs of military-connected students and their families. Schools may demonstrate this commitment through multiple specific criteria, including by providing easily accessible resources for military-connected families and implementing student-led transition programs to welcome and socially acclimate incoming military-connected students with their peers.

“I am proud to congratulate the educators, staff, administrators, parents, and students at every one of our Purple Star Schools,” said Thurmond. “The unique resources and wraparound supports that these schools provide are crucial to welcoming our military-connected families into our school communities. Each one of our Purple Star Schools works thoughtfully and tirelessly to ensure that our military-connected students are supported to learn, grow, and thrive while their parents serve our country.”

California’s 2026 Purple Star Schools are:

County	School Name	District
Alameda	Dublin High	Dublin Unified
Alameda	Eleanor Murray Fallon	Dublin Unified
Alameda	Frederiksen Elementary	Dublin Unified
Alameda	Wells Middle	Dublin Unified
Kern	China Lake Junior High	Sierra Sands Unified
Kings	Lemoore High	Lemoore Union High
Monterey	Seaside Middle	Monterey Peninsula Unified
Placer	Adelante High (Continuation)	Roseville Joint Union High
Placer	Antelope High	Roseville Joint Union High
Placer	Roseville High	Roseville Joint Union High
Placer	Woodcreek High	Roseville Joint Union High
Riverside	Alta Murrieta Elementary	Murrieta Valley Unified
Riverside	Dorothy McElhinney Middle	Murrieta Valley Unified
Riverside	Tovashal Elementary	Murrieta Valley Unified
Riverside	Abby Reinke Elementary	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	Alamos Elementary	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	Chaparral High	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	French Valley Elementary	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	Great Oak High	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	James L. Day Middle	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	Nicolas Valley Elementary	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	Paloma Elementary	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	Susan La Vorgna Elementary	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	Temecula Valley Charter	Temecula Valley Unified
Riverside	Temecula Valley High	Temecula Valley Unified
San Bernardino	Condor Elementary	Morongo Unified
San Bernardino	Twentynine Palms Elementary	Morongo Unified
San Bernardino	Twentynine Palms High	Morongo Unified
San Bernardino	Twentynine Palms Junior High	Morongo Unified
San Diego	Pacific Rim Elementary	Carlsbad Unified
San Diego	Sage Creek High	Carlsbad Unified
San Diego	McMillin (Corky) Elementary	Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego	Olympic View Elementary	Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego	Salt Creek Elementary	Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary	Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego	Coronado High	Coronado Unified
San Diego	Coronado Middle	Coronado Unified
San Diego	Coronado Village Elementary	Coronado Unified
San Diego	Silver Strand Elementary	Coronado Unified
San Diego	San Onofre Elementary	Fallbrook Union Elementary
San Diego	La Mesa Dale Elementary	La Mesa-Spring Valley
San Diego	Tierra del Sol Middle	Lakeside Union
San Diego	Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire	Mountain Empire Unified
San Diego	Pacific View Charter	Oceanside Unified
San Diego	Santa Margarita Elementary	Oceanside Unified
San Diego	Black Mountain Middle	Poway Unified
San Diego	Chaparral Elementary	Poway Unified
San Diego	Midland Elementary	Poway Unified
San Diego	Mt. Carmel High	Poway Unified
San Diego	Sunset Hills Elementary	Poway Unified
San Diego	Dimensions Collaborative	San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego	Angier Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Cabrillo Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Chesterton Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Dailard Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Elevate	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Hage Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Hancock Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Innovations Academy	San Diego Unified
San Diego	John Muir Language Academy	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Jonas Salk Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Loma Portal Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Miller Elementary	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Old Town Academy K-8 Charter	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Point Loma High	San Diego Unified
San Diego	St. Paul's Lutheran	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Wangenheim Middle	San Diego Unified
San Diego	Ocean View Hills	San Ysidro Elementary
San Diego	Vista Del Mar	San Ysidro Elementary
San Diego	Eastlake High	Sweetwater Union High
San Diego	Otay Ranch Senior High	Sweetwater Union High
San Diego	Valley Center High	Valley Center-Pauma Unified
Ventura	Oxnard High	Oxnard Union High
Ventura	Peak Prep Pleasant Valley	Pleasant Valley
Ventura	River Oaks Academy	Ventura County Office of Education

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

Last Reviewed: Friday, February 27, 2026

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