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California Gold Ribbon Schools Awardees 2015

California Gold Ribbon Schools Awardees for 2015.

California recognized outstanding education programs and practices in middle and high schools in 2015.

County District School

Alameda

Albany City Unified

Albany High

Alameda

Castro Valley Unified

Canyon Middle

Alameda

Castro Valley Unified

Creekside Middle

Alameda

Fremont Unified

John F. Kennedy High

Alameda

Fremont Unified

John M. Horner Junior High

Alameda

Fremont Unified

Mission San Jose High

Alameda

Livermore Valley Joint Unified

Granada High

Alameda

Livermore Valley Joint Unified

Livermore High

Alameda

Pleasanton Unified

Thomas S. Hart Middle

Alameda

Alameda County Office of Education

Envision Academy for Arts & Technology•

Amador

Amador County Unified

Amador High

Amador

Amador County Unified

Argonaut High

Amador

Amador County Unified

Ione Junior High

Amador

Amador County Unified

Jackson Junior High

Butte

Chico Unified

Inspire School of Arts and Sciences*

Butte

Gridley Unified

Sycamore Middle•

Calaveras

Vallecito Union

Avery Middle

Contra Costa

Acalanes Union High

Campolindo High

Contra Costa

Acalanes Union High

Las Lomas High

Contra Costa

Acalanes Union High

Miramonte High

Contra Costa

Antioch Unified

Dozier-Libbey Medical High School

Contra Costa

Byron Union

Excelsior Middle

Contra Costa

Lafayette Elementary

M. H. Stanley Middle

Contra Costa

Liberty Union High

Freedom High

Contra Costa

Liberty Union High

Heritage High

Contra Costa

Liberty Union High

Liberty High*

Contra Costa

Martinez Unified

Alhambra Senior High

Contra Costa

Martinez Unified

Martinez Junior High

Contra Costa

Mt. Diablo Unified

Concord High

Contra Costa

Mt. Diablo Unified

Foothill Middle

Contra Costa

Orinda Union Elementary

Orinda Intermediate

Contra Costa

San Ramon Valley Unified

California High

Contra Costa

San Ramon Valley Unified

Charlotte Wood Middle

Contra Costa

San Ramon Valley Unified

Diablo Vista Middle

Contra Costa

San Ramon Valley Unified

Dougherty Valley High

Contra Costa

San Ramon Valley Unified

Gale Ranch 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

Monte Vista High

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

Windemere Ranch Middle

Contra Costa

West Contra Costa Unified

De Anza Senior High

El Dorado

Lake Tahoe Unified

South Tahoe High•

El Dorado

Latrobe School District

Miller's Hill Middle

El Dorado

Placerville Union Elementary

Edwin Markham Middle

Fresno

Clovis Unified

Alta Sierra Intermediate

Fresno

Clovis Unified

Buchanan High

Fresno

Clovis Unified

Clark Intermediate

Fresno

Clovis Unified

Clovis High

Fresno

Clovis Unified

Clovis North Educational Center

Fresno

Clovis Unified

Clovis West High

Fresno

Clovis Unified

Kastner Intermediate

Fresno

Coalinga-Huron Unified

Coalinga Middle•

Fresno

Coalinga-Huron Unified

Huron Middle•

Fresno

Fowler Unified

Fowler High

Fresno

Sanger Unified

Sanger High

Fresno

Sanger Unified

Washington Academic Middle

Humboldt

Eureka City Schools

Catherine L. Zane Middle•

Humboldt

Eureka City Schools

Eureka Senior High

Humboldt

Fortuna Elementary

Toddy Thomas Middle•

Humboldt

Northern Humboldt Union High

Arcata High*

Imperial

Brawley Elementary

Barbara Worth Junior High•

Imperial

El Centro Elementary

John F. Kennedy Middle•

Kern

Kern High

West High•

Kern

McFarland Unified

McFarland High*•

Kern

Rosedale Union Elementary

Rosedale Middle

Kern

Sierra Sands Unified

Murray Middle

Kern

Sierra Sands Unified

Sherman E. Burroughs High*

Kern

Southern Kern Unified

Rosamond High+

Kings

Lemoore Union High

Lemoore Middle College High

Kings

Pioneer Union Elementary

Pioneer Middle*

Los Angeles

ABC Unified

Artesia High

Los Angeles

ABC Unified

Cerritos High

Los Angeles

ABC Unified

Haskell STEM Academy•

Los Angeles

ABC Unified

Richard Gahr High

Los Angeles

Antelope Valley Union High

Academies of the Antelope Valley•

Los Angeles

Antelope Valley Union High

SOAR High School•

Los Angeles

Baldwin Park Unified

Baldwin Park High•

Los Angeles

Baldwin Park Unified

Charles D. Jones Junior High•

Los Angeles

Baldwin Park Unified

Jerry D. Holland Middle•

Los Angeles

Baldwin Park Unified

Olive Middle•

Los Angeles

Baldwin Park Unified

Sierra Vista High•

Los Angeles

Baldwin Park Unified

Sierra Vista Junior High•

Los Angeles

Castaic Union

Castaic Middle

Los Angeles

Charter Oak Unified

Charter Oak High

Los Angeles

Downey Unified

Doty Middle•

Los Angeles

Downey Unified

Warren High

Los Angeles

East Whittier City

East Whittier Middle

Los Angeles

El Monte Union High

Rosemead High•

Los Angeles

El Rancho Unified

El Rancho High•

Los Angeles

El Segundo Unified

El Segundo Middle

Los Angeles

Glendale Unified

Anderson W. Clark Magnet High+•

Los Angeles

Glendale Unified

Crescenta Valley High

Los Angeles

Glendale Unified

Eleanor J. Toll Middle•

Los Angeles

Glendale Unified

Glendale High•

Los Angeles

Glendale Unified

Herbert Hoover High*•

Los Angeles

Glendale Unified

Rosemont Middle

Los Angeles

Glendale Unified

Theodore Roosevelt Middle•

Los Angeles

Glendale Unified

Woodrow Wilson Middle•

Los Angeles

Hacienda la Puente Unified

Glen A. Wilson High

Los Angeles

Hacienda la Puente Unified

Newton Middle•

Los Angeles

Hacienda la Puente Unified

Orange Grove Middle•

Los Angeles

Hacienda la Puente Unified

Sierra Vista Middle•

Los Angeles

Hawthorne

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy•

Los Angeles

Hawthorne

Hawthorne Middle•

Los Angeles

Hawthorne

Prairie Vista Middle•

Los Angeles

Keppel Union Elementary

Keppel Academy•

Los Angeles

Las Virgenes Unified

Agoura High

Los Angeles

Las Virgenes Unified

Alice C. Stelle Middle

Los Angeles

Las Virgenes Unified

Calabasas High*

Los Angeles

Las Virgenes Unified

Lindero Canyon Middle*

Los Angeles

Little Lake City Elementary

Lake Center Middle•

Los Angeles

Little Lake City Elementary

Lakeside Middle•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Office of Education

Environmental Charter Middle•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County Office of Education

International Polytechnic High

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Alliance College-Ready Academy High 16•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Animo Pat Brown Charter High•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Arleta High•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

ArTES: Arts, Theatre, Entertainment•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Crown Preparatory Academy

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

El Sereno Middle•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Equitas Academy Charter #2•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Global Studies & Technology Academy•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Grover Cleveland Charter High•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Math and Science College Preparatory•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Palisades Charter High

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Port of Los Angeles High•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Renaissance Arts Academy*•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Rise Kohyang Middle•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences*•

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Unified

Walnut Park Middle School-STEM Academy•

Los Angeles

Lowell Joint

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate

Los Angeles

Manhattan Beach Unified

Manhattan Beach Middle

Los Angeles

Manhattan Beach Unified

Mira Costa High

Los Angeles

Monrovia Unified

Monrovia High

Los Angeles

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Los Alisos Middle•

Los Angeles

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Reginald M. Benton Middle

Los Angeles

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Miraleste Intermediate

Los Angeles

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Palos Verdes High

Los Angeles

Paramount Unified

Alondra Middle•

Los Angeles

Paramount Unified

Frank J. Zamboni•

Los Angeles

Paramount Unified

Paramount High+•

Los Angeles

Pasadena Unified

Marshall Fundamental Secondary School*

Los Angeles

Pomona Unified

Carl H. Lorbeer Middle

Los Angeles

Pomona Unified

Emerson Middle•

Los Angeles

Pomona Unified

Ganesha High•

Los Angeles

Pomona Unified

Garey High•

Los Angeles

Pomona Unified

Palomares Academy of Health Sciences•

Los Angeles

Pomona Unified

Pomona High•

Los Angeles

Pomona Unified

Simons Middle•

Los Angeles

Redondo Beach Unified

Adams Middle

Los Angeles

Redondo Beach Unified

Parras Middle

Los Angeles

Redondo Beach Unified

Redondo Union High

Los Angeles

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Lincoln Middle

Los Angeles

South Whittier Elementary

Richard L. Graves Middle•

Los Angeles

Torrance Unified

Edward J. Richardson Middle

Los Angeles

Torrance Unified

Jefferson Middle

Los Angeles

Torrance Unified

West High

Los Angeles

Walnut Valley Unified

Chaparral Middle*

Los Angeles

Walnut Valley Unified

South Pointe Middle*

Los Angeles

Walnut Valley Unified

Suzanne Middle*

Los Angeles

West Covina Unified

Hollencrest Middle•

Los Angeles

West Covina Unified

Walnut Grove Intermediate•

Los Angeles

West Covina Unified

West Covina High

Los Angeles

Whittier Union High

California High

Los Angeles

Whittier Union High

La Serna High

Los Angeles

Whittier Union High

Pioneer High•

Los Angeles

Whittier Union High

Santa Fe High•

Los Angeles

Whittier Union High

Whittier High•

Los Angeles

William S. Hart Union High

Saugus High

Los Angeles

Wiseburn Unified

Richard Henry Dana Middle

Marin

Dixie Elementary

Miller Creek Middle

Marin

Kentfield

Adeline E. Kent Middle

Marin

Larkspur-Corte Madera

Hall Middle*

Marin

San Rafael City Elementary

James B. Davidson Middle•

Marin

Tamalpais Union High

Redwood High

Mendocino

Willits Unified

Baechtel Grove Middle•

Monterey

Carmel Unified

Carmel High

Napa

Napa Valley Unified

American Canyon Middle

Napa

Napa Valley Unified

New Technology High School

Napa

St. Helena Unified

St. Helena High

Orange

Anaheim Union High

Anaheim High*•

Orange

Anaheim Union High

Brookhurst Junior High•

Orange

Anaheim Union High

Dale Junior High•

Orange

Anaheim Union High

Loara High•

Orange

Anaheim Union High

Savanna High•

Orange

Anaheim Union High

South Junior High•

Orange

Anaheim Union High

Sycamore Junior High*•

Orange

Anaheim Union High

Walker Junior High

Orange

Capistrano Unified

Carl Hankey Middle

Orange

Fountain Valley Elementary

Fulton (Harry C.) Middle

Orange

Fountain Valley Elementary

Masuda (Kazuo) Middle

Orange

Fountain Valley Elementary

Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle

Orange

Fullerton Joint Union High

Buena Park High*+•

Orange

Fullerton Joint Union High

Sonora High•

Orange

Garden Grove Unified

Bolsa Grande High•

Orange

Garden Grove Unified

Izaak Walton Intermediate•

Orange

Garden Grove Unified

La Quinta High•

Orange

Garden Grove Unified

Pacifica High

Orange

Garden Grove Unified

Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate•

Orange

Huntington Beach City

Ethel Dwyer Middle

Orange

Huntington Beach City Elementary

Isaac L. Sowers Middle

Orange

Irvine Unified

Northwood High*

Orange

Irvine Unified

University High

Orange

La Habra City Elementary

Washington Middle•

Orange

Laguna Beach Unified

Thurston Middle

Orange

Los Alamitos Unified

Los Alamitos High

Orange

Los Alamitos Unified

McAuliffe Middle

Orange

Los Alamitos Unified

Oak Middle

Orange

Newport-Mesa Unified

Early College High

Orange

Orange Unified

Canyon High

Orange

Orange Unified

Cerro Villa Middle

Orange

Orange Unified

El Modena High

Orange

Orange Unified

El Rancho Charter*

Orange

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

El Dorado High

Orange

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Esperanza High*

Orange

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Kraemer Middle•

Orange

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Valencia High+

Orange

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Yorba Linda High*

Orange

Tustin Unified

A. G. Currie Middle•

Orange

Tustin Unified

Arnold O. Beckman High*

Orange

Tustin Unified

Foothill High

Orange

Tustin Unified

Hewes Middle

Orange

Tustin Unified

Orchard Hills*

Orange

Tustin Unified

Pioneer Middle

Orange

Tustin Unified

Tustin High

Placer

Eureka Union

Willma Cavitt Junior High

Placer

Rocklin Unified

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy

Placer

Tahoe-Truckee Unified

North Tahoe High•

Riverside

Alvord Unified

Norte Vista High

Riverside

Beaumont Unified

San Gorgonio Middle•

Riverside

Corona-Norco Unified

Eleanor Roosevelt High

Riverside

Desert Sands Unified

Desert Ridge Academy•

Riverside

Desert Sands Unified

John Glenn Middle School of International Studies

Riverside

Desert Sands Unified

La Quinta High

Riverside

Desert Sands Unified

La Quinta Middle^•

Riverside

Desert Sands Unified

Palm Desert High

Riverside

Hemet Unified

Hemet High•

Riverside

Lake Elsinore Unified

Temescal Canyon High

Riverside

Moreno Valley Unified

Badger Springs Middle•

Riverside

Moreno Valley Unified

Bayside Community Day School•

Riverside

Moreno Valley Unified

Landmark Middle•

Riverside

Moreno Valley Unified

Sunnymead Middle•

Riverside

Moreno Valley Unified

Valley View High

Riverside

Moreno Valley Unified

Vista del Lago High•

Riverside

Moreno Valley Unified

Vista Heights Middle•

Riverside

Murrieta Valley Unified

Thompson Middle

Riverside

Palm Springs Unified

Cathedral City High

Sacramento

Elk Grove Unified

Edward Harris, Jr. Middle

Sacramento

Elk Grove Unified

Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle

Sacramento

Elk Grove Unified

Katherine L. Albiani Middle

Sacramento

Elk Grove Unified

Toby Johnson Middle

Sacramento

Folsom-Cordova Unified

Folsom High

Sacramento

Galt Joint Union Elementary

Robert L. McCaffrey Middle•

Sacramento

Natomas Unified

Natomas Charter

Sacramento

Natomas Unified

Westlake Charter Middle

Sacramento

Sacramento City Unified

Sam Brannan Middle•

Sacramento

San Juan Unified

Bella Vista High

San Bernardino

Bear Valley Unified

Big Bear Middle^•

San Bernardino

Chino Valley Unified

Ruben S. Ayala High

San Bernardino

Etiwanda Elementary

Day Creek Intermediate

San Bernardino

Fontana Unified

Jurupa Hills High•

San Bernardino

Morongo Unified

Twentynine Palms Junior High•

San Bernardino

Ontario-Montclair

De Anza Middle•

San Bernardino

Redlands Unified

Citrus Valley High*

San Bernardino

Redlands Unified

Redlands East Valley High

San Bernardino

Redlands Unified

Redlands Senior High

San Bernardino

San Bernardino City Unified

Serrano Middle•

San Bernardino

Upland Unified

Upland High

San Bernardino

Upland Unified

Upland Junior High•

San Bernardino

Victor Valley Union High

University Preparatory•

San Bernardino

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified

Mesa View Middle

San Diego

Grossmont Union High

El Cajon Valley High•

San Diego

Grossmont Union High

Monte Vista High•

San Diego

Grossmont Union High

Steele Canyon High

San Diego

Lakeside Union

Lakeside Middle School

San Diego

Lakeside Union

National University Academy•

San Diego

Mountain Empire Unified

Mountain Empire High•

San Diego

Poway Unified

Meadowbrook Middle

San Diego

Ramona City Unified

Olive Peirce Middle

San Diego

Ramona Unified

Mountain Valley Academy

San Diego

San Diego Unified

Health Sciences High and Middle College, Inc.•

San Diego

San Diego Unified

Junipero Serra High•

San Diego

San Diego Unified

Patrick Henry High

San Diego

San Diego Unified

Preuss School UCSD•

San Diego

San Diego Unified

San Diego Global Vision Academy Middle•

San Diego

San Diego Unified

Scripps Ranch High

San Diego

San Dieguito Union High

Oak Crest Middle School

San Diego

San Marcos Unified

San Elijo Middle

San Diego

Sweetwater Union High

Hilltop Middle•

San Diego

Sweetwater Union High

Olympian High School

San Diego

Sweetwater Union High

Southwest Middle•

San Diego

Vista Unified

Vista High+

San Diego

Vista Unified

Vista Magnet Middle School

San Francisco

San Francisco Unified

City Arts and Tech High•

San Francisco

San Francisco Unified

Lowell High*

San Francisco

San Francisco Unified

Roosevelt Middle•

San Luis Obispo

Lucia Mar Unified

Arroyo Grande High•

San Luis Obispo

Lucia Mar Unified

Judkins Middle•

San Luis Obispo

Lucia Mar Unified

Paulding Middle

San Luis Obispo

Paso Robles Joint Unified

Daniel E. Lewis Middle

San Luis Obispo

Paso Robles Joint Unified

George H. Flamson Middle

San Luis Obispo

Templeton Unified

Templeton High

San Luis Obispo

Templeton Unified

Templeton Middle

San Mateo

Brisbane Elementary

Lipman Middle

San Mateo

Hillsborough City Elementary

William H. Crocker Middle

San Mateo

Jefferson Union High

Oceana High School

San Mateo

Menlo Park City Elementary

Hillview Middle

San Mateo

Portola Valley Elementary

Corte Madera

San Mateo

San Bruno Park Elementary

Parkside Intermediate

San Mateo

San Mateo Union High

Aragon High

San Mateo

San Mateo Union High

Capuchino High

Santa Barbara

Lompoc Unified

Cabrillo High+

Santa Barbara

Lompoc Unified

Lompoc High•

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Unified

San Marcos Senior High•

Santa Clara

Alum Rock Union Elementary

Joseph George Middle

Santa Clara

Evergreen Elementary

George V. LeyVa Intermediate

Santa Clara

Evergreen Elementary

Quimby Oak Middle

Santa Clara

Gilroy Unified

Brownell Middle•

Santa Clara

Gilroy Unified

Christopher High*

Santa Clara

Gilroy Unified

Dr. T. J. Owens Gilroy Early College Academy

Santa Clara

Los Altos

Georgina P. Blach Junior High

Santa Clara

Milpitas Unified

Milpitas High

Santa Clara

Moreland

Moreland Middle*^

Santa Clara

Morgan Hill Unified

Ann Sobrato High+

Santa Clara

Morgan Hill Unified

Lewis H. Britton Middle

Santa Clara

Morgan Hill Unified

Live Oak High+

Santa Clara

Morgan Hill Unified

Martin Murphy Middle

Santa Clara

Mountain View Whisman

Crittenden Middle

Santa Clara

Mountain View Whisman

Isaac Newton Graham Middle

Santa Clara

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

Los Altos High

Santa Clara

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High

Mountain View High

Santa Clara

San Jose Unified

Pioneer High

Santa Clara

Sunnyvale

Columbia Middle

Santa Clara

Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale Middle

Santa Cruz

San Lorenzo Valley Unified

San Lorenzo Valley Middle

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz City High

Branciforte Middle•

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz City High

Harbor High•

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz City High

Mission Hill Middle

Santa Cruz

Scotts Valley Unified

Scotts Valley High

Santa Cruz

Scotts Valley Unified

Scotts Valley Middle

Shasta

Shasta Union High

University Preparatory

Solano

Dixon Unified

C. A. Jacobs Intermediate•

Solano

Vallejo City Unified

Mare Island Technology Middle School•

Solano

Vallejo City Unified

MIT Academy High School+•

Sonoma

Gravenstein Union Elementary

Hillcrest Middle

Sonoma

Petaluma Joint Union High

Casa Grande High

Sonoma

Santa Rosa High

Santa Rosa High

Sonoma

West Sonoma County Union High

El Molino High

Stanislaus

Modesto City High

Grace M. Davis High•

Stanislaus

Modesto City High

Joseph A. Gregori High

Stanislaus

Stanislaus County Office of Education

Valley Charter High

Sutter

Yuba City Unified

Gray Avenue Middle•

Tehama

Evergreen Union

Evergreen Middle•

Tehama

Red Bluff Joint Union High

Red Bluff High•

Tehama

Red Bluff Union Elementary

Vista Preparatory Academy•

Tulare

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified

Orosi High•

Tulare

Dinuba Unified

Dinuba High+•

Tulare

Porterville Unified

Harmony Magnet Academy

Tulare

Tulare County Office of Education

University Preparatory High•

Ventura

Conejo Valley Unified

Sequoia Middle

Ventura

Conejo Valley Unified

Thousand Oaks High

Ventura

Oak Park Unified

Medea Creek Middle

Ventura

Oak Park Unified

Oak Park High

Ventura

Ocean View

Ocean View Junior High•

Ventura

Simi Valley Unified

Santa Susana High

Ventura

Simi Valley Unified

Sinaloa Middle

Ventura

Simi Valley Unified

Valley View Middle

Yolo

Davis Joint Unified

Da Vinci Charter Academy

Yuba

Wheatland

Bear River•

* These schools received an additional award for their Exemplary Arts Program.
+ These schools received an additional award for their Exemplary Career Technical Education Program.
^ These schools received an additional award for their Exemplary Physical Education and Nutrition Program.
These schools received an additional award for being a Title I Academic Achieving School.

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Last Reviewed: Friday, March 1, 2024