CA Distinguished Schools Awardees 2021
California Distinguished Schools Awardees for 2021.California is recognizing outstanding education programs and practices in middle and high schools in 2021.
Note: The California DS Program uses the California Department of Education (CDE) California School Directory for county, district, and schools names on the awardees list and award recognitions.
Additional information can be found on the March 18, 2021, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2021 California Distinguished Schools News Release #21-20.
Additional information can also be found on the April 27, 2021, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Additional 2021 California Distinguished Schools New Release #21-35.
| County | District | School |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Alameda Unified | Alameda High |
| Alameda | Alameda Unified | Alameda Science and Technology Institute |
| Alameda | Albany City Unified | Albany Middle |
| Alameda | Berkeley Unified | Martin Luther King Middle |
| Alameda | Castro Valley Unified | Canyon Middle |
| Alameda | Dublin Unified | Eleanor Murray Fallon |
| Alameda | Fremont Unified | John F. Kennedy High |
| Alameda | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | William Mendenhall Middle |
| Alameda | New Haven Unified | James Logan High |
| Alameda | Oakland Unified | Downtown Charter Academy |
| Alameda | Oakland Unified | Oakland School for the Arts |
| Alamedas | Oakland Unified | Oakland Unity High |
| Alameda | Piedmont City Unified | Piedmont Middle |
| Alameda | Pleasanton Unified | Amador Valley High |
| Alameda | Pleasanton Unified | Foothill High |
| Alameda | Pleasanton Unified | Harvest Park Middle |
| Alameda | Pleasanton Unified | Pleasanton Middle |
| Contra Costa | Acalanes Union High | Acalanes High |
| Contra Costa | Acalanes Union High | Campolindo High |
| Contra Costa | Acalanes Union High | Miramonte High |
| Contra Costa | John Swett Unified | John Swett High |
| Contra Costa | Mt. Diablo Unified | Foothill Middle |
| Contra Costa | San Ramon Valley Unified | California High |
| Contra Costa | San Ramon Valley Unified | Dougherty Valley High |
| Contra Costa | San Ramon Valley Unified | Iron Horse Middle |
| Contra Costa | San Ramon Valley Unified | Monte Vista High |
| Contra Costa | San Ramon Valley Unified | Stone Valley Middle |
| Contra Costa | West Contra Costa Unified | Middle College High |
| 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 | Clark Intermediate |
| Fresno | Clovis Unified | Clovis North High |
| Fresno | Fresno Unified | Baird Middle |
| Fresno | Fresno Unified | Design Science Middle College High |
| Fresno | Fresno Unified | Edison Computech |
| Fresno | Fresno Unified | Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship |
| Fresno | Fresno Unified | University High |
| Fresno | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | General Grant Middle |
| Fresno | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | Reedley High |
| Fresno | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | Reedley Middle College High |
| Fresno | Kingsburg Elementary Charter | Rafer Johnson Junior High |
| Kern | Fruitvale Elementary | Fruitvale Junior High |
| Los Angeles | ABC Unified | Gahr (Richard) High |
| Los Angeles | Alhambra Unified | Mark Keppel High |
| Los Angeles | Alhambra Unified | San Gabriel High |
| Los Angeles | Antelope Valley Union High | SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) |
| Los Angeles | Arcadia Unified | Richard Henry Dana Middle |
| Los Angeles | Burbank Unified | Luther Burbank Middle |
| Los Angeles | Covina-Valley Unified | South Hills High |
| Los Angeles | El Segundo Unified | El Segundo High |
| Los Angeles | Garvey Elementary | Garvey (Richard) Intermediate |
| Los Angeles | Garvey Elementary | Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate |
| Los Angeles | Glendale Unified | Anderson W. Clark Magnet High |
| Los Angeles | Hawthorne | Hawthorne Math and Science Academy |
| Los Angeles | La Canada Unified | La Canada High |
| Los Angeles | Las Virgenes Unified | Alice C. Stelle Middle |
| Los Angeles | Lawndale Elementary | Environmental Charter High |
| Los Angeles | Long Beach Unified | Helen Keller Middle |
| Los Angeles | Long Beach Unified | Hughes Middle |
| Los Angeles | Long Beach Unified | Marshall Academy of the Arts |
| Los Angels | Los Angeles Unified | Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Alliance Leichtman-Levin 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 Tennenbaum Family Technology High |
| 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 | Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Granada Hills Charter High |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Grover Cleveland Charter High |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | High Tech LA |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | James Jordan Middle |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | John Marshall Senior High |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | KIPP Sol Academy |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Larchmont Charter |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Libertas College Preparatory Charter |
| 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 | Math and Science College Preparatory |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Math, Science, & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Orthopaedic Hospital |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | PUC Lakeview Charter High |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Renaissance Arts Academy |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Social Justice Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High No. 5 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | STEM Academy at Bernstein High |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Taft Charter High |
| Los Angeles | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle |
| Los Angeles | Norwalk-La Mirada Unified | Los Coyotes Middle |
| Los Angeles | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Palos Verdes Intermediate |
| Los Angeles | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | Palos Verdes Peninsula High |
| Los Angeles | Rowland Unified | John A. Rowland High |
| Los Angeles | San Gabriel Unified | Jefferson Middle |
| Los Angeles | South Pasadena Unified | South Pasadena Middle |
| Los Angeles | Torrance Unified | Bert M. Lynn Middle |
| 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 | Madrona Middle |
| Los Angeles | Torrance Unified | North High |
| Los Angeles | Torrance Unified | South High |
| Los Angeles | West Covina Unified | Hollencrest Middle |
| Los Angeles | Whittier Union High | La Serna High |
| Los Angeles | Whittier Union High | Pioneer High |
| Los Angeles | William S. Hart Union High | Academy of the Canyons |
| Los Angeles | William S. Hart Union High | Golden Valley High |
| Los Angeles | William S. Hart Union High | Placerita Junior High |
| Los Angeles | William S. Hart Union High | Rancho Pico Junior High |
| Los Angeles | William S. Hart Union High | Rio Norte Junior High |
| Los Angeles | William S. Hart Union High | West Ranch High |
| Los Angeles | William S. Hart Union High | William S. Hart High |
| Los Angeles | Wiseburn Unified | Da Vinci Science |
| Los Angeles | Wiseburn Unified | Richard Henry Dana Middle |
| Madera | Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary | Dairyland Elementary |
| Marin | Larkspur-Corte Madera | Hall Middle |
| Marin | Mill Valley Elementary | Mill Valley Middle |
| Marin | Tamalpais Union High | Tamalpais High |
| Mono | Mammoth Unified | Mammoth Middle |
| Monterey | Carmel Unified | Carmel High |
| Monterey | Pacific Grove Unified | Pacific Grove Middle |
| Monterey | Washington Union Elementary | San Benancio Middle |
| Nevada | Nevada Joint Union High | William & Marian Ghidotti High |
| Orange | Anaheim Union High | John F. Kennedy High |
| Orange | Anaheim Union High | Oxford Academy |
| Orange | Capistrano Unified | Aliso Niguel High |
| Orange | Capistrano Unified | Ladera Ranch Middle |
| Orange | Fullerton Elementary | D. Russell Parks Junior High |
| Orange | Fullerton Joint Union High | Troy High |
| 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 | Sarah McGarvin Intermediate |
| Orange | Irvine Unified | Lakeside Middle |
| Orange | Irvine Unified | Northwood High |
| Orange | Irvine Unified | University High |
| Orange | Los Alamitos Unified | Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle |
| Orange | Newport-Mesa Unified | Early College High |
| Orange | Ocean View | Vista View Middle |
| Orange | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle |
| Orange | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Kraemer Middle |
| Orange | Santa Ana Unified | Middle College High |
| Orange | Tustin Unified | Arnold O. Beckman High |
| Orange | Westminster | Helen Stacey Middle |
| Placer | Rocklin Unified | Whitney High |
| Placer | Roseville Joint Union High | Antelope High |
| Placer | Roseville Joint Union High | Granite Bay High |
| Placer | Roseville Joint Union High | Oakmont High |
| Placer | Western Placer Unified | Glen Edwards Middle |
| Riverside | Alvord Unified | Hillcrest High |
| Riverside | Corona-Norco Unified | John F. Kennedy High |
| Riverside | Desert Sands Unified | Palm Desert High |
| Riverside | Hemet Unified | Western Center Academy |
| Riverside | Lake Elsinore Unified | Temescal Canyon High |
| Riverside | Murrieta Valley Unified | Dorothy McElhinney Middle |
| Riverside | Perris Union High | Paloma Valley High |
| Riverside | Temecula Valley Unified | Erle Stanley Gardner Middle |
| Riverside | Temecula Valley Unified | James L. Day Middle |
| Sacramento | Elk Grove Unified | Pleasant Grove High |
| Sacramento | Folsom-Cordova Unified | Folsom High |
| Sacramento | Folsom-Cordova Unified | Folsom Middle |
| Sacramento | Folsom-Cordova Unified | Vista del Lago High |
| Sacramento | Natomas Unified | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep |
| Sacramento | Natomas Unified | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle |
| Sacramento | Sacramento City Unified | West Campus |
Sacramento |
Twin Rivers Unified | Westside Preparatory Charter |
| San Bernardino | Fontana Unified | Summit High |
| San Bernardino | Redlands Unified | Redlands Senior High |
| San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | Middle College High |
| San Bernardino | San Bernardino City Unified | Richardson PREP HI Middle |
| San Bernardino | Victor Valley Union High | Cobalt Institute of Math and Science Academy |
| San Bernardino | Victor Valley Union High | University Preparatory |
| San Diego | Bonsall Unified | Norman L. Sullivan Middle |
| San Diego | Carlsbad Unified | Sage Creek High |
| San Diego | Escondido Union High | Classical Academy High |
| San Diego | Poway Unified | Black Mountain Middle |
| San Diego | San Diego County Office of Education | Literacy First Charter |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Challenger Middle |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Kearny Digital Media & Design |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Lewis Middle |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Magnolia Science Academy San Diego |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Marshall Middle |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Mira Mesa High |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Preuss School UCSD |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Scripps Ranch High |
| San Diego | San Dieguito Union High | Canyon Crest Academy |
| San Diego | San Dieguito Union High | Diegueno Middle |
| San Diego | San Dieguito Union High | Torrey Pines High |
| San Diego | San Marcos Unified | Mission Hills High |
| San Diego | Sweetwater Union High | Hilltop Senior High |
| San Diego | Vista Unified | Mission Vista High |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Unified | Lowell High |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Unified | Roosevelt Middle |
| San Joaquin | Stockton Unified | Health Careers Academy |
| San Joaquin | Stockton Unified | Stockton Unified Early College Academy |
| San Joaquin | Tracy Joint Unified | Merrill F. West High |
| San Mateo | Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary | Ralston Intermediate |
| San Mateo | Burlingame Elementary | Burlingame Intermediate |
| San Mateo | Portola Valley Elementary | Corte Madera |
| San Mateo | Sequoia Union High | Carlmont High |
| Santa Clara | Alum Rock Union Elementary | KIPP Heartwood Academy |
| Santa Clara | Berryessa Union Elementary | Morrill Middle |
| Santa Clara | Campbell Union High | Branham High |
| Santa Clara | Cupertino Union | Joaquin Miller Middle |
| Santa Clara | Cupertino Union | Sam H. Lawson Middle |
| Santa Clara | East Side Union High | Evergreen Valley High |
| Santa Clara | East Side Union High | KIPP San Jose Collegiate |
| Santa Clara | Franklin-McKinley Elementary | College Connection Academy |
| Santa Clara | Fremont Union High | Cupertino High |
| Santa Clara | Fremont Union High | Monta Vista High |
| Santa Clara | Milpitas Unified | Rancho Milpitas Middle |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara County Office of Education | University Preparatory Academy Charter |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz County Office of Education | Pacific Collegiate Charter |
| Shasta | Anderson Union High | West Valley High |
| Solano | Fairfield-Suisun Unified | Angelo Rodriguez High |
| Sonoma | Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified | Credo High |
| Stanislaus | Sylvan Union Elementary | Daniel J. Savage Middle |
| Tulare | Tulare County Office of Education | University Preparatory High |
| Ventura | Oak Park Unified | Oak Park High |
| Ventura | Oxnard Union High | Rancho Campana High |
| Yuba | Marysville Joint Unified | Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts |
Questions: Awards Team | awards@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0842
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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