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.
| County | District | School |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Livermore Valley Joint Unified | William Mendenhall Middle |
| Alameda | Oakland Unified | Downtown Charter Academy |
| Alameda | Piedmont City Unified | Piedmont Middle |
| Alameda | Pleasanton Unified | Harvest Park Middle |
| Alameda | Pleasanton Unified | Pleasanton Middle |
| Contra Costa | Mt. Diablo Unified | Foothill Middle |
| Contra Costa | San Ramon Valley Unified | Iron Horse Middle |
| Contra Costa | San Ramon Valley Unified | Stone Valley 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 | Clark Intermediate |
| Fresno | Fresno Unified | Baird Middle |
| Fresno | Fresno Unified | Edison Computech |
| Fresno | Kings Canyon Joint Unified | General Grant Middle |
| Fresno | Kingsburg Elementary Charter | Rafer Johnson Junior High |
| Kern | Fruitvale Elementary | Fruitvale Junior High |
| Los Angeles | Arcadia Unified | Richard Henry Dana Middle |
| Los Angeles | Burbank Unified | Luther Burbank Middle |
| Los Angeles | Garvey Elementary | Garvey (Richard) Intermediate |
| Los Angeles | Garvey Elementary | Temple (Roger W.) Intermediate |
| Los Angeles | La Canada Unified | La Canada High |
| Los Angeles | Las Virgenes Unified | Alice C. Stelle Middle |
| 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 Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | James Jordan Middle |
| 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 | Renaissance Arts Academy |
| 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 | 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 | West Covina Unified | Hollencrest Middle |
| 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 | 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 |
| Mono | Mammoth Unified | Mammoth Middle |
| Monterey | Pacific Grove Unified | Pacific Grove Middle |
| Monterey | Washington Union Elementary | San Benancio Middle |
| Orange | Anaheim Union High | Oxford Academy |
| Orange | Capistrano Unified | Ladera Ranch Middle |
| Orange | Fullerton Elementary | D. Russell Parks Junior High |
| Orange | Garden Grove Unified | Hilton D. Bell Intermediate |
| Orange | Garden Grove Unified | James Irvine Intermediate |
| Orange | Garden Grove Unified | Sarah McGarvin Intermediate |
| Orange | Irvine Unified | Lakeside Middle |
| Orange | Los Alamitos Unified | Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle |
| Orange | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle |
| Orange | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified | Kraemer Middle |
| Orange | Westminster | Helen Stacey Middle |
| Placer | Western Placer Unified | Glen Edwards Middle |
| Riverside | Hemet Unified | Western Center Academy |
| Riverside | Murrieta Valley Unified | Dorothy McElhinney Middle |
| Riverside | Temecula Valley Unified | Erle Stanley Gardner Middle |
| Riverside | Temecula Valley Unified | James L. Day Middle |
| Sacramento | Folsom-Cordova Unified | Folsom Middle |
| Sacramento | Natomas Unified | Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle |
Sacramento |
Twin Rivers Unified | Westside Preparatory Charter |
| 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 | 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 | Lewis Middle |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Magnolia Science Academy San Diego |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Marshall Middle |
| San Diego | San Diego Unified | Preuss School UCSD |
| San Diego | San Dieguito Union High | Diegueno Middle |
| San Francisco | San Francisco Unified | Roosevelt Middle |
| San Mateo | Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary | Ralston Intermediate |
| San Mateo | Burlingame Elementary | Burlingame Intermediate |
| San Mateo | Portola Valley Elementary | Corte Madera |
| Santa Clara | Alum Rock Union Elementary | KIPP Heartwood Academy |
| Santa Clara | Berryessa Union Elementary | Morrill Middle |
| Santa Clara | Cupertino Union | Joaquin Miller Middle |
| Santa Clara | Cupertino Union | Sam H. Lawson Middle |
| Santa Clara | Franklin-McKinley Elementary | College Connection Academy |
| Santa Clara | Milpitas Unified | Rancho Milpitas Middle |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara County Office of Education | University Preparatory Academy Charter |
| Stanislaus | Sylvan Union Elementary | Daniel J. Savage Middle |
| Yuba | Marysville Joint Unified | Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts |
Questions: Awards Team | awards@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0842
Last Reviewed: Thursday, March 18, 2021
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