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California Distinguished Schools Awardees 2009

California Distinguished Schools Awardees for 2009.

California recognized outstanding education programs and practices in middle and high schools in 2009.

County District School Grade Level
Alameda Castro Valley Unified Castro Valley High High
Alameda Dublin Unified Wells Middle Middle
Alameda Fremont Unified Washington High High
Alameda Fremont Unified William Hopkins Junior High Middle
Alameda Livermore Valley Joint Unified East Avenue Middle Middle
Alameda Oakland Unified Oakland School for the Arts High
Alameda Pleasanton Unified Pleasanton Middle Middle
Amador Amador County Unified Argonaut High High
Amador Amador County Unified Ione Junior High Middle
Butte Chico Unified Marsh Junior High Middle
Colusa Pierce Joint Unified Pierce High High
Contra Costa Acalanes Union High Acalanes High High
Contra Costa Acalanes Union High Campolindo High High
Contra Costa Acalanes Union High Miramonte High High
Contra Costa Lafayette Elementary Stanley Middle Middle
Contra Costa Liberty Union High Heritage High High
Contra Costa Mt. Diablo Unified Foothill Middle Middle
Contra Costa Mt. Diablo Unified Valley View Middle Middle
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified California High High
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified Charlotte Wood Middle Middle
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified Diablo Vista Middle Middle
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified Iron Horse Middle Middle
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified Los Cerros Middle Middle
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified Monte Vista High High
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified Pine Valley Middle Middle
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified San Ramon Valley High High
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified Stone Valley Middle Middle
Contra Costa San Ramon Valley Unified Windemere Ranch Middle Middle
Contra Costa West Contra Costa Unified Middle College High San Pablo High
El Dorado El Dorado Union High Union Mine High High
El Dorado Pioneer Union Elementary Mountain Creek Middle Middle
El Dorado Placerville Union Elementary Edwin Markham Middle Middle
Fresno Clovis Unified Buchanan High High
Fresno Clovis Unified Clark Intermediate Middle
Fresno Fresno Unified Baird Middle Middle
Fresno Fresno Unified Design Science High High
Fresno Fresno Unified Edison Computech Middle
Fresno Riverdale Joint Unified Riverdale Elementary Middle
Fresno Sanger Unified Sanger High High
Humboldt Freshwater Elementary Freshwater Charter Middle Middle
Imperial Holtville Unified Holtville High High
Kern Muroc Joint Unified Desert Junior High School Middle
Kern Tehachapi Unified Tehachapi High School High
Lake Middletown Unified Middletown Middle Middle
Los Angeles ABC Unified Carmenita Middle Middle
Los Angeles Bonita Unified Lone Hill Middle Middle
Los Angeles Bonita Unified San Dimas High High
Los Angeles Burbank Unified John Burroughs High High
Los Angeles Centinela Valley Union High Lawndale High High
Los Angeles Covina-Valley Unified South Hills High High
Los Angeles Glendale Unified Anderson W. Clark Magnet High High
Los Angeles Glendora Unified Carl Sandburg Middle Middle
Los Angeles Glendora Unified Glendora High High
Los Angeles Glendora Unified Goddard Middle Middle
Los Angeles Hacienda la Puente Unified Newton Middle Middle
Los Angeles Hawthorne Hawthorne Mathematics and Science Academy High
Los Angeles Las Virgenes Unified Alice C. Stelle Middle Middle
Los Angeles Las Virgenes Unified Arthur E. Wright Middle Middle
Los Angeles Las Virgenes Unified Calabasas High High
Los Angeles Las Virgenes Unified Lindero Canyon Middle Middle
Los Angeles Lawndale Elementary Jane Addams Middle Middle
Los Angeles Long Beach Unified California Academy of Mathematics and Science High
Los Angeles Long Beach Unified Hill Classical Middle Middle
Los Angeles Los Angeles COE International Polytechnic High High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified Animo Pat Brown Charter High High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified California Academy for Liberal Studies Middle
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified CALS Early College High Schools High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified College Ready Academy High #4 High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified College Ready Academy High #6 High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified El Camino Real High School High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified Gertz-Ressler High School High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High High
Los Angeles Los Angeles Unified Renaissance Arts Academy Middle
Los Angeles Manhattan Beach Unified Manhattan Beach Middle Middle
Los Angeles Monrovia Unified Clifton Middle Middle
Los Angeles Monrovia Unified Santa Fe Middle Middle
Los Angeles Pomona Unified Village Academy High School High
Los Angeles Redondo Beach Unified Nick Parras Middle Middle
Los Angeles San Gabriel Unified Gabrielino High High
Los Angeles San Marino Unified Huntington Middle Middle
Los Angeles San Marino Unified San Marino High High
Los Angeles SBE - Animo Inglewood Charter Animo Inglewood Charter High High
Los Angeles SBE - New West Charter Middle New West Charter Middle Middle
Los Angeles Torrance Unified Bert M. Lynn Middle Middle
Los Angeles Torrance Unified Madrona Middle Middle
Los Angeles Torrance Unified Magruder Middle Middle
Los Angeles Walnut Valley Unified Walnut High High
Los Angeles Whittier Union High La Serna High School High
Los Angeles William S. Hart Union High Rancho Pico Junior High Middle
Madera Bass Lake Joint Union  Oak Creek Intermediate Middle
Madera Golden Valley Unified Liberty High High
Madera Golden Valley Unified Ranchos Middle Middle
Marin Dixie Elementary Miller Creek Middle Middle
Marin Reed Union Elementary Del Mar Middle Middle
Marin Ross Valley Elementary White Hill Middle Middle
Marin Tamalpais Union High Sir Francis Drake High High
Marin Tamalpais Union High Tamalpais High High
Marin Tamalpais Union High Tamiscal High High
Mendocino Ukiah Unified Redwood Academy of Ukiah High
Merced Merced River Union Elementary Washington School Middle
Mono Mammoth Unified Mammoth Middle Middle
Monterey Carmel Unified Carmel High High
Monterey Carmel Unified Carmel Middle School Middle
Monterey Pacific Grove Unified Pacific Grove Middle Middle
Monterey Washington Union Elementary San Benancio Middle Middle
Napa Napa Valley Unified New Technology High High
Napa Napa Valley Unified River School Middle
Napa Napa Valley Unified Vintage High High
Nevada Nevada City Elementary Seven Hills Middle Middle
Nevada Nevada Joint Union High Bear River High High
Nevada Nevada Joint Union High Ghidotti Early College High High
Nevada Nevada Joint Union High Nevada Union High High
Nevada Pleasant Ridege Union Magnolia Intermediate Middle
Orange Anaheim Union High Western High High
Orange Capistrano Unified Aliso Viejo Middle Middle
Orange Capistrano Unified Arroyo Vista Middle Middle
Orange Capistrano Unified Bernice Ayer Middle Middle
Orange Capistrano Unified Las Flores Middle Middle
Orange Fountain Valley Elementary Harry C. Fulton Middle Middle
Orange Fountain Valley Elementary Kazuo Masuda Middle Middle
Orange Fullerton Joint Union High Sunny Hills High High
Orange Garden Grove Unified Sarah McGarvin Intermediate Middle
Orange Huntington Beach City Ethel Dwyer Middle Middle
Orange Huntington Beach Union High Edison High High
Orange Huntington Beach Union High Marina High High
Orange Irvine Unified Lakeside Middle Middle
Orange Irvine Unified Northwood High High
Orange Irvine Unified Rancho San Joaquin Middle Middle
Orange Irvine Unified Sierra Vista Middle Middle
Orange Irvine Unified South Lake Middle Middle
Orange Irvine Unified Venado Middle Middle
Orange Irvine Unified Woodbridge High High
Orange Laguna Beach Unified Thurston Middle Middle
Orange Los Alamitos Unified Los Alamitos High High
Orange Los Alamitos Unified McAuliffe Middle Middle
Orange Los Alamitos Unified Oak Middle Middle
Orange Newport-Mesa Unified Early College High High
Orange Ocean View Vista View Middle Middle
Orange Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Bernardo Yorba Middle Middle
Orange Saddleback Valley Unified Mission Viejo High High
Orange Saddleback Valley Unified Trabuco Hills High High
Orange Santa Ana Unified Mendez Fundamental Intermediate Middle
Orange Santa Ana Unified Middle College High School @ Santa Ana College High
Orange Santa Ana Unified Orange County High School of the Arts High
Placer Placer Hills Union Elementary Weimar Hills Middle
Placer Rocklin Unified Whitney High High
Placer Roseville City Elementary George A. Buljan Middle Middle
Placer Tahoe-Truckee Joint Unified North Tahoe High High
Placer Western Placer Unified Lincoln High High
Placer Western Placer Unified Twelve Bridges Middle Middle
Riverside Alvord Unified Arizona Middle Middle
Riverside Corona-Norco Unified El Cerrito Middle Middle
Riverside Corona-Norco Unified John F. Kennedy Middle College High High
Riverside Desert Sands Unified John Glenn Middle School of International Studies Middle
Riverside Hemet Unified Hemet High High
Riverside Lake Elsinore Unified Lakeland Village Middle Middle
Riverside Lake Elsinore Unified Terra Cotta Middle Middle
Riverside Murrieta Valley Unified Vista Murrieta High High
Riverside Nuview Union Elementary Nuview Bridge Early College High High
Riverside Riverside Unified Martin Luther King High High
Riverside Temecula Valley Unified Chaparral High High
Riverside Temecula Valley Unified Great Oak High High
Sacramento Elk Grove Unified Elk Grove High High
Sacramento River Delta Unified Delta High School High
Sacramento Sacramento City Unified C. K. McClatchy High School High
Sacramento Sacramento City Unified John F. Kennedy High High
Sacramento San Juan Unified Bella Vista High High
Sacramento San Juan Unified Casa Roble Fundamental High High
Sacramento San Juan Unified Louis Pasteur Fundamental Middle Middle
Sacramento Twin Rivers Unified Westside Preparatory Charter Middle
San Bernardino Apple Valley Unified Sitting Bull Middle Middle
San Bernardino Chino Valley Unified Canyon Hills Junior High Middle
San Bernardino Mountain View Elementary Grace Yokley Middle Middle
San Bernardino San Bernardino City Unified Richardson Prep Hi Middle
San Bernardino Victor Valley Union High University Preparatory Middle
San Bernardino Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified Canyon Middle Middle
San Diego Carlsbad Unified Valley Middle Middle
San Diego Escondido Union Elementary Rincon Middle Middle
San Diego Grossmont Union High Grossmont High High
San Diego Grossmont Union High Grossmont Middle College High School High
San Diego Grossmont Union High Helix Charter High High
San Diego Oceanside Unified El Camino High High
San Diego Poway Unified Bernardo Heights Middle Middle
San Diego Poway Unified Rancho Bernardo High High
San Diego San Diego Unified Challenger Middle Middle
San Diego San Diego Unified John Muir High High
San Diego San Diego Unified Kearny School of Digital Media and Design High
San Diego San Diego Unified Kearny School of International Business High
San Diego San Diego Unified San Diego Met High School High
San Diego San Diego Unified Scripps Ranch High High
San Diego San Dieguito Union High Carmel Valley Middle Middle
San Diego San Dieguito Union High Earl Warren Middle Middle
San Diego San Marcos Unified San Elijo Middle Middle
San Diego San Marcos Unified Woodland Park Middle Middle
San Diego Sweetwater Union High Bonita Vista High High
San Francisco San Francisco Unified Lowell High High
San Francisco San Francisco Unified Theodore Roosevelt Middle Middle
San Joaquin Escalon Unified Escalon High High
San Joaquin Jefferson Elementary Jefferson Middle Middle
San Joaquin Lodi Unified Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy Middle
San Luis Obispo Coast Unified Santa Lucia Middle Middle
San Luis Obispo San Luis Coastal Unified Morro Bay High High
San Mateo Jefferson Elementary Fernando Rivera Intermediate Middle
San Mateo Jefferson Union High Oceana High High
San Mateo Jefferson Union High Westmoor High High
San Mateo Menlo Park City Elementary Hillview Middle Middle
San Mateo San Carlos Elementary Central Middle Middle
San Mateo San Carlos Elementary Tierra Linda Middle Middle
San Mateo San Mateo Union High Mills High High
Santa Barbara Buellton Union Elementary Jonata Middle Middle
Santa Barbara Santa Maria Joint Union High Ernest Righetti High High
Santa Clara Alum Rock Union KIPP Heartwood Academy Middle
Santa Clara Berryessa Union Elementary Sierramont Middle Middle
Santa Clara Cupertino Union Joaquin Miller Middle Middle
Santa Clara Fremont Union High Homestead High High
Santa Clara Gilroy Unified Gilroy High High
Santa Clara Los Altos Elementary Egan Junior High School Middle
Santa Clara Los Gatos-Saratoga  Saratoga High High
Santa Clara San Jose Unified Abraham Lincoln High High
Santa Clara Union Elementary Union Middle Middle
Santa Cruz Soquel Union Elementary New Brighton Middle School Middle
Shasta Columbia Elementary Mountain View Middle Middle
Shasta Fall River Joint Unified Fall River Junior-Senior High High
Shasta Gateway Unified Central Valley High High
Shasta Shasta Union High Foothill High High
Shasta Shasta Union High University Preparatory School High
Siskiyou Mt. Shasta Union Elementary Sisson Middle Middle
Solano Travis Unified Vanden High High
Sonoma Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified Technology High High
Sonoma Gravenstein Union Elementary Hillcrest Middle Middle
Sonoma Mark West Union Elementary Mark West Charter Middle
Sonoma Piner-Olivet Union Elementary Piner-Olivet Charter Middle
Sonoma Santa Rosa City Maria Carrillo High High
Sonoma Twin Hills Union Elementary Twin Hills Middle Middle
Sonoma West Sonoma County Union High Analy High High
Sonoma West Sonoma County Union High El Molino High School High
Sonoma Windsor Unified Windsor Middle Middle
Stanislaus Keyes Union Keyes to Learning Charter High
Stanislaus Sylvan Union Elementary Elizabeth Ustach Middle Middle
Stanislaus Sylvan Union Elementary Somerset Middle Middle
Sutter Live Oak Unified Live Oak High High
Tehama Evergreen Union Evergreen Middle Middle
Tulare Exeter Union High Exeter Union High High
Tulare Visalia Unified Mount Whitney High School High
Tuolumne Twain Harte-Long Barn Union Twain Harte Middle Middle
Ventura Conejo Valley Unified Westlake High High
Ventura Oak Park Unified Medea Creek Middle Middle
Ventura Oak Park Unified Oak Park High High
Ventura Oxnard Union High Adolfo Camarillo High High
Ventura Simi Valley Unified Sinaloa Middle Middle
Yolo Winters Joint Unified Winters High High
Yuba Wheatland Elementary Bear River Middle Middle
Questions:   Awards Team | awards@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0842
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, February 7, 2018