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California Distinguished Schools Awardees 2011

California Distinguished Schools Awardees for 2011.

California recognized outstanding education programs and practices in middle and high schools in 2011.

County District School
Alameda
Alameda City Unified
Lincoln Middle
Alameda
Albany City Unified
Albany High
Alameda
Fremont Unified
Mission San Jose High
Alameda
Oakland Unified
American Indian Public Charter
Alameda
Oakland Unified
American Indian Public Charter School II
Alameda
Oakland Unified
American Indian Public High
Alameda
Oakland Unified
KIPP Bridge Charter
Alameda
Oakland Unified
Montera Middle
Alameda
San Lorenzo Unified
KIPP Summit Academy
Contra Costa
Antioch Unified
Dozier-Libbey Medical High
Contra Costa
Brentwood Union Elementary
William B. Bristow Middle
El Dorado
Pollock Pines Elementary
Sierra Ridge Middle
Fresno
Fresno Unified
University High
Fresno
Riverdale Joint Unified
Riverdale High
Kern
Delano Joint Union High
Cesar E. Chavez High
Kern
Delano Joint Union High
Delano High
Kern
Kern Union High
Centennial High
Kern
Rosedale Union Elementary
Rosedale Middle
Kern
Sierra Sands Unified
Burroughs High
Lake
Lakeport Unified
Clear Lake High
Los Angeles
ABC Unified
Gretchen Whitney High
Los Angeles
Culver City Unified
Culver City High
Los Angeles
El Rancho Unified
Rivera Middle
Los Angeles
El Segundo Unified
El Segundo High
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
Granada Hills Charter High
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
ICEF Vista Middle Academy
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
Port of Los Angeles High
Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach Unified
Mira Costa High
Los Angeles
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Los Angeles
Pasadena Unified
Blair High
Los Angeles
South Pasadena Unified
South Pasadena Middle
Los Angeles
Torrance Unified
Calle Mayor Middle
Los Angeles
Torrance Unified
Jefferson Middle
Los Angeles
Torrance Unified
Torrance High
Los Angeles
Walnut Valley Unified
Suzanne Middle
Los Angeles
West Covina Unified
Hollencrest Middle
Madera
Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary
Dairyland Elementary
Marin
Shoreline Unified
Tomales High
Marin
Tamalpais Union High
Redwood High
Modoc
Modoc Joint Unified
Modoc Middle
Mono
Mammoth Unified
Mammoth High
Napa
Calistoga Joint Unified
Calistoga Junior-Senior High
Orange
Anaheim Union High
Oxford Academy
Orange
Brea-Olinda Unified
Brea-Olinda High
Orange
Capistrano Unified
Ladera Ranch Middle
Orange
Capistrano Unified
Newhart Middle
Orange
Orange Unified
Santiago Middle
Orange
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
Orange
Tustin Unified
Arnold O. Beckman High
Placer
Placer Union High
Del Oro High
Riverside
Desert Sands Unified
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle
Riverside
Desert Sands Unified
La Quinta High
Riverside
Lake Elsinore Unified
David A. Brown Middle
Riverside
Riverside Unified
Amelia Earhart Middle
Riverside
Riverside Unified
Matthew Gage Middle
Sacramento
Elk Grove Unified
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle
Sacramento
Galt Joint Union Elementary
McCaffrey Middle
Sacramento
Natomas Unified
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep
Sacramento
Sacramento City Unified
Sutter Middle
San Bernardino
Bear Valley Unified
Big Bear High
San Bernardino
Chino Valley Unified
Ruben S. Ayala High
San Bernardino
Etiwanda Elementary
Day Creek Intermediate
San Bernardino
San Bernardino City Unified
Colonel Joseph C. Rodriguez PREP Academy
San Diego
Coronado Unified
Coronado High
San Diego
Lakeside Union Elementary
River Valley Charter
San Diego
Poway Unified
Oak Valley Middle
San Diego
Ramona Unified
Ramona High†
San Diego
San Diego Unified
Albert Einstein Academy Middle
San Diego
San Diego Unified
Mira Mesa High†
San Diego
San Diego Unified
Preuss School UCSD
San Diego
San Diego Unified
San Diego International Studies
San Diego
San Dieguito Union High
Diegueno Middle
San Diego
San Dieguito Union High
San Dieguito High Academy
San Diego
San Marcos Unified
Mission Hills High†
San Diego
Sweetwater Union High
Rancho del Rey Middle
San Diego
Valley Center-Pauma Unified
Valley Center Middle
San Francisco
San Francisco Unified
KIPP Bayview Academy
San Francisco
San Francisco Unified
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts
San Joaquin
Lodi Unified
Elkhorn School
San Joaquin
Lodi Unified
Middle College High
San Joaquin
Stockton Unified
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy
San Luis Obispo
Coast Unified
Coast Union High
San Mateo
Hillsborough City Elementary
Crocker Middle
San Mateo
Las Lomitas Elementary
La Entrada Middle
San Mateo
Portola Valley Elementary
Corte Madera
Santa Clara
Evergreen Elementary
Chaboya Middle
Santa Clara
Moreland Elementary
Moreland Middle
Santa Clara
Union Elementary
Dartmouth Middle
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz City High
Harbor High
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz City High
Santa Cruz High
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz County Office of Ed
Pacific Collegiate Charter
Shasta
Shasta Union High
Shasta High
Solano
Dixon Unified
Dixon High
Sonoma
Healdsburg Unified
Healdsburg Junior High
Sonoma
Santa Rosa City Schools
Santa Rosa High
Sutter
East Nicolaus Joint Union High
East Nicolaus High
Ventura
Conejo Valley Unified
Sequoia Middle

† These schools joined the 2011 California Distinguished Schools Recognition Program in May 2011.

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Last Reviewed: Monday, March 28, 2022