State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Congratulates California Schools Recognized as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today congratulated 29 California schools that have been chosen as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools. This prestigious award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools that close achievement and opportunity gaps and where students achieve high learning standards.

“Congratulations to the students, educators, families, and educators that make up these outstanding, vibrant, and affirming school communities,” Thurmond said. “As we continue to recover from the pandemic, this award validates the hard work of educators across the state on behalf of our students. Their commitment to meeting the academic, social, and emotional needs of all their students has helped transform the lives of students during extraordinary circumstances.”

Schools are recognized based on the school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. These are among the state’s highest performing schools based on all student scores, subgroup student scores, and graduation rates.

The award affirms the hard work of educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging and engaging content. With its 39th cohort, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed approximately 10,000 awards to more than 9,000 schools.

Public schools are nominated by top education officials in each state, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and the Bureau of Indian Education. Private schools are nominated by the Council for American Private Education. More information about the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program can be found on the U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Schools web page .

California’s National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022

• Arcadia – Foothills Middle School, Arcadia Unified School District
• Belmont – Ralston Intermediate School, Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District
• Burlingame – Burlingame Intermediate School, Burlingame Elementary School District
• Cerritos – Carmenita Middle School, ABC Unified School District
• Cerritos – Wittmann (Helen) Elementary School, ABC Unified School District
• Clovis – Woods (Harold L.) Elementary School, Clovis Unified School District
• Diamond Bar – Diamond Bar High School, Walnut Valley Unified School District
• Dublin – Eleanor Murray Fallon School, Dublin Unified School District
• Dublin – Harold William Kolb School, Dublin Unified School District
• Etiwanda – Grapeland Elementary School, Etiwanda Elementary School District
• Etiwanda – John L. Golden Elementary School, Etiwanda Elementary School District
• Fresno – Granite Ridge Intermediate School, Clovis Unified School District
• Irvine – Woodbridge High School, Irvine Unified School District
• La Mesa – Helix High School, Grossmont Union High School District
• Long Beach – Newcomb Academy, Long Beach Unified School District
• Orinda – Orinda Intermediate School, Orinda Elementary Union School District
• Pleasanton – Thomas S. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton Unified School District
• Rolling Hills Estates – Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
• San Bernardino – Richardson PREP HI Middle School, San Bernardino City Unified School District
• San Diego – Westview High School, Poway Unified School District
• San Dimas – Arma J. Shull Elementary School, Bonita Unified School District
• San Francisco – Lawton Alternative Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District
• San Ramon – Coyote Creek Elementary School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
• San Ramon – Gale Ranch Middle School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
• San Ramon – Iron Horse Middle School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
• San Ramon – Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
• South Pasadena – South Pasadena Middle School, South Pasadena Unified School District
• Valley Village – Colfax Charter Elementary School, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Van Nuys – Kester Avenue Elementary School, Los Angeles Unified School District

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Tony Thurmond — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5602, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100