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Release: #25-16
March 13, 2025
Contact: Communications
E-mail: communications@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-319-0818

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2025 California Purple Star Schools

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that 83 schools have been designated as a Purple Star School in 2025, bringing the total number of California schools recognized with this honor to 179 since the program's inception in 2023. The California Purple Star School Designation Program (Purple Star Program) seeks to reduce the burden on military-connected students and their families by articulating the most critical transition supports available. The Purple Star Program is a way to publicly recognize and designate schools that meet certain requirements, and signals which schools are the most committed and best equipped to meet the unique needs of these students and their families.

The Purple Star Program was designed to help mitigate the challenges of high mobility by setting standards for and publicly designating military-friendly schools.

“Congratulations to the educators, staff, administrators, parents, and students at these schools,” said Thurmond. “These schools are crucial to supporting our military-connected students, ensuring that they maintain their academic, college, and career aspirations while their parents serve our country.”

Complete List of 2025 Purple Star Schools by County

County School School District
Kern
Las Flores Elementary
Sierra Sands Unified
Kern
Rosamond High Early College Campus
Southern Kern Unified
Kern
Tropico Middle
Southern Kern Unified
Kern
Westpark Elementary
Southern Kern Unified
Los Angeles
California Pacific Charter- Los Angeles
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified
Los Angeles
Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified
Los Angeles
Academies of the Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley Union High
Los Angeles
Paraclete High School
Antelope Valley Union High
Los Angeles
Sage Oak Charter School- Keppel
Keppel Union Elementary
Los Angeles
Miraleste Intermediate
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Riverside
Winchester Elementary
Hemet Unified
Riverside
Antelope Hills Elementary
Murrieta Valley Unified
Riverside
Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary
Murrieta Valley Unified
Riverside
Monte Vista Elementary
Murrieta Valley Unified
San Bernardino
Sage Oak Charter
Helendale Elementary
San Bernardino
Calico Continuation High
Silver Valley Unified
San Bernardino
Congressman Jerry Lewis Elementary
Silver Valley Unified
San Bernardino
Fort Irwin Middle
Silver Valley Unified
San Bernardino
Tiefort View Intermediate
Silver Valley Unified
San Bernardino
Yermo Elementary
Silver Valley Unified
San Diego
Carlsbad High
Carlsbad Unified
San Diego
Carlsbad Seaside Academy
Carlsbad Unified
San Diego
Carlsbad Village Academy
Carlsbad Unified
San Diego
Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary
Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego
Fahari L. Jeffers Elementary
Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego
Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary
Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego
Heritage Elementary
Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego
Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary
Chula Vista Elementary
San Diego
Fallbrook High
Fallbrook Union High
San Diego
Christ Lutheran Elementary
La Mesa-Spring Valley
San Diego
Lakeside Farms Elementary
Lakeside Union Elementary
San Diego
Compass Charter Schools of San Diego
Mountain Empire Unified
San Diego
Coastal Academy Charter
Oceanside Unified
San Diego
Creekside Elementary
Poway Unified
San Diego
Twin Peaks Middle
Poway Unified
San Diego
Monarch
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego
San Diego County Community
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego
San Diego County Court
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego
San Pasqual Academy
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego
Canyon Hills High
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Challenger Middle
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Dana
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Dewey Elementary
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Farb Middle
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Mason Elementary
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Miller Elementary
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Mira Mesa High
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Montgomery Middle
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Pacific Beach Middle
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Reformation Lutheran Church and School
San Diego Unified
San Diego
San Diego Cooperative Charter
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Sessions Elementary
San Diego Unified
San Diego
Chet F. Harritt Elementary
Santee
San Diego
PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue
Santee
San Diego
Emory Elementary
South Bay Union
San Diego
Imperial Beach Charter
South Bay Union
San Diego
Bella Mente Montessori Academy
Vista Unified
San Diego
Mission Vista High
Vista Unified
San Diego
Vista High
Vista Unified
San Diego
California Pacific Charter - San Diego
Warner Unified
San Diego
Sage Oak Charter School-South
Warner Unified
Santa Barbara
Crestview Elementary
Lompoc Unified
Santa Barbara
Manzanita Public Charter
Lompoc Unified
Santa Barbara
Alice Shaw Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Joe Nightingale Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Lakeview Junior High
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Olga L. Reed Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Orcutt Academy Charter
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Orcutt Junior High
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Orcutt School for Independent Study
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Patterson Road Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Pine Grove Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Barbara
Ralph Dunlap Elementary
Orcutt Union Elementary
Sonoma
Guerneville Elementary
California Pacific Charter - Sonoma
Sutter
Barry Elementary
Yuba City Unified
Ventura
E. O. Green Junior High
Hueneme Elementary
Ventura
Laguna Vista Elementary
Ocean View
Ventura
Channel Islands High
Oxnard Union High
Yolo
Compass Charter School of Yolo
Winters Joint Unified
Yuba
Bear River
Wheatland
Yuba
Lone Tree Elementary
Wheatland
Yuba
Wheatland Charter Academy
Wheatland
Yuba
Wheatland Union High
Wheatland Union High

 

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

Last Reviewed: Thursday, March 13, 2025
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