News Release
News Release
March 13, 2025
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