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April 26, 2024: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2024 California Green Ribbon Schools Award Honorees
April 20, 2023: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2023 California Green Ribbon Schools Award Honorees
April 22, 2022: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2022 California Green Ribbon Schools Award Honorees
April 22, 2021: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2021 California Green Ribbon Schools Award Honorees
April 22, 2020: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Congratulates California Green Ribbon Schools Award Honorees
March 27, 2019: State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Congratulates California Green Ribbon Schools Award Winners
* Denotes private school award conferred by the California Association of Private School Organizations.
2024 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Pacific Ridge School |
Private |
Green Achiever |
Trabuco Elementary School |
Saddleback Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Cabrillo Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Claremont Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award* |
Rio School |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Fairfield-Suisun Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Laguna Beach Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Modesto City Schools |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Mountain View Whisman |
Gold |
Oxnard High School |
Oxnard Union High |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
San Mateo County Office of Education |
Silver |
Bella Mente Montessori Academy |
Vista Unified |
Silver |
Captain Leland F Norton Elementary |
San Bernardino Unified |
Silver |
Community Roots Charter |
Capistrano Unified |
Silver |
Gretchen Whitney High |
ABC Unified |
Silver |
La Colina Junior High |
Santa Barbara Unified |
Silver |
Magnolia High |
Anaheim Union High |
Silver |
Mary Collins School at Cherry Valley |
Petaluma City Schools |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
National School |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Pittsburg Unified |
Silver |
Raymond Temple Elementary |
Centralia Elementary |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
San Joaquin County Office of Education |
Silver |
Temecula Luiseno Elementary |
Temecula Valley Union |
Silver |
Walnut High |
Walnut Valley Unified |
Bronze |
24th Street Elementary |
Los Angeles Unified |
Bronze |
Charlotte N. Werner Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Bronze |
Foothill Middle |
Mt. Diablo Unified |
Bronze |
John Muir Elementary |
Berkeley Unified |
Bronze |
Levi Bemis Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Bronze |
Longfellow Elementary |
Compton Unified |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Moorpark Unified |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
San Benito High |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Santa Clara Unified |
Bronze |
Santiago Charter Middle |
Orange Unified |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Vista del Mar Union |
2023 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Bellarmine College Preparatory* |
Private |
Green Achiever |
Jefferson Elementary School |
Carlsbad Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Moreno Valley District |
Green Achiever |
Redwood High School |
Sequoia Union High |
Green Achiever |
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary |
Saddleback Unified |
Gold |
Eisenhower Senior High |
Rialto Unified |
Gold |
Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Bella Mente Montessori Academy |
Vista Unified |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Cabrillo Unified |
Silver |
Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Fairfield-Suisun Unified |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Fremont Union High School |
Silver |
Henry Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Mary Bragg Elementary |
ABC Unified |
Silver |
Oxnard High |
Oxnard Union High |
Silver |
Parkview Elementary |
Hueneme Elementary |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Rio School |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
San Joaquin County Office of Education |
Silver |
Sebastopol Independent Charter |
Sebastopol Union |
Bronze |
Community Roots Academy |
Capistrano Unified |
Bronze |
Hollister High |
San Benito High |
2022 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Altamont Creek Elementary |
Livermore Valley Joint Unified |
Green Achiever |
Katella High |
Anaheim Union High |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Merced Union High |
Green Achiever |
Suisun Valley Elementary |
Fairfield-Suisun Unified |
Green Achiever |
St. Martin of Tours Academy* |
Private |
Silver |
Bella Mente Montessori Academy |
Vista Elementary |
Silver |
Captain Leland Norton Elementary |
San Bernardino City Unified |
Silver |
Eisenhower Senior High |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Ernest Garcia Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Jefferson Elementary |
Carlsbad Unified |
Silver |
Kelley Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Meiners Oaks Elementary |
Ojai Unified |
Silver |
Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Parkview Elementary |
Hueneme Elementary |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Santa Cruz County Office of Education |
Silver |
Twin Rivers Charter |
Yuba City Unified |
Bronze |
Edward Fitzgerald Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Bronze |
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering |
Lancaster Elementary |
Bronze |
Henry Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Bronze |
Raymond Temple Elementary |
Centralia Elementary |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
San Mateo Union High |
2021 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Fryberger Elementary |
Westminster |
Green Achiever |
Los Altos High |
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High |
Green Achiever |
May Ranch Elementary |
Val Verde Unified |
Green Achiever |
Nueva School* |
Private |
Green Achiever |
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary |
Desert Sands Unified |
Gold |
Bellarmine College Preparatory* |
Private |
Gold |
Cate School* |
Private |
Gold |
Georgia Morris Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Gold |
Milor Continuation High |
Rialto Unified |
Gold |
Rialto Middle |
Rialto Unified |
Gold |
William G. Jehue Middle |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Captain Leland Norton Elementary |
San Bernardino City Unified |
Silver |
Jefferson Elementary |
Carlsbad Unified |
Silver |
Katella High |
Anaheim Union High |
Silver |
Kelley Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
San Rafael City High |
Silver |
South Hillsborough |
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Silver |
Trapp Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Bronze |
Bella Mente Montessori Academy |
Vista Unified |
Bronze |
Eisenhower Senior High |
Rialto Unified |
Bronze |
Harbor High |
Santa Cruz City High |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Ravenswood City Elementary |
2020 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Edison Elementary |
Alameda Unified |
Green Achiever |
Anderson W. Clark Magnet High |
Glendale Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Carmel Unified |
Green Achiever |
Creston Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Green Achiever |
Woodside Priory School* |
Private |
Gold |
Altamont Creek Elementary |
Livermore Valley Joint Unified |
Gold |
Jefferson Elementary |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Claremont Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Rialto Unified |
Gold |
Georgia Morris Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Gold |
Jefferson Elementary |
Carlsbad Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Atascadero Unified |
Gold |
San Benito Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Gold |
Francis Parker School* |
Private |
Gold |
Sonoma Country Day School* |
Private |
Gold |
St. Martin of Tours Academy* |
Private |
Gold |
The Nueva School* |
Private |
Silver |
McKinley Elementary |
Bakersfield City |
Silver |
Benjamin Franklin Elementary |
Glendale Unified |
Silver |
Golden View Elementary |
Ocean View |
Silver |
Mountain View High |
San Jacinto Unified |
Silver |
Ysabel Barnett Elementary |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Silver |
Susan La Vorgna Elementary |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Silver |
Margarita Middle |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Sacramento City Unified |
Silver |
Rialto Middle |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
San Diego Unified |
Silver |
Santa Barbara Senior |
Santa Barbara Unified |
Silver |
Marin Montessori School* |
Private |
Bronze |
Patricia Dreizler Continuation High |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Bronze |
Katella High |
Anaheim Union High |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Palo Alto Unified |
2019 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Quail Lake Environmental Charter |
Sanger Unified |
Green Achiever |
Eagle Rock Elementary |
Los Angeles Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Rialto Unified |
Green Achiever |
Carrisa Plains Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Green Achiever |
St. James Academy* |
Private |
Gold |
Santa Rosa Academic Academy |
Atascadero Unified |
Gold |
St. Martin of Tours Academy* |
Private |
Silver |
Altamont Creek Elementary |
Livermore Valley Joint Unified |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Hermosa Beach City Elementary |
Silver |
Dr. John H. Milor High |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Georgia Morris Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Creston Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Silver |
San Benito Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Silver |
Los Altos High |
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High |
Silver |
Francis Parker* |
Private |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Pittsburg Unified |
Bronze |
Los Coyotes Middle |
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified |
Bronze |
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary |
Desert Sands Unified |
Bronze |
Crowne Hill Elementary |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Bronze |
Margarita Middle |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Bronze |
Red Hawk Elementary |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Bronze |
Temecula Valley High |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Bronze |
Buena Vista Elementary |
Carlsbad Unified |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
San Mateo County Office of Education |
2018 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Monterey Road Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Green Achiever |
Top of the World Elementary |
Laguna Beach Unified |
Green Achiever |
Jack London Community Day |
Los Angeles Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Tahoe-Truckee Unified |
Green Achiever |
Maple Village Waldorf School* |
Private |
Gold |
Palos Verdes High |
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
San Carlos Elementary |
Gold |
Lincoln Middle |
Alameda Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Rialto Unified |
Gold |
Rancho Vista High |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Monterey Peninsula Unified |
Gold |
Alameda Science and Technology Institute |
Alameda Unified |
Gold |
Woodside Priory* |
Private |
Silver |
Ysabel Barnett Elementary |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Silver |
Carrisa Plains Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Silver |
Georgia Morris Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Nick G. Parras Middle |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Silver |
Sunset Elementary |
Ventura Unified |
Silver |
Anderson W. Clark Magnet High |
Glendale Unified |
Silver |
Dr. John H. Milor Continuation High |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Paloma Elementary |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Silver |
Meiners Oaks Elementary |
Ojai Unified |
Silver |
North Ridge Elementary |
Moreno Valley Unified |
Silver |
Jesuit High School* |
Private |
Silver |
St. James Academy* |
Private |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Moreno Valley Unified |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Chaffey Joint Union High |
Bronze |
Kimbark Elementary |
San Bernardino City Unified |
Bronze |
N/A - LEA Award |
San Mateo County Office of Education |
Bronze |
Center Street Elementary |
El Segundo Unified |
Bronze |
Foothill Middle |
Mt. Diablo Unified |
2017 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Yosemite High (Continuation) |
Merced Union High |
Green Achiever |
N/A – District Award |
Culver City Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A – District Award |
Montecito Union Elementary |
Green Achiever |
N/A – District Award |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Green Achiever |
The Thacher School* |
Private |
Gold |
Adams Middle |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Gold |
Quail Lake Environmental Charter |
Sanger Unified |
Gold |
Redondo Union High |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Gold |
Rogers Middle |
Long Beach Unified |
Gold |
Sunset Elementary |
San Francisco Unified |
Gold |
N/A – District Award |
Las Virgenes Unified |
Gold |
N/A – District Award |
Rialto Unified |
Gold |
N/A – District Award |
Sacramento City Unified |
Gold |
N/A – District Award |
Tahoe-Truckee Unified |
Gold |
Maple Village Waldorf School* |
Private |
Gold |
Ojai Valley School* |
Private |
Gold |
Pacific Ridge School* |
Private |
Gold |
Woodside Priory* |
Private |
Silver |
Alameda Science and Technology Institute |
Alameda Unified |
Silver |
Alta Vista Elementary |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Silver |
Birney Elementary |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Silver |
Casey Elementary |
Rialto Unified |
Silver |
Franklin Classical Middle |
Long Beach Unified |
Silver |
Goethe International Charter School |
Los Angeles Unified |
Silver |
Great Oak High |
Temecula Valley Unified |
Silver |
Kumeyaay Elementary |
San Diego Unified |
Silver |
Lake Canyon Elementary |
Galt Joint Union Elementary |
Silver |
Meiners Oaks Elementary |
Ojai Unified |
Silver |
Monterey Road Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Silver |
Palos Verdes High |
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
Silver |
Turning Point School* |
Private |
Bronze |
Charles W. Eliot Middle |
Pasadena Unified |
Bronze |
Kimbark Elementary |
San Bernardino City Unified |
Bronze |
Madison Elementary |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Bronze |
Sunset High (Continuation) |
Del Norte County Unified |
Bronze |
Tulita Elementary |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Bronze |
N/A – District Award |
Cypress Elementary |
Bronze |
St. James Academy* |
Private |
2016 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Bay Farm School |
Alameda Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Los Angeles Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Manhattan Beach Unified |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
San Francisco Unified |
Green Achiever |
Bishop O'Dowd High School* |
Private |
Gold |
George K. Porter Middle |
Los Angeles Unified |
Gold |
Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnet |
Los Angeles Unified |
Gold |
Yosemite High (Continuation) |
Merced Union High |
Gold |
Nick G. Parras Middle |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Gold |
Redondo Union High |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Montecito Union Elementary |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Pittsburg Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Gold |
N/A - District Award |
Sacramento City Unified |
Gold |
Maple Village Waldorf School* |
Private |
Gold |
Pacific Ridge School* |
Private |
Gold |
The Thacher School* |
Private |
Gold |
Woodside Priory* |
Private |
Silver |
Monterey Road Elementary |
Atascadero Unified |
Silver |
Juliet Morris Elementary |
Cypress Elementary |
Silver |
Washington Elementary |
Redondo Beach Unified |
Silver |
Santa Barbara Senior High |
Santa Barbara Unified |
Silver |
Will Rogers Two-Way Immersion School of Environmental Science |
Ventura Unified |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Hope Elementary |
Silver |
MUSE School* |
Private |
Silver |
The Grauer School* |
Private |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Woodside Elementary |
Bronze |
The Turning Point School* |
Private |
2015 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Carmel Middle School |
Carmel Unified |
Green Achiever |
Los Cerritos Elementary School |
Long Beach Unified |
Green Achiever |
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School |
Los Angeles Unified |
Green Achiever |
Marin Country Day School* |
Private |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
El Monte Union High School District |
Gold |
Beasant Hill School of Happy Valley* |
Private |
Gold |
Bishop O'Dowd High School* |
Private |
Gold |
The Center for Early Education* |
Private |
Gold |
Pacific Ridge School* |
Private |
Gold |
Woodside Priory School* |
Private |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
Manhattan Beach Unified School District |
Silver |
N/A - District Award |
San Francisco Unified School District |
Silver |
Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley* |
Private |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Montecito Union Elementary School District |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Sacramento City Unified School District |
Bronze |
MUSE School* |
Private |
2014 Selectees
Level |
School |
District, Charter, or Private |
Green Achiever |
Lowell Elementary School |
Long Beach Unified |
Green Achiever |
Mark Twain Elementary School |
Long Beach Unified |
Green Achiever |
San Domenico School* |
Private |
Green Achiever |
N/A - District Award |
Encinitas Union School District |
Silver |
Bishop O'Dowd High School* |
Private |
Silver |
Woodside Priory School* |
Private |
Bronze |
N/A - District Award |
Santa Cruz City Schools |
Last Reviewed: Friday, April 26, 2024