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National Blue Ribbon Schools Awardees 2016

California's National Blue Ribbon Schools Awardees for 2016.

California recognized public elementary, middle, and high schools where students achieve high learning standards or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement gap in 2016.

County District School
Alameda
Oakland Unified
Hillcrest Elementary
Alameda
Oakland Unified
Thornhill Elementary
Contra Costa
Mount Diablo Unified
Strandwood Elementary
Fresno
Fresno Unified
Edison Computech
Los Angeles
Hawthorne
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Unified
Wonderland Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Point Vicente Elementary
Los Angeles
Santa Monica-Malibu
Edison Elementary
Los Angeles
West Covina Unified
San Jose Charter Academy
Marin
San Rafael City Elementary
Sun Valley Elementary
Orange
Garden Grove
A. G. Cook Elementary
Orange
Los Alamitos
Francis Hopkinson Elementary
Orange
Tustin Unified
Tustin Memorial Elementary
Placer
Rocklin Unified
Rocklin Academy
San Bernardino
San Bernardino City
Richardson Prep High
San Bernardino
Victor Valley Union High
University Preparatory
San Diego
Chula Vista Elementary
Arroyo Vista Charter
San Diego
Poway Unified
Creekside Elementary
San Diego
San Diego Unified
La Jolla Elementary
San Diego
San Marcos Unified
Paloma Elementary
San Francisco
San Francisco Unified
Lafayette Elementary
San Mateo
Menlo Park City
Laurel Elementary
Santa Barbara
Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos Elementary
Santa Clara
Evergreen Elementary
Evergreen Elementary
Sonoma
Santa Rosa High
Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter
Ventura
Conejo Valley Unified
Environmental Academy of Research Technology and Earth Sciences
Ventura
Conejo Valley Unified
Westlake High
Ventura
Simi Valley Unified
Vista Elementary
Questions: Awards Unit | awards@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0842 
Last Reviewed: Thursday, September 21, 2023