State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Congratulates 30 California Schools Recognized as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today congratulated 30 California schools that have been chosen among the 356 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024. 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.

“It’s an honor to recognize our exceptional Blue Ribbon Schools, where academic excellence and support for every student truly shine,” Superintendent Thurmond said. “Their commitment to creating an inclusive and outstanding learning environment embodies our mission for education here in California. Their dedication is an inspiration to us all, and we proudly celebrate this remarkable achievement.”

Schools are recognized based on the school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing opportunity gaps among student subgroups. The recognized schools are among the state’s highest performing 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 41st cohort, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed approximately 10,000 awards to nearly 9,800 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 program is available on the U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Schools web page .

California’s National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024

County	School/District	City
Alameda	Alameda Science and Technology Institute, Alameda Unified School District	Alameda
Alameda	John Muir Elementary School, Berkeley Unified	Berkeley
Alameda	Creekside Middle School, Castro Valley Unified	Castro Valley
Alameda	Warm Springs Elementary School, Fremont Unified	Fremont
Alameda	Southgate Elementary School, Hayward Unified School District	Hayward
Alameda	Madison Elementary School, San Leandro Unified	San Leandro
El Dorado	Lake Forest Elementary School, Rescue Union Elementary	El Dorado Hills
Fresno	Design Science Middle College High School, Fresno Unified	Fresno
Kings	Monroe Elementary School, Hanford Elementary School District	Hanford
Los Angeles	California Academy of Mathematics and Science, Long Beach Unified School District	Carson
Los Angeles	Gretchen Whitney High School, ABC Unified	Cerritos
Los Angeles	Students On Academic Rise (SOAR) High School, Antelope Valley Union High School District	Lancaster
Los Angeles	Renaissance Arts Academy, Renaissance Arts Academy	Los Angeles
Los Angeles	Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District	Palos Verdes Estates
Los Angeles	San Marino High School, San Marino Unified	San Marino
Los Angeles	Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina, West Covina Unified	West Covina
Los Angeles	Wallen L. Andrews School, Whittier City School District	Whittier
Los Angeles	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy, Los Angeles Unified	Wilmington
Orange	South Lake Middle School, Irvine Unified	Irvine
Orange	Mission Viejo Christian School	Mission Viejo
Placer	William Kaseberg Elementary School, Roseville City Elementary	Roseville
Riverside	Western Center Academy, Hemet Unified	Hemet
Sacramento	West Campus High School, Sacramento City Unified	Sacramento
San Diego	Sessions Elementary School, San Diego Unified School District	San Diego
San Joaquin	Mountain House High School, Lammersville Joint Unified	San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo	Los Ranchos Elementary School, San Luis Coastal Unified	San Luis Obispo
Santa Clara	Joaquin Miller Middle School, Cupertino Union School District	San Jose
Santa Clara	Leigh High School, Campbell Union High	San Jose
Santa Clara	Lynbrook High School, Fremont Union High School District	San Jose
Sutter	Twin Rivers Charter School, Twin Rivers Charter	Yuba City

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

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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