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California Schools to Watch

New 2023 Schools

Adams Middle School

Redondo Beach

Tanaz Bruna, Principal

Redondo Beach Unified School District

 

Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory

San Jose

Fallon Housman, Principal

Santa Clara County Office of Education

 

Alta Loma Junior High School

Alta Loma

Andrew Carter, Principal

Alta Loma School District

 

Animo Florence-Firestone Middle School

Los Angeles

Joshua Hartford, Principal

Los Angeles Unified School District

 

Bernice Harrell Chipman Junior High

Bakersfield

Tomás Prieto, Principal

Bakersfield City School District

 

Coalinga Middle School

Coalinga

Steven Martinez, Principal

Coalinga-Huron Unified School District

 

College Preparatory Middle School

Spring Valley

Christina Callaway, Principal

College Preparatory Middle School

 

Don Juan Avila Middle School

Aliso Viejo

Amy Varricchio, Principal

Capistrano Unified School District

 

East Avenue Middle School

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

 

E.O. Green Jr. High School

Oxnard

Irma Melgoza-Vasquez, Principal

Hueneme Elementary School District

 

El Rancho Charter School

Anaheim Hills

Michele Walker, Principal

Orange Unified School District

 

Ellen Fletcher Middle School

Palo Alto

Melissa Howell, Principal

Palo Alto Unified School District

 

Hollencrest Middle School

West Covina

Katrina Garcia, Principal

West Covina Unified School District

 

Hosler Middle School

Lynwood

John Terry, Principal

Lynwood Unified School District

 

ICEF Vista Middle Academy

Los Angeles

Brenna Persky, Principal

ICEF Public Schools

 

James Workman Middle School

Cathedral City

Victoria Chavez, Principal

Palm Springs Unified School District

 

Jefferson Middle School

San Gabriel

Christopher Guyer, Principal

San Gabriel Unified School District

 

Kolb Middle School

Rialto

Armando Urteaga, Principal

Rialto Unified School District

March Middle School

Moreno Valley

Rosalind Henderson, Principal

Val Verde Unified School District

 

Melva Davis Academy of Excellence

Victorville

Kathy Youskievicz, Principal

Adelanto Elementary School District

 

Nellie Coffman Middle School

Cathedral City

Karen Dimick, Principal

Palm Springs Unified School District

 

Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley

Lake Forest

Adam Wright, Principal

Oxford Prep SOC

 

Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County

Mission Viejo

Kerry Velez, Principal

Oxford Prep SOC

 

Palm Desert Charter Middle

Palm Desert

Deborah Dolan, Principal

Desert Sands Unified School District

 

Pleasant View West School

Porterville

Kimberly Parrish, Principal

Pleasant View Elementary School District

 

Portola Middle School

Orange

Jeffery Morgan, Principal

Orange Unified School District

 

Prairie Vista Middle School

Hawthorne

Wendy Ostensen, Principal

Hawthorne School District

 

Riverview School

Parlier

Josh Darnell, Principal

Kings Canyon Unified School District

 

Robert C. Fisler School

Fullerton

Kimberley Benaraw, Principal

Fullerton Elementary School District

 

Shoreline Middle School

Santa Cruz

Colleen Martin, Principal

Live Oak School District

 

The STEAM Academy @ Burke

Pico Rivera

Lorin Yannarella, Principal

El Rancho Unified School District

 

Thomas Law Reed School

Reedley

Rick McCollum, Principal

Kings Canyon Unified School District

 

Vineyard Junior High School

Rancho Cucamonga

Sandy Rose, Principal

Alta Loma School District

 

Vista View Middle School

Fountain Valley

Rasheedah Gates, Principal

Ocean View School District

 

William Mendenhall Middle School

Livermore

Tammy Rankin, Principal

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

 

Yorba Middle School

Orange

Mark McLaughlin, Principal

Orange Unified School District

School Profiles

Central Valley

 

Sequoia Middle School

Fresno

 

Peggy Heller Elementary School

Atwater

 

O.J. Actis Junior High School

Bakersfield

 

Mitchell Senior Elementary School

Atwater

Standard Middle School
Bakersfield

 

General Grant Middle School
Reedley

Weaver Middle School
Merced

Norman N. Glick Middle School
Modesto

McFarland Middle School
McFarland

Huron Middle School
Huron

Fruitvale Junior High School
Bakersfield

Liberty Middle School
Lemoore

Firebaugh Middle School
Firebaugh

Kings Canyon Middle School
Fresno

Turlock Middle School
Turlock

Alta Sierra Intermediate School
Clovis

Kastner Intermediate School
Clovis

Clark Intermediate School
Clovis

Reyburn Intermediate School
Clovis

Granite Ridge Intermediate School
Fresno

Washington Academic Middle School
Sanger


Fairmont School
Sanger

Quail Lake Environmental Charter School
Sanger

Sanger Academy Charter School
Sanger

 

Orange County - San Diego

Valley Middle School

Carlsbad

 

Tuffree Middle School

Placentia

 

Russell Parks Junior High School

Fullerton

 

Bernardo Yorba Middle School

Yorba Linda

Santiago Charter Middle School
Orange

Nicolas Junior High School
Fullerton

Enrique Camarena Junior High School
Calexico

Bell Intermediate School
Garden Grove

Cerro Villa Middle School
Villa Park

De Anza Magnet School
El Centro

Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
Fullerton

San Marcos Middle School
San Marcos

Yorba Linda Middle School
Yorba Linda

Wilson Junior High School
El Centro

Heber Middle School
Heber

Bernice Ayer Middle School
San Clemente

John Glenn School of International Studies
Indio

Olive Peirce Middle School
Ramona

Gaspar de Portola Middle School
San Diego

Frank Wright Middle School
Imperial

John F. Kennedy Middle School
El Centro

Granger Jr. High School
National City

La Paz Intermediate School
Mission Viejo

Calavera Hills Middle School
Carlsbad

Pioneer Middle School
Tustin


Thurston Middle School
Laguna Beach

Los Angeles - Inland Empire

 

University Heights Middle School

Riverside

Orange Grove Middle School

Hacienda Heights

 

Newton Middle School

Hacienda Heights

Fulton & Alsbury Academy of
Arts and Engineering

Lancaster

Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle School
La Mirada

Canyon Hills Junior High School
Chino Hills

Los Alisos Middle School
Norwalk

Mountain View Middle School
Beaumont

Twentynine Palms Junior High School
Twentynine Palms

Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School
Downey

Wayne Ruble Middle School
Fontana

Southridge Middle School
Fontana

Ray Wiltsey International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
Ontario

Palm Middle School
Moreno Valley

Las Palmas Middle School
Covina

John Burroughs Middle School
Los Angeles

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Middle School

San Bernardino

Badger Springs Middle School
Moreno Valley

Suzanne Middle School
Walnut

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School
Whittier

Haskell Stem Academy
Cerritos

Desert Springs Middle School
Desert Hot Springs

Clifton Middle School
Monrovia

Chaparral Middle School
Diamond Bar

El Segundo Middle School
El Segundo

Golden Valley Middle School
San Bernardino

Griffiths Middle School
Downey

Hollydale School
South Gate

Indio Middle School
Indio

Mary R. Stauffer Middle School
Downey

Mountain View Middle School
Moreno Valley

Paramount Park Middle School
Paramount

Sequoia Middle School
Fontana

Sierra Vista Middle School
Covina

Traweek Middle School
West Covina

Vina Danks Middle School
Ontario

Curtis Middle School
San Bernardino

Lake Center Middle School
Santa Fe Springs

Lindero Canyon Middle School
Agoura Hills

Ross Academy of Creative and Media Arts
Artesia

San Gorgonio Middle School
Beaumont

Serrano Middle School
Highland

South Pointe Middle School
Walnut

Sunnymead Middle School
Moreno Valley

Vista Heights Middle School
Moreno Valley

DeAnza Middle School
Ontario

Fedde International Studies
Hawaiian Gardens

Hawthorne School
Beverly Hills

Lakeside Middle School
Norwalk

Luther Burbank Middle School
Los Angeles

Alondra Middle School
Paramount

Carmenita Middle School
Cerritos

La Cañada Middle School
La Cañada

Landmark Middle School
Moreno Valley

Leona Jackson Middle School
Paramount

Serrano Middle School
Montclair

Tetzlaff Accelerated Learning Academy
Cerritos

Colton Middle School
Colton

Castaic Middle School
Castaic

High Desert Academy
Acton

Medea Creek Middle School
Oak Park

Holmes International Middle School
Northridge

Milikan Middle School
Sherman Oaks

Culver City Middle School
Culver City

Torch Middle School
City of Industry

R.H. Dana Middle School
Hawthorne

Alvarado Intermediate School
Rowland Heights

Tincher Preparatory School
Long Beach


Vista Verde Middle School
Moreno Valley


Sinaloa Middle School
Simi Valley


Summit Intermediate School
Etiwanda

Vanguard Preparatory School
Apple Valley

Zamboni Middle School
Paramount

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