California Schools to Watch
New 2024 Schools
Bret Harte Middle School
Hayward
Seana Condit-Gordon, Principal
Hayward Unified School District
Bud Carson Middle School
Hawthorne
John Paterson, Principal
Hawthorne Elementary School District
Cedarlane Academy
Hacienda Heights
Kim Lee, Principal
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Cesar Chavez Middle School
Lynwood
Dionne Garner, Principal
Lynwood Unified School District
Edgewood School
West Covina
Kimberly Cabrera, Principal
West Covina Unified School District
Fairgrove Academy
La Puente
Sherri Franson, Principal
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Laguna Middle School
San Luis Obispo
Nathan Meinert, Principal
San Luis Coastal Unified School District
Mesa Robles School
Hacienda Heights
Octavio Perez, Principal
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Mesa View Middle School
Calimesa
Cathy Pearson, Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Paul L. Cato Middle School
Bakersfield
Anthony Richardson, Principal
Bakersfield City School District
Rivera Middle School
Pico Rivera
Yvette Ventura-Rincon, Principal
El Rancho Unified School District
Vaca Peña Middle School
Vacaville
Colleen Moe, Principal
Vacaville Unified School District
Valinda School of Academics
La Puente
Elizabeth Bermejo, Principal
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Walnut Grove Intermediate School
West Covina
Bhavini Bhakta, Principal
West Covina Unified School District
William G. Jehue Middle School
Colton
Carolyn Eide, Principal
Rialto Unified School District
Winton Middle School
Hayward
Lisa Tess, Principal
Hayward Unified School District
School Profiles
Northern California
Alder Creek Middle School
Truckee
McKinleyville Middle School
McKinleyville
Atascadero Middle School
Atascadero
Bay Area - Sacramento
William Mendenhall Middle School
Livermore
Ellen Fletcher Middle School
Palo Alto
East Avenue Middle School
Livermore
Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory
San Jose
Kairos Public Schools Vacaville Academy
Thomas Hart Middle School
Pleasanton
Twin Rivers Charter School
Yuba City
Creekview Ranch School K-8
Roseville
Mare Island Technology Academy
Vallejo
Burlingame Intermediate School
Burlingame
Downtown College Prep / Alum Rock Middle School
San Jose
Live Oak Middle School
Live Oak
Willis Jepson Middle School
Vacaville
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School
Elk Grove
Silverado Middle School
Roseville
Toby Johnson Middle School
Elk Grove
Katherine Albiani Middle School
Elk Grove
Edna Hill Middle School
Brentwood
Canyon Middle School
Castro Valley
Rancho Milpitas Middle School
Milpitas
Dartmouth Middle School
San Jose
Andrew Carnegie Middle School
Orangevale
Central Valley
Thomas Law Reed School
Reedley
Riverview School
Parlier
Pleasant View West School
Porterville
Bernice Harrell Chipman Junior High
Bakersfield
Coalinga Middle School
Coalinga
Fresno
Peggy Heller Elementary School
Atwater
Bakersfield
Mitchell Senior Elementary School
Atwater
Standard Middle School
Bakersfield
General Grant Middle School
Reedley
Norman N. Glick Middle School
Modesto
McFarland Middle School
McFarland
Fruitvale Junior High School
Bakersfield
Firebaugh Middle School
Firebaugh
Kings Canyon Middle School
Fresno
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
Yorba Middle School
Orange
Vista View Middle School
Fountain Valley
Robert C. Fisler School
Fullerton
Portola Middle School
Orange
Oxford Preparatory Academy
Lake Forest
El Rancho Charter School
Anaheim Hills
Don Juan Avila Middle School
Aliso Viejo
College Preparatory Middle School
Spring Valley
Carlsbad
Placentia
Russell Parks Junior High School
Fullerton
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
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
Central Coast
Shoreline Middle School
Santa Cruz
Los Osos Middle School
Los Osos
San Benancio Middle School
Salinas
San Lorenzo Valley Middle School
Felton
Scotts Valley Middle School
Scotts Valley
Los Angeles - Inland Empire
Vineyard Junior High School
Rancho Cucamonga
The STEAM Academy @ Burke
Pico Rivera
Prairie Vista Middle School
Hawthorne
Palm Desert Charter Middle
Palm Desert
Nellie Coffman Middle School
Cathedral City
Melva Davis Academy of Excellence
Victorville
March Middle School
Moreno Valley
Kolb Middle School
Rialto
Jefferson Middle School
San Gabriel
James Workman Middle School
Cathedral City
ICEF Vista Middle Academy
Los Angeles
Hosler Middle School
Lynwood
Hollencrest Middle School
West Covina
E.O. Green Jr. High School
Oxnard
Adams Middle School
Redondo Beach
University Heights Middle School
Riverside
Hacienda Heights
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
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School
Whittier
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
Mary R. Stauffer Middle School
Downey
Mountain View Middle School
Moreno Valley
Paramount Park Middle School
Paramount
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
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
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