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
Northern California
Alder Creek Middle School
Truckee
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McKinleyville Middle School
McKinleyville
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Atascadero Middle School
Atascadero
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Bay Area - Sacramento
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Kairos Public Schools Vacaville Academy
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Thomas Hart Middle School
Pleasanton
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Twin Rivers Charter School
Yuba City
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Creekview Ranch School K-8
Roseville
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Mare Island Technology Academy
Vallejo
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Burlingame Intermediate School
Burlingame
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Downtown College Prep / Alum Rock Middle School
San Jose
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Live Oak Middle School
Live Oak
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Willis Jepson Middle School
Vacaville
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Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School
Elk Grove
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Silverado Middle School
Roseville
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Toby Johnson Middle School
Elk Grove
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Katherine Albiani Middle School
Elk Grove
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Edna Hill Middle School
Brentwood
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Canyon Middle School
Castro Valley
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Rancho Milpitas Middle School
Milpitas
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Dartmouth Middle School
San Jose
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Andrew Carnegie Middle School
Orangevale
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Central Valley
Fresno
Peggy Heller Elementary School
Atwater
Bakersfield
Mitchell Senior Elementary School
Atwater
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Standard Middle School
Bakersfield
General Grant Middle School
Reedley
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Norman N. Glick Middle School
Modesto
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McFarland Middle School
McFarland
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Fruitvale Junior High School
Bakersfield
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Firebaugh Middle School
Firebaugh
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Kings Canyon Middle School
Fresno
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Alta Sierra Intermediate School
Clovis
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Kastner Intermediate School
Clovis
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Clark Intermediate School
Clovis
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Reyburn Intermediate School
Clovis
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Granite Ridge Intermediate School
Fresno
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Washington Academic Middle School
Sanger
Fairmont School
Sanger
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Quail Lake Environmental Charter School
Sanger
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Sanger Academy Charter School
Sanger
Orange County - San Diego
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Carlsbad
Placentia
Russell Parks Junior High School
Fullerton
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Santiago Charter Middle School
Orange
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Nicolas Junior High School
Fullerton
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Enrique Camarena Junior High School
Calexico
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Bell Intermediate School
Garden Grove
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Cerro Villa Middle School
Villa Park
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De Anza Magnet School
El Centro
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Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts
Fullerton
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San Marcos Middle School
San Marcos
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Yorba Linda Middle School
Yorba Linda
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Wilson Junior High School
El Centro
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Bernice Ayer Middle School
San Clemente
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John Glenn School of International Studies
Indio
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Olive Peirce Middle School
Ramona
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Gaspar de Portola Middle School
San Diego
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Frank Wright Middle School
Imperial
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John F. Kennedy Middle School
El Centro
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Granger Jr. High School
National City
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La Paz Intermediate School
Mission Viejo
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Calavera Hills Middle School
Carlsbad
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Pioneer Middle School
Tustin
Thurston Middle School
Laguna Beach
Central Coast
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Los Osos Middle School
Los Osos
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San Benancio Middle School
Salinas
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San Lorenzo Valley Middle School
Felton
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Scotts Valley Middle School
Scotts Valley
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Los Angeles - Inland Empire
University Heights Middle School
Riverside
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Hacienda Heights
Hacienda Heights
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Fulton & Alsbury Academy of
Arts and Engineering
Lancaster
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Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle School
La Mirada
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Canyon Hills Junior High School
Chino Hills
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Los Alisos Middle School
Norwalk
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Mountain View Middle School
Beaumont
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Twentynine Palms Junior High School
Twentynine Palms
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Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School
Downey
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Wayne Ruble Middle School
Fontana
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Southridge Middle School
Fontana
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Ray Wiltsey International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
Ontario
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Palm Middle School
Moreno Valley
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Las Palmas Middle School
Covina
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John Burroughs Middle School
Los Angeles
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Middle School
San Bernardino
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Badger Springs Middle School
Moreno Valley
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Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School
Whittier
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Desert Springs Middle School
Desert Hot Springs
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Clifton Middle School
Monrovia
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Chaparral Middle School
Diamond Bar
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El Segundo Middle School
El Segundo
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Golden Valley Middle School
San Bernardino
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Griffiths Middle School
Downey
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Hollydale School
South Gate
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Mary R. Stauffer Middle School
Downey
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Mountain View Middle School
Moreno Valley
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Paramount Park Middle School
Paramount
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Sierra Vista Middle School
Covina
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Traweek Middle School
West Covina
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Vina Danks Middle School
Ontario
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Curtis Middle School
San Bernardino
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Lake Center Middle School
Santa Fe Springs
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Lindero Canyon Middle School
Agoura Hills
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Ross Academy of Creative and Media Arts
Artesia
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San Gorgonio Middle School
Beaumont
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Serrano Middle School
Highland
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South Pointe Middle School
Walnut
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Sunnymead Middle School
Moreno Valley
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Vista Heights Middle School
Moreno Valley
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Fedde International Studies
Hawaiian Gardens
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Hawthorne School
Beverly Hills
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Lakeside Middle School
Norwalk
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Luther Burbank Middle School
Los Angeles
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Alondra Middle School
Paramount
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Carmenita Middle School
Cerritos
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La Cañada Middle School
La Cañada
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Landmark Middle School
Moreno Valley
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Leona Jackson Middle School
Paramount
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Serrano Middle School
Montclair
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Tetzlaff Accelerated Learning Academy
Cerritos
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Medea Creek Middle School
Oak Park
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Holmes International Middle School
Northridge
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Milikan Middle School
Sherman Oaks
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Culver City Middle School
Culver City
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Torch Middle School
City of Industry
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R.H. Dana Middle School
Hawthorne
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Alvarado Intermediate School
Rowland Heights
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Tincher Preparatory School
Long Beach
Vista Verde Middle School
Moreno Valley
Sinaloa Middle School
Simi Valley
Summit Intermediate School
Etiwanda
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Vanguard Preparatory School
Apple Valley
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