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
McKinleyville Middle School
McKinleyville
Atascadero Middle School
Atascadero
Bay Area - Sacramento
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
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
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
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
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