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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

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Standard Middle School
Bakersfield

 

General Grant Middle School
Reedley

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Weaver Middle School
Merced

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Norman N. Glick Middle School
Modesto

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McFarland Middle School
McFarland

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Huron Middle School
Huron

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Fruitvale Junior High School
Bakersfield

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Liberty Middle School
Lemoore

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Firebaugh Middle School
Firebaugh

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Kings Canyon Middle School
Fresno

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Turlock Middle School
Turlock

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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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Valley Middle School

Carlsbad

 

Tuffree Middle School

Placentia

 

Russell Parks Junior High School

Fullerton

 

Bernardo Yorba Middle School

Yorba Linda

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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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Heber Middle School
Heber

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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

Los Angeles - Inland Empire

 

University Heights Middle School

Riverside

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Orange Grove Middle School

Hacienda Heights

 

Newton Middle School

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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Suzanne Middle School
Walnut

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Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School
Whittier

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Haskell Stem Academy
Cerritos

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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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Indio Middle School
Indio

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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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Sequoia Middle School
Fontana

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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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DeAnza Middle School
Ontario

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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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Colton Middle School
Colton

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Castaic Middle School
Castaic

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High Desert Academy
Acton

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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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Zamboni Middle School
Paramount

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