California

Schools to Watch

Adams Middle School (2023)

Adeline E. Kent Middle School (2025)

Alder Creek Middle School (2016)

Alondra Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory (2023)

Alta Loma Junior High School (2023)

Alta Sierra Intermediate School (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Alvarado Intermediate School (2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2023)

Andrew Carnegie Middle School (2011)

Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School (2025)

Animo Florence-Firestone Middle School (2023)

Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle School (2020, 2023)

Arrowview Middle School (2025)

Atascadero Middle School (2020)

Badger Springs Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025)

Bell Intermediate School (2018, 2021)

Bell Mountain Middle School (2025)

Benton Middle School (2025)

Bernice Ayer Middle School (2005)

Bernice Harrell Chipman Junior High (2023)

Beverly Vista Middle School (2025)

Bret Harte Middle School (2024)

Bud Carson Middle School (2024)

Buena Park Middle School (2025)

Burlingame Intermediate School (2017)

Calavera Hills Middle School (2011)

Camerado Springs Middle School (2025)

Canyon Hills Junior High School (2020)

Canyon Middle School (2007)

Carmenita Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Castaic Middle School (2003)

Cedarlane Academy K8 (2024)

Cerro Villa Middle School (2018)

Cesar Chavez Middle School (2024)

Cesar E. Chavez Middle School (2025)

Chaparral Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023)

Christensen Middle School (2022, 2025)

Clark Intermediate School (2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024)

Clifton Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023)

Coalinga Middle School (2023)

Col Joseph Rodriguez PREP Academy (2025)

College Preparatory Middle School (2023)

Colton Middle School (2014)

Creekview Ranch School K-8 (2019, 2023)

Culver City Middle School (2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2025)

Curtis Middle School (2016, 2025)

Dartmouth Middle School (20092023)

DCP Alum Rock Middle School (2017)

De Anza Magnet School (2018, 2020, 2024)

De Anza Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024)

Del Mar Middle School (2022, 2025)

Don Juan Avila Middle School (2023)

Dorothy McElhinney Middle School (2025)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School (2019, 2022)

Dr. Russell Johnson Middle School (2025)

E.O. Green Jr. High School (2023)

East Avenue Middle School (2023)

Edgewood Middle School (2024)

Edna Hill Middle School (2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Edward A. Sussman Middle School (2025)

El Cerrito Middle School (2025)

El Rancho Charter School (2023)

El Segundo Middle School (2018, 2023)

Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Ellen Fletcher Middle School (2023)

Enrique Camarena Jr. High School (2019, 2024)

Ethel Dwyer Middle School (2025)

Fairgrove Academy (2024)

Fairmont School (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Fedde International Studies Academy (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024)

Firebaugh Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Frank J. Zamboni Middle School (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Frank M. Wright Middle School (2007)

Fruitvale Junior High School (2018, 2021, 2024)

Fulton & Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering (2022, 2025)

General Grant Middle School (2020, 2023)

George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle School (2025)

Glick Middle School (2019, 2022)

Golden Valley Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024)

Goleta Valley Junior High School (2025)

Gordon H. Beatty Middle School (2025)

Grandview College Preparatory Academy (2025)

Granger Junior High School (2010)

Granite Ridge Intermediate School (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024)

Griffiths Middle School (2018, 2021)

Hall Middle School (2019, 2023)

Harvest Park Middle School (2025)

Haskell STEM Academy (2017, 2020, 2023)

Hawthorne Middle School (2015, 2023)

Heber School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Helen Stacey Middle School (2025)

High Desert School (2012, 2015, 2018, 2022)

HighTech LA Middle School (2025)

Hollencrest Middle School (2023)

Hollydale Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024)

Hosler Middle School (2023)

Huron Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023)

ICEF Vista Middle Academy (2023)

Indio Middle School (2018, 2025)

International School of Monterey (2025)

James Workman Middle School (2023)

Jefferson Middle School (2023)

John Burroughs Middle School (2019)

John F. Kennedy Middle School (2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

John Glenn Middle School (2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

John L. Compton Junior High School (2025)

Kairos Public Schools Vacaville Academy (2022, 2025)

Kastner Intermediate School (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Katherine Edwards Middle School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy (2025)

Katherine L. Albiani Middle School (2012, 2024)

Kings Canyon Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021)

Kolb Middle School (2023)

La Cañada Middle School 7-12 (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

La Joya Middle School (2025)

La Paz Intermediate School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts (2018, 2021, 2024)

Laguna Middle School (2024)

Lagunita School (2022)

Lake Center Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Lakeside Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024)

Landmark Middle School (2014, 2023)

Las Palmas Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025)

Laurel Street Elementary School (2025)

Leona Jackson Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Liberty Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024)

Lindero Canyon Middle School (2016)

Live Oak Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024)

Los Alisos STEM Magnet Middle School (2020, 2023)

Los Osos Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024)

Louis D. Armstrong Middle School (2005, 2023)

Luther Burbank Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024)

March Middle School (2023)

Mary R. Stauffer Middle School (2018, 2021)

McKinleyville Middle School (2006)

Melva Davis Academy of Excellence (2023)

Mesa Robles School (2024)

Mesa View Middle School (2024)

Mistletoe STEM Institute (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2025)

Mitchell Senior Elementary School (2022, 2025)

Mountain View Middle School Beaumont (2020, 2023)

Mountain View Middle School MVUSD (2018, 2021, 2024)

Navelencia Middle School (2025)

Nellie Coffman Middle School (2023)

Newton Middle School (2022, 2025)

Nicolas Jr. High School (2019, 2025)

Norris Middle School (2025)

North Park Academy of the Arts (2025)

OJ Actis Junior High School (2022, 2025)

Olive Peirce Middle School (2012)

Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School (2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Orange County School of Computer Sciences (2022, 2025)

Orange Grove Middle School (2022, 2025)

Oxford Preparatory Academy Middle School (2023)

Paakuma' K-8 School (2025)

Palm Desert Charter Middle School (2023)

Palm Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025)

Paramount Park Middle School (2018, 2021)

Paul L. Cato Middle School (2024)

Peggy Heller Elementary School (2022, 2025)

Pioneer Middle School (20132024)

Pleasant View West School (2023)

Portola Middle School (2023)

Prairie Vista Middle School (2023)

Quail Lake Environmental Charter (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Rancho Milpitas Middle School (2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Rancho Viejo Middle School (2025)

Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School (2017, 2020, 2023)

Ray Wiltsey International Baccalaureate IB World School (2019, 2023)

Reyburn Intermediate School (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Richard H. Dana Middle School - Wiseburn Middle School? (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022)

River Heights Intermediate School (2025)

Rivera Middle School (2024)

Riverview School (2023)

Robert C. Fisler School (2023)

Ross Academy of Creative and Media Arts (2016, 2023)

Russell Parks Junior High School (2022, 2025)

San Benancio Middle School (2018)

San Gorgonio Middle School (2016, 2023)

San Lorenzo Valley Middle School (2013)

San Marcos Middle School (2018, 2021)

Sanger Academy Charter (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Santiago Charter Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025)

Sarah McGarvin Intermediate School (2025)

Scotts Valley Middle School (2013)

Sequoia Middle School - Fontana (2018, 2021, 2024)

Sequoia Middle School - Fresno (2022, 2025)

Serrano Intermediate School (2025)

Serrano Middle School Highland (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Serrano Middle School Montclair (2014)

Shoreline Middle School (2023)

Sierra Vista Middle School (2018, 2022, 2025)

Silas Bartsch School (2025)

Silverado Middle School (2003, 2023)

Simons Middle School (2025)

Sinaloa Middle School (2013)

South Pointe Middle School (2016, 2023)

Southridge Tech Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025)

Sparks Middle School (2025)

Standard Middle School (2021)

Stonecreek Jr. High School (2025)

Summit Intermediate School (2013)

Sunnymead Middle School (2016, 2023)

Suzanne Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023)

Temecula Middle School (2025)

Terra Cotta Middle School (2025)

Tetzlaff Accelerated Learning Academy (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

The STEAM Academy @ Burke (2023)

Thomas Hart Middle School (2020, 2023)

Thomas Law Reed School (2023)

Thurston Middle School (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Tincher Preparatory School (2009)

Toby Johnson Middle School (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2025)

Torch Middle School (20082023)

Traweek Middle School (2018, 2022, 2025)

Tuffree Middle School (2022, 2025)

Turlock Junior High School (2014, 2017, 2021)

Twentynine Palms Junior High School (2020)

Twin Rivers Charter School (2020, 2023)

Union Middle School (2013)

University Heights Middle School (2022, 2025)

Vaca Peña Middle School (2024)

Valinda School of Academics (2024)

Valley Middle School (2022)

Valley View Charter Prep (2025)

Vanguard Preparatory School (2013)

Vina Danks Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024)

Vineyard Junior High School (2023)

Vista Heights Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Vista Verde Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Vista View Middle School (2023)

Walnut Grove Intermediate School (2024)

Walter F. Dexter Middle School (2025)

Washington Academic Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023)

Washington Intermediate School (2025)

Wayne Ruble Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025)

Weaver Middle School (2019, 2022(

Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025)

White Hill Middle School (2025)

William G Jehue Middle School (2024)

William Mendenhall Middle School (2023)

Willis Jepson Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022)

Willis Warner Middle School (2025)

Winton Middle School (2024)

Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024)

Yorba Linda Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)

Yorba Middle School (2023)