The U.S. Department of Education has awarded six Orange County campuses 2023 National Blue Ribbons, considered the nation’s top honor for individual campuses based on academic achievement.
The recipients are A.G. Cook Elementary School, Susan B. Anthony Elementary School and Thomas Paine Elementary School in the Garden Grove Unified School District; Buena Terra Elementary School in the Centralia Elementary School District; Early College High School in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District; and Crean Lutheran High School, which is a private campus in Irvine.
The coveted National Blue Ribbon Schools award was given to 353 public and private elementary, middle and high schools this year, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Tuesday.
“Congratulations to our outstanding Blue Ribbon Schools, where academic excellence and unwavering support for every one of our students is exceptional,” Thurmond said. “Your commitment to fostering an inclusive and exceptional learning environment exemplifies the true essence of education. Your dedication inspires us all, and we celebrate your remarkable achievement.”
The prestigious designation spotlights public and private schools for overall academic performance or their progress in closing achievement gaps. Only 33 earned the honor in California, meaning Orange County accounts for 18 percent of the state’s Blue Ribbons.
Now in its 40th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools program has bestowed recognition on more than 9,700 schools since its inception.
Here is the complete list of California’s National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023:
- Middle College High School, West Contra Costa Unified School District, San Pablo
- Edison Computech School, Fresno Unified School District, Fresno
- Manchester Gate Elementary School, Fresno Unified School District, Fresno
- Charles J. Carver Elementary School, ABC Unified School District, Cerritos
- Downtown Magnets High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles
- Glen A. Wilson High School, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, Hacienda Heights
- Grace Miller Elementary School, Bonita Unified School District, La Verne
- Los Angeles County—Horace Mann Elementary School, Glendale Unified School District, Glendale
- Leffingwell Elementary School, East Whittier City Elementary School District, Whittier
- Los Molinos Elementary School, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, Hacienda Heights
- Martha Baldwin Elementary School, Alhambra Unified School District, Alhambra
- Mesa Robles School, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, Hacienda Heights
- Ocean View Elementary School, East Whittier City Elementary School District, Whittier
- San Jose Charter Academy, West Covina Unified School District, West Covina
- Wedgeworth Elementary School, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, Hacienda Heights
- A. G. Cook Elementary School, Garden Grove Unified School District, Garden Grove
- Buena Terra Elementary School, Centralia Elementary School District, Buena Park
- Crean Lutheran High School, Pacific Southwest School District, Irvine
- Early College High School, Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Costa Mesa
- Susan B. Anthony Elementary School, Garden Grove Unified School District, Westminster
- Thomas Paine Elementary School, Garden Grove Unified School District, Garden Grove
- Eastvale Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District, Eastvale
- John F. Kennedy Middle College High School, Corona Norco Unified School District, Norco
- Sixth Street Prep STREAM, Victor Elementary School District, Victorville
- Terra Vista Elementary School, Etiwanda Elementary School District, Rancho Cucamonga
- Casita Center for Technology, Science & Math, Vista Unified School District, Vista
- Garfield Elementary School, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego
- John Yehall Chin Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco
- Jose Ortega Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco
- Ulloa Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco
- Middle College High School at San Joaquin Delta College, Lodi Unified School District, Stockton
- Hope Elementary School, Hope Elementary School District, Santa Barbara
- Peabody Charter School, Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Barbara