59 CA Schools Named Model Continuation High Schools

Dozens of high schools in California were named Model Continuation High Schools for 2026.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced this week that 59 schools in the Golden State earned the designation for providing comprehensive services to at-risk youth through exemplary instructional strategies, flexible scheduling, and guidance and counseling services.

"The priority of our Model Continuation High Schools is to give students more than a diploma," Thurmond said in a statement. "The teachers and administrators aim to provide students with a student-centered approach that meets their diverse academic, social, and emotional needs and opportunities to explore options beyond high school and prepare students for the future — whether they choose to pursue further education or join the workforce."

Continuation schools provide a high school diploma program for students who have not graduated from high school, are required to attend school, and are at risk of not completing their education.

More than 428 continuation high schools serve close to 45,000 students throughout the state.

Schools selected as Model Continuation High School retain their designation for three years. Honorees will be recognized April 30 through May 3 at the California Continuation Education Association Plus 2026 State Conference in Los Angeles.

These are the 2026 Model Continuation High Schools in California:

Alameda

• New Haven Unified School District – Conley-Caraballo High School
• Fremont Unified School District – Robertson High School

Contra Costa

• Mt. Diablo Unified School District – Prospect High School

Fresno

• Selma Unified School District – Heartland High School

Kings

• Lemoore Union High School District – Donald C. Jamison Continuation High School

Los Angeles

• Paramount Unified School District – Buena Vista High School
• West Covina Unified School District – Coronado High School
• Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District – El Camino High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – Amelia Earhart Continuation High School
• Covina-Valley Unified School District – Fairvalley Continuation High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – Frida Kahlo Continuation High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – George S. Patton Continuation High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – Independence Continuation High School
• William S. Hart Union High School District – Jereann Bowman High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – John Hope Continuation School
• Torrance Unified School District – Kurt T. Shery High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – Monterey Continuation High
• Burbank Unified School District – Monterey High (Continuation)
• Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District – Olympic Continuation High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – Phoenix Continuation High School
• Claremont Unified School District – San Antonio High School
• Rowland Unified School District – Santana High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – Whitney Young Continuation High School
• Los Angeles Unified School District – Will Rogers Continuation High School

Merced

• Merced Union High School District – Yosemite High School

Monterey

• Pacific Grove Unified School District – Pacific Grove Community High School

Orange

• Newport-Mesa Unified School District – Back Bay High School
• Brea-Olinda Unified School District – Brea Canyon High School
• Anaheim Union High School District – Gilbert High School

Placer

• Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District – Sierra Continuation High School

Riverside

• Hemet Unified School District – Alessandro High School
• Desert Sands Unified School District – Amistad High School
• Beaumont Unified School District – Glen View High School
• Lake Elsinore Unified School District – Ortega High School
• Desert Sands Unified School District – Summit High School
• Val Verde Unified School District – Val Verde High School

Sacramento

• Natomas Unified School District – Discovery High School

San Benito

• San Benito High School District – San Andreas Continuation High School

San Bernardino

• Morongo Unified School District – Black Rock Alternative/Continuation
• Upland Unified School District – Hillside High School
• Redlands Unified School District – Orangewood High School(Continuation)

San Diego

• Grossmont Union High School District – Chaparral High School
• Vista Unified School District – Alta Vista High School
• Vista Unified School District – Major General Raymond Murray High School
• Ramona City Unified School District – Montecito High School
• Sweetwater Union High School District – Palomar High School
• San Marcos Unified School District – Twin Oaks High School
• Escondido Union High School District – Valley High School

San Joaquin

• Lodi Unified School District – Plaza Robles Continuation High School

San Mateo

• Jefferson Union High School District – Thornton High School

Santa Clara

• Campbell Union High School District – Boynton High School

Shasta

• Shasta Union High School District – Pioneer Continuation High School

Solano

• Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District – Sem Yeto Continuation High School

Sonoma

• West Sonoma County Union High School District – Laguna High School

Tulare

• Porterville Unified School District – Citrus High School
• Lindsay Unified School District – John J. Cairns Continuation High School

Ventura

• Oak Park Unified School District – Oak View Continuation High School
• Fillmore Unified School District – Sierra High School

Yuba

• Marysville Joint Unified School District – South Lindhurst High School