Santa Fe Celebrated As A 2020 California Distinguished School

From the Baldwin Park Unified School District:

Santa Fe was celebrated as a California Distinguished School during the California School Recognition Program Awards Ceremony.

Santa Fe administrators were joined alongside District leaders to celebrate the school being recognized as a California Distinguished School during the California School Recognition Program Awards Ceremony on Feb. 10.

Honorees who earned a spot on the 2020 Distinguished Schools list gathered at the Disneyland Resort to receive awards for being named a high-achieving school.

"We are so proud of the administrators, staff, teachers and students who made this award possible," Superintendent Dr. Froilan N. Mendoza said. "This is a tremendous honor for Santa Fe and Baldwin Park Unified."

Santa Fe demonstrated exemplary academic performance by all students, including that of English learners, on the California School Dashboard.

On the dashboard, Santa Fe earned the second-highest rating in English language arts (ELA) scores on the state standardized tests. Santa Fe’s ELA scores are 32.6 points above the state standard, increasing 5 points from 2018.

English learners scored 7 points above standard and socioeconomically disadvantaged students scored 27.6 points above standard.

This press release was produced by the Baldwin Park Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.