National Blue Ribbon Schools In CA: 2018 List

CALIFORNIA — The National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 list has been issued and 12 California schools have been honored this year. They are:

Argonaut Elementary School
13200 Shadow Mountain Road
Saratoga, CA 95070
District: Saratoga Union Elementary

Carmel Valley Middle School
3800 Mykonos Lane
San Diego, CA 92130
District: San Dieguito Union High

Golden Elementary School
740 E. Golden Avenue
Placentia, CA 92870
District: Placentia Yorba Linda Unified

Joaquin Miller Middle School
6151 Rainbow Drive
San Jose, CA 95129
District: Cupertino Union School

John Gomes Elementary School
555 Lemos Lane
Fremont, CA 94539
District: Fremont Unified School

North Star Academy
400 Duane Street
Redwood City, CA 94062
District: Redwood City Elementary

Redwood Middle School
13925 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
District: Saratoga Union School

Riverside STEM Academy
4466 Mount Vernon Avenue
Riverside, CA 92507
District: Riverside Unified School District

Sam H. Lawson Middle School
10401 Vista Drive
Cupertino, CA 95014
District: Cupertino Union

San Diego Jewish Academy Lower School (Non-Public)
11860 Carmel Creek Road
San Diego, CA 92130
District: San Diego Jewish Academy

Teach Elementary School
145 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
District: San Luis Coastal Unified

William Hopkins Junior High School
600 Driscoll Road
Fremont, CA 94539
District: Fremont Unified

The coveted National Blue Ribbon Schools award is presented by the US Department of Education. All schools are honored in one of two performance categories, based on all student scores, subgroup student scores and graduation rates:

• Exemplary High Performing Schools are among their state's highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests.
• Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools are among their state's highest performing schools in closing achievement gaps between a school's student groups and all students over the past five years.

"I'm pleased to celebrate with you as your school is named a National Blue Ribbon School," said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in a video message to the honorees. "We recognize and honor your important work in preparing students for successful careers and meaningful lives. Congratulations on your students' accomplishments and for your extraordinary commitment to meeting their unique needs."

Now in its 36th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed recognition on more than 8,800 schools. On November 7-8, the Secretary and the Department of Education will celebrate with 300 public and 49 private school honorees at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

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