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43 San Diego County Schools Named Purple Star Schools
The county is home to more than half of the California schools designated as 2026 Purple Star Schools.
SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego County is home to more than half of the California schools designated as 2026 Purple Star Schools.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond on Friday announced that 75 schools have been designated as Purple Star Schools this year, bringing the total number of California schools recognized with this honor to 202 since the program began. A total of 43 schools in the San Diego region were recognized.
"I am proud to congratulate the educators, staff, administrators, parents and students at every one of our Purple Star Schools," Thurmond said in a statement.
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"The unique resources and wraparound supports that these schools provide are crucial to welcoming our military-connected families into our school communities," he added. "Each one of our Purple Star Schools works thoughtfully and tirelessly to ensure that our military-connected students are supported to learn, grow and thrive while their parents serve our country."
The Purple Star Program was created to address the challenges faced by mobile military-connected students by setting standards for and publicly recognizing military-friendly schools, according to the California Department of Education. Schools demonstrate this commitment by providing accessible resources for military families and implementing student-led transition programs to help new students adjust socially and academically.
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These are the 2026 Purple Star Schools in San Diego County:
- Angier Elementary, San Diego Unified
- Black Mountain Middle, Poway Unified
- Cabrillo Elementary, San Diego Unified
- Chaparral Elementary, Poway Unified
- Chesterton Elementary, San Diego Unified
- Coronado High, Coronado Unified
- Coronado Middle, Coronado Unified
- Coronado Village Elementary, Coronado Unified
- Dailard Elementary, San Diego Unified
- Dimensions Collaborative, San Diego County Office of Education
- Eastlake High, Sweetwater Union High
- Elevate, San Diego Unified
- Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire, Mountain Empire Unified
- Hage Elementary, San Diego Unified
- Hancock Elementary, San Diego Unified
- Innovations Academy, San Diego Unified
- John Muir Language Academy, San Diego Unified
- Jonas Salk Elementary, San Diego Unified
- La Mesa Dale Elementary, La Mesa-Spring Valley
- Loma Portal Elementary, San Diego Unified
- McMillin (Corky) Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
- Midland Elementary, Poway Unified
- Miller Elementary, San Diego Unified
- Mt. Carmel High, Poway Unified
- Ocean View Hills, San Ysidro Elementary
- Old Town Academy K-8 Charter, San Diego Unified
- Olympic View Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
- Otay Ranch Senior High, Sweetwater Union High
- Pacific Rim Elementary, Carlsbad Unified
- Pacific View Charter, Oceanside Unified
- Point Loma High, San Diego Unified
- Sage Creek High, Carlsbad Unified
- Salt Creek Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
- San Onofre Elementary, Fallbrook Union Elementary
- Santa Margarita Elementary, Oceanside Unified
- Silver Strand Elementary, Coronado Unified
- Sonia Sotomayor Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
- St. Paul's Lutheran, San Diego Unified
- Sunset Hills Elementary, Poway Unified
- Tierra del Sol Middle, Lakeside Union
- Valley Center High, Valley Center-Pauma Unified
- Vista Del Mar, San Ysidro Elementary
- Wangenheim Middle, San Diego Unified
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