Thirty-five schools in the Bay Area are among the 162 statewide named to the 2019 list of California Distinguished Schools.
The list, released Monday by the state’s Department of Education, was compiled using performance indicators including test scores, graduation rates and suspension rates. Schools could qualify through exceptional student performance or notable improvement.
The program honors middle schools and high schools in odd-numbered years and elementary schools in even-numbered years.
The full list can be found on the department’s website.
Alameda County
High schools: Alameda Science and Technology Institute; Dublin High; American, Fremont; John F. Kennedy, Fremont; Mission San Jose, Fremont; Livermore High; Foothill, Pleasanton; KIPP King Collegiate, San Lorenzo.
Middle schools: Eleanor Murray Fallon, Dublin; William Hopkins, Fremont; Claremont Middle, Oakland; Piedmont Middle; KIPP Summit Academy, San Lorenzo.
Contra Costa County
High schools: Miramonte, Orinda; Middle College High, San Pablo; California, San Ramon.
Middle schools: Los Cerros, Danville; Pine Valley, San Ramon; Windemere Ranch, San Ramon; Foothill, Walnut Creek.
San Francisco
High school: Lowell
San Mateo County
Middle schools: Ralston, Belmont; Borel, San Mateo; Bowditch, Foster City.
Santa Clara County
High schools: Lynbrook, San Jose; Monta Vista, Cupertino; Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy, Gilroy.
Middle schools: Bernal, San Jose; Chaboya, San Jose; Leonard Herman, San Jose; Quimby Oak, San Jose; Union, San Jose; Crittenden, Mountain View; Isaac Newton, Mountain View.
Sonoma County
Middle school: Petaluma Accelerated Charter
Awards for specific educational programs — arts, physical/nutrition, career technical — will be announced later.
