The California Department of Education has announced 118 elementary schools in Los Angeles County as 2025 California Distinguished Schools. The schools are part of the 336 statewide elementary schools to achieve the designation.

The elementary schools were evaluated through information from the 2024 California School Dashboard (tinyurl.com/ya9hsych).

According to a press release from the Los Angeles County Office of Education schools had to meet “stringent criteria” that included:

Achieving high performance in English language arts and mathematics

Demonstrating significant progress in closing achievement gaps

Maintaining a positive school climate

Ensuring 95% participation in statewide assessments

The chosen 2025 elementary schools will hold their distinguished title for two years.

Among the San Fernando Valley elementary schools to be recognized are Bay Laurel (Calabasas); Carpenter Community Charter (Studio City); Chase Street (Panorama City); Coldwater Canyon (North Hollywood); Danube Avenue (Granada Hills); Gledhill Street (North Hills); Hubbard Street (Sylmar); Stagg Street (Lake Balboa); Newcastle (Reseda); Porter Ranch Community (Porter Ranch); and Providencia (Burbank).

The California Distinguished Schools Program recognizes elementary and middle and high schools in alternate years. It is the statewide elementary schools’ turn in 2025 to have their academic achievements in the spotlight.

A ceremony to honor the elementary schools is planned for May 30 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.

The California Distinguished Schools Program, established in 1985, recognizes elementary and middle and high schools in alternate years. Information about the program: tinyurl.com/5bcddz4u

Here’s the complete list of the 118 Los Angeles County elementary schools to be honored:

2025 California Distinguished Schools — Los Angeles County

ABC Unified, Cerritos Elementary Arcadia Unified, Camino Grove Elementary Arcadia Unified, Longley Way Elementary Bonita Unified, Gladstone Elementary Burbank Unified, Providencia Elementary Claremont Unified, Chaparral Elementary Claremont Unified, Sumner Elementary Columbia Elementary, Redding School of the Arts Compton Unified, Tibby Elementary Compton Unified, Roosevelt Elementary Culver City Unified, Linwood E. Howe Elementary Culver City Unified, La Ballona Elementary East Whittier City Elementary, Orchard Dale Elementary El Monte City, Legore Elementary El Rancho Unified, Birney Tech Academy Garvey Elementary, Duff Language Magnet Academy Glendale Unified, Verdugo Woodlands Elementary Hacienda la Puente Unified, Wedgeworth Elementary Las Virgenes Unified, Bay Laurel Elementary Las Virgenes Unified, Sumac Elementary Las Virgenes Unified, Willow Elementary Lawndale Elementary, William Anderson Elementary Los Angeles County Office of Education, Lashon Academy Los Angeles County Office of Education, Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy Los Angeles Unified, Franklin Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies Los Angeles Unified, Third Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Community Magnet Charter Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Warner Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Open Charter Magnet Los Angeles Unified, Castle Heights Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter Los Angeles Unified, Colfax Charter Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Porter Ranch Community Los Angeles Unified, Carpenter Community Charter Los Angeles Unified, Kentwood Elementary Los Angeles Unified, ICEF Vista Elementary Academy Los Angeles Unified, Multnomah Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Sierra Vista Elementary Los Angeles Unified, San Jose Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, ISANA Palmati Academy Los Angeles Unified, Stagg Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Allesandro Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Panorama City Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Newcastle Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Jaime Escalante Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Hoover Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet Los Angeles Unified, Gates Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Annalee Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, City Terrace Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Dorris Place Elementary Los Angeles Unified, PUC Community Charter Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Brockton Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Brooklyn Avenue Los Angeles Unified, Figueroa Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, ISANA Cardinal Academy Los Angeles Unified, N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts Los Angeles Unified, Aragon Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, ISANA Octavia Academy Los Angeles Unified, Magnolia Science Academy 7 Los Angeles Unified, Gledhill Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Alexandria Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Chase Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Coldwater Canyon Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Malabar Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Nevin Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Tulsa Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Bonita Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Hubbard Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Rosemont Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Reseda Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Soto Street Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Danube Avenue Elementary Los Angeles Unified, Westside Global Awareness Magnet Los Angeles Unified, Seventh Street Elementary Arts Integration Magnet Los Angeles Unified, Vermont Avenue Elementary Long Beach Unified, Henry Long Beach Unified, Fremont Elementary Manhattan Beach Unified, Pacific Elementary Newhall, Old Orchard Elementary Newhall, Meadows Elementary Newhall, Pico Canyon Elementary Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, Silver Spur Elementary Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified, Montemalaga Elementary Paramount Unified, Howard Tanner Pasadena Unified, Field (Eugene) Elementary Pasadena Unified, Sierra Madre Elementary Pasadena Unified, Altadena Elementary Pomona Unified, Pantera Elementary Pomona Unified, Golden Springs Elementary Redondo Beach Unified, Birney Elementary Redondo Beach Unified, Jefferson Elementary Redondo Beach Unified, Lincoln Elementary Rosemead Elementary, Emma W. Shuey Elementary San Gabriel Unified, Wilson Elementary San Marino Unified, Valentine Elementary Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, Edison Elementary Saugus Union, Cedarcreek Elementary Saugus Union, Rosedell Elementary Saugus Union, Plum Canyon Elementary Saugus Union, Mountainview Elementary Saugus Union, West Creek Academy Saugus Union, North Park Elementary South Pasadena Unified, Marengo Elementary South Pasadena Unified, Monterey Hills Elementary Sulphur Springs Union, Leona H. Cox Community Elementary Torrance Unified, Yukon Elementary Torrance Unified, John Adams Elementary Torrance Unified, Towers Elementary Torrance Unified, Arlington Elementary Walnut Valley Unified, Walnut Elementary West Covina Unified, Merced Elementary West Covina Unified, San Jose Charter Academy West Covina Unified, Orangewood Elementary Wright Elementary, Robert L. Stevens Elementary

The complete statewide list of elementary schools to be designated as 2025 California Distinguished Schools: cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr25/yr25rel18.asp