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Awards and Honors

AVID Site Team of the Year

The AVID Site Team of the Year award recognizes an AVID Site Team that has made outstanding contributions to the implementation and advancement of the AVID College and Career Readiness System at their site.

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  • Fontana High School - 2025

Golden Bell Awards

The California School Boards Association Golden Bell Awards promotes excellence in education and school board governance by recognizing outstanding programs and governance practices of school boards in school districts and county offices of education throughout California. Golden Bell Awards reflect the depth and breadth of education programs and governance decisions supporting these programs that are necessary to address students’ changing needs.

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  • Fontana High School, College Application Submit Day (CASD) - 2025
  • Summit High School, Summer Bridge Program - 2024
  • Freshmen Success Intervention Program (FSIP) - 2016
  • Fontana Leadership Intervention Program (FLIP) - 2014
  • Sequoia Middle School, Counseling Program - 2008
  • School of Language Development - 2007
  • Fontana High School, Virtual Business Program - 2004

California Distinguished School Awards

The California School Recognition Program was created in 1985 to publicize and reinforce the priorities of the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The program identifies and honors some of the state's most exemplary and inspiring public schools with the California Distinguished School Award. Although participation is voluntary, the award is highly sought after by schools in all areas of the state. State Superintendent of Schools Jack O'Connell says "These schools are the best of the best. They share a vision of excellence and they have brought that vision to life."

California Distinguished School Awards
  • Beech Avenue Elementary School - 2025
  • Date Elementary School - 2025
  • Shadow Hills Elementary School - 2025
  • Summit High School - 2021
  • Canyon Crest Elementary School - 2006
  • Grant Elementary School - 2010, 2018
  • Hemlock Elementary School - 2006, 2010
  • Mango Elementary School - 2006, 2010
  • Oak Park Elementary School - 2014
  • Oleander Elementary School - 2010
  • Primrose Elementary School - 2010
  • Shadow Hills Elementary School - 2006, 2010
  • Sierra Lakes Elementary School - 2006
  • West Randall Elementary School - 1995
  • Almeria Middle School - 1996
  • Sequoia Middle School - 1990
  • Southridge Middle School - 1996
  • A.B. Miller High School - 1996

California Gold Ribbon School Awards

The California Gold Ribbon Schools Award was created to honor schools in place of the California Distinguished Schools Program, which is on hiatus while California creates new assessment and accountability systems. The Gold Ribbon awards recognize California schools that have made gains in implementing the academic content and performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education. These include, the California Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics, California English Language Development Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards.

Golden Ribbon Schools
  • Jurupa Hills High School - 2015

Title I Academic Achievement Awards

The Title I Academic Achievement Awards Program recognizes schools that are demonstrating success in ensuring all students are making significant progress toward proficiency on California's academic content standards. These standards define the knowledge, concepts, and skills students are expected to acquire at each grade level. "This award is a prestigious recognition for each school that has worked hard to improve its students’ academic achievement in spite of their disadvantaged backgrounds," said State Superintendent Jack O’Connell. "There is a clear record of schools staying on track and improving year after year."

 

Totle I Academic Achievement Award

 

  • Jurupa Hills High School - 2015
  • Grant Elementary School - 2009, 2010, 2013
  • Oleander Elementary School - 2011, 2012

California Business for Education Excellence

Honor Roll schools are consistently raising student academic achievement and closing achievement gaps. They are being recognized not only for their accomplishments, but so that other schools can learn and replicate the best practices of Honor Roll schools.

 

California Business for Education Excellence

 

  • Beech Avenue Elementary School - 2010
  • Chaparral Elementary School - 2010
  • Citrus Elementary School - 2010
  • Dolores Huerta International Academy - 2017
  • Grant Elementary School - 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Hemlock Elementary School - 2010, 2011
  • Juniper Elementary School - 2010, 2012, 2013
  • Mango Elementary School - 2010
  • Oak Park Elementary School - 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2025
  • Oleander Elementary School - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Poplar Elementary School - 2010
  • Porter Elementary School - 2011
  • Primrose Elementary School - 2010
  • Shadow Hills Elementary School - 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Sierra Lakes Elementary School - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy - 2018, 2025
  • Dolores Huerta International Academy - 2018
  • Summit High School - 2025

U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools

U.S. News News & World Report reviewed 29,070 U.S. public high schools, ranking the top-performing public schools on a state and national level.

Best High Schools U.S. News Silver Award

Silver Medalists: 

  • A.B. Miller High School - 2018
  • Fontana High School - 2015
  • Summit High School - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Best High Schools U.S. News Bronze Award

Bronze Medalists: 

  • A.B. Miller High School - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
  • Jurupa Hills High School - 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
  • Kaiser High School - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
  • Fontana High School - 2022

California PBIS Coalition PBIS Implementation Awards

The California PBIS Coalition, also known as CPC, has initiated a statewide effort to acknowledge schools for implementing PBIS with fidelity to the national framework.

Platinum Medalists: 

  • Alder Middle School
  • Cypress Elementary School
  • Date Elementary School
  • Dolores Huerta International Academy
  • Fontana Middle School
  • Harry S. Truman Middle School
  • Juniper Elementary School
  • Live Oak Elementary School
  • Sequoia Middle School
  • Southridge Tech Middle School

Gold Medalists: 

  • Almeria Middle School
  • Citrus High School
  • Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy
  • Eric Birch High School
  • Fontana High School
  • Jurupa Hills High School
  • Oleander Elementary School
  • Poplar Elementary School
  • Randall Pepper Elementary School
  • Redwood Elementary School
  • Sierra Lakes Elementary School
  • Wayne Ruble Middle School
  • West Randall Elementary School
Silver Medal

Silver Medalists: 

  • Almond Elementary School
  • Beech Ave. Elementary School
  • Canyon Crest Elementary School
  • A.B. Miller High School
  • Hery J. Kaiser High School
  • Mango Elementary School
  • Maple Elementary School
  • North Tamarind Elementary School
  • Shadow Hills Elementary School
  • Summit High School

 

RAMP Award

Sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ACSA), the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation, awarded for aligning with the criteria in the ASCA National Model, recognizes schools that are committed to delivering a comprehensive, data-driven school counseling program and an exemplary educational environment. Since the program’s inception, nearly 600 schools have been designated as RAMP recipients.

recognized ASCA Model Program
  • Sequoia Middle School - 2005-2007, 2008-2010, 2011-2013, 2015-2020

 

CABE Seal of Excellence Award

The California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1976 to promote bilingual education and quality educational experiences for all students in California.

CABE Seal of Excellence School
  • Dolores Huerta International Academy - 2023