Purple star schools excel at serving military-connected students
March 9, 2026
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has announced that 75 schools have been awarded the designation of Purple Star School in 2026, totaling 202 Purple Star schools in the state. The California Purple Star School Designation Program seeks to reduce the burden on military-connected students and their families by articulating the most critical transition supports for military-connected students and their families.
California’s 2026 Purple Star Schools are:
- Abby Reinke Elementary, Temecula Valley USD.
- Adelante High (Continuation), Roseville Joint Union High.
- Alamos Elementary, Temecula Valley USD.
- Alta Murrieta Elementary, Murrieta Valley USD.
- Angier Elementary, San Diego USD.
- Antelope High, Roseville Joint Union High.
- Black Mountain Middle, Poway USD.
- Cabrillo Elementary, San Diego USD.
- Chaparral Elementary, Poway USD.
- Chaparral High, Temecula Valley USD.
- Chesterton Elementary, San Diego USD.
- China Lake Junior High, Sierra Sands USD.
- Condor Elementary, Morongo USD.
- Coronado High, Coronado USD.
- Coronado Middle, Coronado USD.
- Coronado Village Elementary, Coronado USD.
- Dailard Elementary, San Diego USD.
- Dimensions Collaborative, San Diego County Office of Education.
- Dorothy McElhinney Middle, Murrieta Valley USD.
- Dublin High, Dublin USD.
- Eastlake High, Sweetwater Union High.
- Eleanor Murray Fallon, Dublin USD.
- Elevate, San Diego USD.
- Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire, Mountain Empire USD.
- Frederiksen Elementary, Dublin USD.
- French Valley Elementary, Temecula Valley USD.
- Great Oak High, Temecula Valley USD.
- Hage Elementary, San Diego USD.
- Hancock Elementary, San Diego USD.
- Innovations Academy, San Diego USD.
- James L. Day Middle, Temecula Valley USD.
- John Muir Language Academy, San Diego USD.
- Jonas Salk Elementary, San Diego USD.
- La Mesa Dale Elementary, La Mesa-Spring Valley.
- Lemoore High, Lemoore Union High.
- Loma Portal Elementary, San Diego USD.
- McMillin (Corky) Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary.
- Midland Elementary, Poway USD.
- Miller Elementary, San Diego USD.
- Mt. Carmel High, Poway USD.
- Nicolas Valley Elementary, Temecula Valley USD.
- Ocean View Hills, San Ysidro Elementary.
- Old Town Academy K-8 Charter, San Diego USD.
- Olympic View Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary.
- Otay Ranch Senior High, Sweetwater Union High.
- Oxnard High, Oxnard Union High.
- Pacific Rim Elementary, Carlsbad USD.
- Pacific View Charter, Oceanside USD.
- Paloma Elementary, Temecula Valley USD.
- Peak Prep Pleasant Valley, Pleasant Valley.
- Point Loma High, San Diego USD.
- River Oaks Academy, Ventura County Office of Education.
- Roseville High, Roseville Joint Union High.
- Sage Creek High, Carlsbad USD.
- Salt Creek Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary.
- San Onofre Elementary, Fallbrook Union Elementary.
- Santa Margarita Elementary, Oceanside USD.
- Seaside Middle, Monterey Peninsula USD.
- Silver Strand Elementary, Coronado USD.
- Sonia Sotomayor Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary.
- St. Paul’s Lutheran, San Diego USD.
- Sunset Hills Elementary, Poway USD.
- Susan La Vorgna Elementary, Temecula Valley USD.
- Temecula Valley Charter, Temecula Valley USD.
- Temecula Valley High, Temecula Valley USD.
- Tierra del Sol Middle, Lakeside Union.
- Tovashal Elementary, Murrieta Valley USD.
- Twentynine Palms Elementary, Morongo USD.
- Twentynine Palms High, Morongo USD.
- Twentynine Palms Junior High, Morongo USD.
- Valley Center High, Valley Center-Pauma USD.
- Vista Del Mar, San Ysidro Elementary.
- Wangenheim Middle, San Diego USD.
- Wells Middle, Dublin USD.
- Woodcreek High, Roseville Joint Union High.