1998 California Distinguished Schools

Begun in 1985, the state program honors elementary and secondary schools on alternate years. This was the year for elementary schools, of which 211 won. Each school holds the title for two years. Winning schools in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties are:

Los Angeles County

District: Arcadia Unified

School: Highland Oaks Elementary

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District: Azusa Unified

School: Valleydale Elementary

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District: Bellflower Unified

School:

Albert Baxter Elementary

Ernie Pyle Elementary

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District: Burbank Unified

School:

Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary

Thomas Edison Elementary

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District: Charter Oak Unified

School:

Willow School

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District: Claremont Unified

School:

Condit Elementary

El Monte City Elementary

Wilkerson Elementary

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District: El Segundo Unified

School:

Center Street Elementary

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District: Gorman Elementary

School: Gorman Elementary

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District: Hacienda La Puente Unified

School: Los Robles Academy

District: Hawthorne Elementary

School:

Eucalyptus School

Williams School

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District: Inglewood Unified

School: Bennett-Kew School

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District: La Canada Unified

School: Paradise Canyon Elementary

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District: Las Virgenes Unified

School: Sumac Elementary

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District: Long Beach Unified

School:

Clara Barton Elementary

International Elementary

Los Cerritos Elementary

Gant Elementary

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District: Los Angeles Unified

School:

Community-Magnet School

Welby Way Elementary

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District: Montebello Unified

School: La Merced Elementary

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District: Mountain View Elementary

School: Jerry Voorhis Elementary

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District: Newhall Elementary

School: Stevenson Ranch School

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District: Pasadena Unified

School: Hamilton Elementary

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District: Redondo Beach Unified

School: Jefferson Elementary

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District: Rowland Unified

School: Hollingworth School

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District: Saugus Union Elementary

School:

James Foster Elementary

Santa Clarita Elementary

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District: Sulphur Springs Union Elementary

School: Mint Canyon Community School

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District: Torrance Unified

School: Yukon Elementary

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District: Walnut Valley Unified

School:

Quail Summit Elementary

Vejar Elementary

Orange County

District: Brea-Olinda Unified

School: Arovista Elementary

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District: Capistrano Unified

School:

Clarence Lobo Elementary

Hidden Hills Elementary

John Malcolm Elementary

Las Palmas Elementary

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District: Fullerton Elementary

School: Laguna Road Elementary

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District: Huntington Beach City Elementary

School: Agnes L. Smith Elementary

Ralph E. Hawes Elementary

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District: Irvine Unified

School:

Culverdale Elementary

Greentree Elementary

Los Naranjos Elementary

Meadow Park Elementary

Santiago Hills Elementary

Stone Creek Elementary

Westwood Basics Plus Elementary

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District: Ocean View Elementary

School:

Circle View Elementary

Harbour View Elementary

Hope View Elementary

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District: Saddleback Valley Unified

School:

Cielo Vista Elementary

Robinson Elementary

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District: Santa Ana Unified

School:

Glenn L. Martin Elementary

Santiago Elementary

Ventura County

District: Conejo Valley Unified

School:

Glenwood Elementary

Park Oaks Elementary

Westlake Hills Elementary

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District: Oxnard Elementary

School:

Marina West Elementary

Harrington Elementary

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District: Pleasant Valley Elementary

School: Tierra Linda Elementary

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District: Santa Paula Elementary

School: Grace S. Thille Elementary

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District: Simi Valley Unified

School: Hollow Hills Fundamental School

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District: Ventura Unified

School: Poinsettia Elementary