Santee Elementary School Named CA Distinguished School

Santee CA

19 December, 2019

11:15 AM

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SANTEE, CA — A total of 17 elementary schools in San Diego County, including one in Santee, have been named California Distinguished Schools for 2020, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced. The state honored 323 elementary schools across the state for its 2020 California Distinguished Schools Award Program, including San Diego area schools in the Chula Vista Elementary, La Mesa-Spring Valley, Lakeside Union Elementary, San Diego Unified, Santee and Vista Unified school districts. These are the schools in San Diego County that were recognized: Eastlake Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictHeritage Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictValle Lindo Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictMaryland Avenue Elementary, La Mesa-Spring Valley School DistrictLakeside Farms Elementary, Lakeside Union Elementary School DistrictBirney Elementary, San Diego Unified School DistrictCrown Point Elementary, San Diego Unified School DistrictDingeman Elementary, San Diego Unified School District Ericson Elementary, San Diego Unified School DistrictHancock Elementary, San Diego Unified School DistrictHawthorne Elementary, San Diego Unified School DistrictJerabek Elementary, San Diego Unified School DistrictJonas Salk Elementary, San Diego Unified School DistrictRolando Park Elementary, San Diego Unified School DistrictSD Global Vision Academy, San Diego Unified School DistrictPRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue, Santee School District Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology, Vista Unified School District"These outstanding schools don't just educate students; they also provide the young people of California the tools they need to be successful after graduation," Thurmond said. "Thanks go to all the staff at these schools – teachers, administrators, classified employees – and parents, who are working together to provide high-quality educational experiences for all of their students." Schools are recognized for their performance and progress based on factors that include test scores and suspension rates, and conditions and climate. The state honors elementary schools and middle and high schools in alternating years, so this year's honorees will hold their titles until at least 2021. These California Distinguished Schools, along with California Exemplary Arts Education Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools, National Terrel H. Bell Awardees, and National ESEA Distinguished Schools, will be honored Feb. 10, 2020, during an awards ceremony at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, according to Thurmond's office.