(Schools selected for the prestigious 2025 California Distinguished Schools Program)...,State Superintendent of Public Education Tony Thurmond released the list.

336 Elementary Schools were selected. California's school recognition program recognizes two categories of exceptional schools, those closing the Achievement Gap and those demonstrating Exceptional Student Performance. Sinbce its inception in 1985, the California Distinguished Schools Award remains one of the state's most important ways to celebrate exceptional schools, districts, teachers and classified employees for their innovation, talent, and success in supporting students. Of the 336 Distinguished schools in California, two are in Imperial County. The schools are Pine Elementary in Holtville and Ben Hulse Elementary in Imperial