2 Alameda Elementary Schools Named California Distinguished Schools

ALAMEDA, CA —Bay Farm and Love elementary schools in Alameda were among the 336 elementary schools across the state to be named as 2025 California Distinguished Schools, the California Department of Education announced.

The CDE selected elementary schools based on their performance on criteria indicated on 2024 Dashboard, which include academic excellence, ensuring a positive school climate, and closing the academic achievement gap.

Alameda Unified and Oakland Unified were the only two school districts in Alameda County to have more than one school honored this year.

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“It is my pleasure to honor and recognize these 336 elementary schools for their efforts to provide exemplary public education to all students,” California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said in a statement.

“Excellent elementary schools play a critical role in the life outcomes of our young people. This year’s California Distinguished Schools celebration provides us with an opportunity to recognize the hard work of our elementary educators and school staff who help our students discover passions and experiences that will propel them.”

California Distinguished Schools will be honored in Anaheim in May.