41 San Diego County Schools Named Purple Star Schools

SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego County is home to about half of the California schools designated as 2025 Purple Star Schools.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond on Thursday announced that 83 schools have been designated as a Purple Star School in 2025, bringing the total number of California schools recognized with this honor to 179 since the program's inception in 2023.

The California Purple Star School Designation Program honored 41 schools in the San Diego region.

"Congratulations to the educators, staff, administrators, parents, and students at these schools," Thurmond said in a statement. "These schools are crucial to supporting our military-connected students, ensuring that they maintain their academic, college, and career aspirations while their parents serve our country."

The Purple Star Program seeks to reduce the burden on military-connected students and their families by articulating the most critical transition supports available, according to the California Department of Education. The program was designed to help mitigate the challenges of high mobility by setting standards for and publicly designating military-friendly schools.

This is the list of 2025 Purple Star Schools in San Diego County:

• Carlsbad High, Carlsbad Unified
• Carlsbad Seaside Academy, Carlsbad Unified
• Carlsbad Village Academy, Carlsbad Unified
• Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
• Fahari L. Jeffers Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
• Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
• Heritage Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
• Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary
• Fallbrook High, Fallbrook Union High
• Christ Lutheran Elementary, La Mesa-Spring Valley
• Lakeside Farms Elementary, Lakeside Union Elementary
• Compass Charter Schools of San Diego, Mountain Empire Unified
• Coastal Academy Charter, Oceanside Unified
• Creekside Elementary, Poway Unified
• Twin Peaks Middle, Poway Unified
• Monarch, San Diego County Office of Education
• San Diego County Community, San Diego County Office of Education
• San Diego County Court, San Diego County Office of Education
• San Pasqual Academy, San Diego County Office of Education
• Canyon Hills High, San Diego Unified
• Challenger Middle, San Diego Unified
• Dana, San Diego Unified
• Dewey Elementary, San Diego Unified
• Farb Middle, San Diego Unified
• Mason Elementary, San Diego Unified
• Miller Elementary, San Diego Unified
• Mira Mesa High, San Diego Unified
• Montgomery Middle, San Diego Unified
• Pacific Beach Middle, San Diego Unified
• Reformation Lutheran Church and School, San Diego Unified
• San Diego Cooperative Charter, San Diego Unified
• Sessions Elementary, San Diego Unified
• Chet F. Harritt Elementary, Santee
• PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue, Santee
• Emory Elementary, South Bay Union
• Imperial Beach Charter, South Bay Union
• Bella Mente Montessori Academy, Vista Unified
• Mission Vista High, Vista Unified
• Vista High, Vista Unified
• California Pacific Charter - San Diego, Warner Unified
• Sage Oak Charter School - South, Warner Unified