Los Altos School District Elementary Schools Awarded the Prestigious California Distinguished School Award

The Los Altos School District (LASD), a premier school district based in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, received one of the most prestigious honors in education this month. Six of the school district's seven elementary schools - Almond, Covington, Gardner Bullis, Loyola, Santa Rita and Springer - were awarded the 2023 California Distinguished School Award. Oak Elementary School won the award in 2020, and was therefore ineligible to receive the award again in 2023.

The California Distinguished Schools program recognizes schools for their excellent work in one of two categories: closing the achievement gap and achieving exceptional student performance by analyzing data reported through the 2022 CDE Dashboard. LASD's student achievement scores reflected excellence in both categories. The award program is returning this year after the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily suspended reporting of state and local student data in 2020.

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9-Noon Mondays 12/5, 12/12 & 1/23
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