(April 30) Eleven of the 424 public elementary schools statewide identified by  California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson 2014 Calfiornia Distinguished Schools are located within San Bernardino County.
“It’s an annual honor to see the outstanding schools from our county recognized for the tremendous work they do with the students, staff and communities,” San Bernardino County Superintendent Gary Thomas said.
According to the California Department of Education, schools chosen for the Distinguished Schools distinction are among “California’s most exemplary and inspiring public schools. Schools selected for the Distinguished School Award demonstrate significant gains in narrowing the achievement gap.”
The schools so honored in San Bernardino County this year are Alta Loma’s Hermosa Elementary in the Alta Loma School District; Ontario’s Liberty Elementary School in the Chino Valley Unified School District; Chino Hill’s Gerald F. Litel Elementary in the Chino Valley Unified School District; Chino’s Chino’s Oxford Preparatory Academy in the Chino Valley Unified School District; Alta Loma’s Caryn Elementary School in the Etiwanda School District and Etiwanda’s Windrows Elementary School in the Etiwanda School District; Fontana’s  Oak Park Elementary School in the Fontana Unified School District;  Yucca Valley’s Yucca Mesa Elementary in the Morongo Unified School District Redlands’ McKinley Elementary School in the Redlands Unified School District and  Mentone Elementary School in the Redlands Unified School District; and Victorville’s Galileo Academy 101 in the Victor Elementary School District.