South Bay Scores 10 Distinguished Schools

The state Department of Education released its annual list of California Distinguished Schools yesterday and 10 South Bay sites are on the list.

Being honored this year are 343 elementary schools (middle and high schools are lauded in alternate years) deemed "exemplary" from a field of 839 eligible campuses that applied for the distinction.

Local schools on the list are:

*From El Segundo Unified, both Center Street and Richmond Street elementary schools
*From Redondo Beach Unified, Jefferson and Tulita elementary schools
*From Torrance Unified, Arnold, Edison, Riviera and Towers elementary schools
*From Wiseburn School District, Juan Cabrillo Elementary
*From LAUSD, 156th Street School (Gardena)

Congrats to all! The schools will be officially feted in May during a dinner at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.