Four Inland Empire schools have been saluted for being among the state’s best.

They’ve won the 2025 California Blue Ribbon School award.

Handed out by the state Department of Education, the honor recogizes 31 campuses that have shown academic success and also closed learning gaps among various groups of students, a department news release states.

On the last day of Red Ribbon Week, students sign a pledge to be drug-free at Dorothy McElhinney Middle School in French Valley on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. The school is the only one in Riverside County to be named a 2025 California Blue Ribbon School. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)

“This award affirms the dedication and achievement of educators, families and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students mast

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