2026 School of Distinction Recipients
Recognizing Excellence in Schools
We are thrilled to award 182 Schools of Distinction for the 2026 school year. The Renaissance teams shown below are making amazing things happen in schools!
The Jostens Renaissance School of Distinction recognition was created to celebrate schools that are making a positive impact on school climate and culture through executing the Renaissance Results Formula™. To learn more about the requirements and how to apply to be a School of Distinction in 2027, click here.
Silver Schools of Distinction
Silver Schools of Distinction completed a minimum of one school climate and culture boosting activity a month from the Jostens Renaissance Monthly Playbook and gathered and tracked the data of one goal.
Balboa Middle School
Ventura, California
Baptist Hill High School
Hollywood, South Carolina
Bexley Middle School
Bexley, Ohio
Bixby Ninth Grade Center
Bixby, Oklahoma
Buist Academy of Advanced Studies.
Charleston, South Carolina
Camp Ground Elementary School
London, Kentucky
Cane Bay High School
Summerville, South Carolina
Clover Park High School
Lakewood, Washington
Collegiate Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Currituck County Middle School
Barco, North Carolina
East Side Elementary School
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Eunice High School
Eunice, Louisiana
First Colony Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas
Graham-Kapowsin High School
Graham, Washington
Grand Rapids High School
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Grand Terrace High School
Grand Terrace, California
H.E. Bonner Elementary School
Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Hanahan Middle School
Hanahan, South Carolina
Hazel Green Elementary School
East Bernstadt, Kentucky
James Monroe High School
Fredericksburg, Virginia
John F. Kennedy Middle College High School
Norco, California
Lemon Grove School
Ventura, California
Liberty High School
Winchester, California
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Line Mountain High School
Herndon, Pennsylvania
Magic Valley High School
Twin Falls, Idaho
Mill Creek Intermediate School
Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Mill Hall Elementary School
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Moorefield High School
Moorefield, West Virginia
North Creek High School
Bothell, Washington
Northwood Academy
Summerville, South Carolina
Orting High School
Orting, Washington
Philip Simmons Middle School
Wando, South Carolina
Rapid City Central High School
Rapid City, South Dakota
Raymore-Peculiar High School
Peculiar, Missouri
Robb Elementary School
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Seven Lakes Junior High School
Katy, Texas
Sir James Dunn Academy
St. Andrews, New Brunswick
South Kitsap High School
Port Orchard, Washington
Spring Mills Middle School
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Toppenish Middle School
Toppenish, Washington
Tullahoma High School
Tullahoma, Tennessee
Upperman High School
Baxter, Tennessee
Venice High School
Venice, Florida
Ventura High School
Ventura, California
Vista Ridge High School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
West Central Area Secondary School
Barrett, Minnesota
Woodward Elementary School
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Gold Schools of Distinction
Gold Schools of Distinction completed two Commitment to Graduate initiatives, recognized students and Staffulty, collected feedback from their school community, improved their school look, and gathered and tracked the data of three goals.
Adelanto High School
Adelanto, California
Anacapa Middle School
Ventura, California
Ashby Public School
Ashby, Minnesota
Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Bernheim Middle School
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Bowens Corner Elementary School
Hanahan, South Carolina
Caldwell High School
Caldwell, Idaho
Central Regional High School
Bayville, New Jersey
Citrus Elementary School
Fontana, California
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School
La Quinta, California
Eagle School Intermediate
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Eastland Career Center
Groveport, Ohio
Fontana High School
Fontana, California
Foothill Technology High School
Ventura, California
Fort Dorchester High School
North Charleston, South Carolina
Franklin-Simpson High School
Franklin, Kentucky
Greenfield High School
Greenfield, Illinois
Gresham High School
Gresham, Oregon
Hedgesville High School
Hedgesville, West Virginia
Indio High School
Indio, California
Janitell Junior High School
Fountain, Colorado
Jerome High School
Jerome, Idaho
Kingman Academy of Learning Intermediate School
Kingman, Arizona
Lake Jackson Intermediate School
Lake Jackson, Texas
Marshall Middle School
Marshall, Wisconsin
Mohave High School
Bullhead City, Arizona
Mountainair Middle and High School
Mountainair, New Mexico
Nathan Hale High School
West Allis, Wisconsin
Nipomo High School
Nipomo, California
Norte Vista High School
Riverside, California
North Laurel Middle School
London, Kentucky
North Stafford High School
Stafford, Virginia
Potomack Intermediate School
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Rancho Cucamonga High School
Rancho, California
Ronald Reagan Middle School
Haymarket, Virginia
Salisbury Regional School
Salisbury, New Brunswick
South County High School
Lorton, Virginia
South Laurel Middle School
London, California
South Tamarind Elementary School
Fontana, California
Springs Ranch Elementary School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
State College Area High School
State College, Pennsylvania
Warrior Run JR SR High School
Turbotville, Pennsylvania
Wayne E Bartels Middle School
Portage, Wisconsin
West Jefferson High School
West Jefferson, Ohio
West Salem High School
Salem, Oregon
Westview Middle School
Goose Creek, South Carolina
Williston High School
Williston, North Dakota
Yucaipa High School
Yucaipa, California
Platinum Schools of Distinction
Platinum Schools of Distinction completed three Commitment to Graduate initiatives, recognized students and Staffulty, recognized and rewarded achievement and growth through Renaissance Cards and a Renaissance Rally, collected feedback from students, improved their school look, gathered and tracked the data of three goals and networked with other schools. Platinum is the most prestigious award given to campuses and is only available to previous Schools of Distinction.
Alston Middle School
Summerville, South Carolina
Alvin C. York Institute
Jamestown, Tennessee
Baker High School
Baker, Oregon
Bear River School
Wheatland, California
Berkeley Heights Elementary School
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Bixby High School
Bixby, Oklahoma
Bixby Middle School
Bixby, Oklahoma
Bixby West Intermediate School
Bixby, Oklahoma
Bonney Lake High School
Bonney Lake, Washington
Brazoswood High School
Clute, Texas
Bullitt Lick Middle School
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Butler County High School
Morgantown, Kentucky
Central Regional Middle School
Bayville, New Jersey
Chaparral Academy of Technology
Fontana, California
Del City High School
Del City, Oklahoma
DuBose Middle School
Summerville, South Carolina
Eagle Mountain High School
Fort Worth, Texas
East Edisto Middle School
Summerville, South Carolina
East Hancock Elementary School
Kiln, Mississippi
East Kentwood High School and Freshman Campus
Kentwood, Michigan
Evans Elementary School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Fairfield Career Center
Columbus, Ohio
Ferrucci Junior High School
Puyallup, Washington
Fountain Woods Elementary School
Burlington, New Jersey
Fox Creek High School
North Augusta, South Carolina
Franklin County High School
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Franklin Elementary School
Franklin, Kentucky
Franklin-Simpson Middle School
Franklin, Kentucky
Freeman High School
Katy, Texas
Gloucester High School
Gloucester, Virginia
Gregg Middle School
Summerville, South Carolina
Hancock High School
Kiln, Mississippi
Hancock Middle School
Kiln, Mississippi
Hancock North Central Elementary School
Kiln, Mississippi
Henderson County High School
Henderson, Kentucky
Henderson North Middle School
Henderson, Kentucky
Indio Middle School
Indio, California
Kingman Academy of Learning Middle School
Kingman, Arizona
Kingman Academy of Learning Primary School
Kingman, Arizona
La Quinta Middle School
La Quinta, California
L’Anse Creuse High School
Harrison Township, Michigan
L’Anse Creuse North High School
Macomb, Michigan
La Salle-Peru Township High School
La Salle, Illinois
Licking Valley High School
Newark, Ohio
Lincoln Elementary School
Franklin, Kentucky
Lucille Umbarger Elementary School
Burlington, Washington
Marshall County High School
Lewisburg, Tennessee
Marshall High School
Marshall, Wisconsin
Mayde Creek High School
Houston, Texas
Morenci High School
Morenci, Arizona
Mountainair Elementary School
Mountainair, New Mexico
Musselman High School
Inwood, West Virginia
National Trail High School
New Paris, Ohio
Newberg High School
Newberg, Oregon
Northwest High School
Jackson, Michigan
Oakbrook Middle School
Ladson, South Carolina
Ottawa High School
Ottawa, Kansas
Palmetto Elementary School
Fontana, California
Pascagoula High School
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Puyallup High School
Puyallup, Washington
Remington Elementary School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rockford High School
Rockford, Michigan
Saint Paul High School
Saint Paul, Arkansas
Sand Creek High School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sartartia Middle School
Sugar Land, Texas
Shelbyville Central High School
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Simpson Elementary School
Franklin, Kentucky
Skyview Middle School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
South Hancock Elementary
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
South Laurel High School
London, Kentucky
Spanaway Lake High School
Spanaway, Washington
St. Mary of the Woods School
Whitesville, Kentucky
Stetson Elementary School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Stratford High School
Goose Creek, South Carolina
Summerville High School
Summerville, South Carolina
Trinity High School
Whitesville, Kentucky
Twin Falls High School
Twin Falls, Idaho
Washougal High School
Washougal, Washington
Welsh High School
Welsh, Louisiana
West Hancock Elementary School
Picayune, Mississippi
Westview Elementary School
Goose Creek, South Carolina
Diamond Schools of Distinction
Schools that achieve this ultimate level have maintained Platinum requirements for five consecutive years, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to their school culture. In addition to maintaining the Platinum requirements, their student leaders gave a presentation that outlined their activities and efforts to the Jostens Renaissance team.
We are honored to recognize this first class of Diamond Schools of Distinction to the following five schools.
Greenbrier High School
Greenbrier, Tennessee
Horizon Middle School
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Kennebecasis Valley High School
Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Kingman Academy of Learning High School
Kingman, Arizona
Powell High School
Powell, Tennessee
Learn More About Jostens Renaissance
Jostens Renaissance is a framework for building a culture where teachers love their job and students thrive in school. Click here to learn more about The Results Formula, resources available to Jostens customers, and testimonials from teachers who have used Jostens Renaissance to make a difference in their school.