Print Ten San Diego County schools have been added to the list of 2021 California Distinguished Schools. The state department of education initially honored 102 schools with that designation, including nine from San Diego County. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond recently broadened the list to include 120 more California senior high schools and one more middle school. The additional San Diego County Distinguished Schools are: Advertisement Classical Academy High School (Escondido Union High School District) Hilltop Senior High (Sweetwater Union High School District) Kearny Digital Media & Design (San Diego Unified School District) Mira Mesa High (San Diego Unified School District) Mission Hills HIgh (San Marcos Unified School District)