Ten Beach Cities schools named California Distinguished Schools

 Ten local elementary schools last week were named California Distinguished Schools, an honor conferred by the state’s Department of Education recognizing schools achieving greatest gains in academic achievement, innovation and student well-being.Four schools in both Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach school districts were named, and both of Hermosa Beach’s  elementary schools were honored. In total, 424 of the state’s 5,768 elementary schools were recognized.The Distinguished Sch