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2025 MSA Winners

2025 National Magnet School Merit Award Winners

Top Merit School of Excellence Awards are schools that are the highest ranked in the “excellence category” are eligible to receive monetary awards and the chance to be named among the nation’s “Top” schools.
Merit School of Excellence Awards are given to only a select group of magnet schools that have demonstrated the highest level of excellence in all facets of the merit award application. 
Merit School of Distinction Awards are the second level of awards given to magnet schools that have met all the basic requirements outlined in the merit awards scoring rubric.

Top Merit Award of Excellence 2025

Merit Award of Excellence 2025

Merit Award of Distinction 2025

MSA Schools

Choose a year below to see previous winners.

MSA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School
  • Franklin High School STEM Magnet
  • Hale Charter Academy Gifted STEAM Magnet
  • North Hollywood High School Zoo Magnet
  • Holmes Humanities Magnet Middle School
  • Mayall Academy of Arts and Technology Magnet
  • Olive Vista STEAM Magnet Middle School
  • Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School
  • San Fernando High Magnet School
  • Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
  • Ulysses S. Grant High School College Preparatory and Digital Arts Magnet
  • Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

  • Abraham Lincoln Senior High School- Math, Science, &Technology Magnet
  • Alexander Fleming Science, Technology, Mathematics Magnet Program
  • ArTES Magnet High School
  • Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary
  • Cinematic Arts & Creative Technologies Magnet at Helen Bernstein High School
  • Cleveland Charter High School Humanities Magnet
  • Dana Middle School STEAM Magnet
  • Downtown Magnets High School
  • Fairfax High School's Police Academy Magnet
  • Fairfax High School's Visual Arts Magnet
  • Franklin Dual Language Academy Magnet
  • George K. Porter Middle School Gifted Magnet
  • Hale Charter Academy, Visual And Performing Arts Magnet
  • Hamilton High School Humanities Magnet
  • Hollywood High School New Media Academy Magnet
  • Kennedy Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking Magnet
  • Kennedy Gifted/Highly Gifted/High Achieving Medical Magnet
  • Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet School
  • Lomita STEAM Magnet Elementary School
  • Los Feliz STEMM Magnet School
  • Luther Burbank Middle School Arts/Tech/Community Magnet and Police Academy Magnet
  • Math, Science, and Technology Magnet Academy (MSTMA) at Roosevelt High School
  • Melrose Elementary Math/Sceince/Technology Magnet School
  • Phineas Banning High School
  • Open Magnet Charter School
  • Pacoima Middle School Film/Media/Performing Arts and Computer Science/ Math Magnets
  • Reseda Charter High School Science Magnet
  • Reseda Charter High School Police Academy Magnet
  • Robert Frost Middle School Gifted Music Conservatory Magnet
  • Robert Frost Middle School STEAMy Magnet
  • Rosewood STEM Magnet Urban Design and Urban Planning
  • San Pedro Gifted STEAM Magnet
  • Sylmar Charter High School Science Technology Math Magnet
  • Van Nuys High School Magnets
  • Verdugo Hills High School Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Multimedia Magnet
  • Verdugo Hills High School Visual and Performing Arts Magnet

MSA TOP SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • North Hollywood HS LA Zoo/Biological Science Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • Burroughs MS Gifted Magnet
  • Chatsworth Park ES Urban Planning/Community Development Magnet
  • Grant HS College Preparatory/Digital Arts Magnet
  • Hollywood HS New Media Magnet
  • Kennedy HS Gifted/Medical Magnet
  • Lomita ES Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math Magnet
  • Mayall ST ES Academy of Arts/Technology Magnet
  • Verdugo Hills HS Visual/Performing Arts Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

  • 32nd St USC Media Arts/Engineering Magnet
  • Academy for Enriched Sciences ES Magnet
  • Banning HS College Preparatory, Firefighter/Emergency Medical Services, Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math, & Police Academy Magnets
  • Bravo HS Medical Magnet
  • Bryson AV ES Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math Magnet
  • Chavez LA Arts/Theatre/Entertainment Magnet
  • Fairfax HS Police Academy Magnet
  • Fairfax HS Visual Arts Magnet
  • Fleming MS Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • Franklin HS Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • Hale Charter Academy Gifted/Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math Magnet
  • Hale Charter Academy Visual/Performing Arts Magnet
  • Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet
  • Lawrence MS Gifted Magnet
  • Los Feliz ES Science/Technology/Engineering/Math/Medicine Magnet
  • Melrose Av ES Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • Northridge MS Medical/Health Careers Magnet
  • Olive Vista MS Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math Magnet
  • Open Charter ES Liberal Arts Magnet
  • Orthopaedic Hospital HS Medical Magnet
  • Pacoima MS Film/Media/Performing Arts & Computer Science/Math Magnets
  • Porter MS Gifted Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Police Academy Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Science Magnet
  • Roosevelt HS Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • San Pedro HS Gifted/Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math Magnet
  • Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Magnet
  • Van Nuys HS Medical, Science/Technology/Math & Performing Arts Magnets
  • Van Nuys MS Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math Magnet
  • Verdugo Hills HS Science/Technology/Engineering/Math/Multimedia Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • Downtown HS Business & Computer Science/Digital Media Arts/Engineering
  • Fleming MS Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • Kennedy, J.F. HS Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking
  • Los Feliz ES Science/Technology/Engineering/Math/Medicine Magnet
  • North Hollywood HS LA Zoo/Biological Science Magnet
  • Northridge MS Medical/Health Careers Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Science Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

  • Burbank MS Arts/Technology/Community & Police Academy
  • Cleveland Charter HS Humanities
  • Kennedy HS Gifted/Medical Magnet
  • Lawrence MS Gifted Magnet
  • Orthopaedic Hospital HS Medical Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Police Academy Magnet
  • Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Magnet
  • Van Nuys HS Medical, Science/Technology/Math & Performing Arts Magnets
  • Verdugo Hills HS Science/Technology/Engineering/Math/Multimedia Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • Bravo HS Medical Magnet
  • Cleveland Charter HS Humanities
  • Van Nuys HS Medical, Science/Technology/Math & Performing Arts Magnets

MSA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

  • Angeles Mesa ES Design/Research/Engineering/Arts/Math/Science
  • Bryson AV ES Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math Magnet
  • Downtown HS Business & Computer Science/Digital Media Arts/Engineering
  • Franklin HS Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • Lawrence MS Gifted Magnet
  • Los Feliz ES Science/Technology/Engineering/Math/Medicine Magnet
  • Mayall ST ES Academy of Arts/Technology Magnet
  • North Hollywood HS LA Zoo/Biological Science Magnet
  • Northridge MS Medical/Health Careers Magnet
  • Orthopaedic Hospital HS Medical Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Police Academy Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Science Magnet
  • Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • Cleveland Charter HS Humanities
  • Downtown HS Business & Computer Science/Digital Media Arts/Engineering
  • Orthopaedic Hospital HS Medical Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Police Academy Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

  • Kennedy, J.F. HS Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking
  • King-Drew HS Medicine/Science
  • Lawrence MS Gifted Magnet
  • Mayall ST ES Academy of Arts/Technology Magnet
  • Melrose Av ES Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • North Hollywood HS LA Zoo/Biological Science Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Science Magnet
  • Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Magnet
  • Van Nuys HS Medical, Science/Technology/Math & Performing Arts Magnets

MSA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • Burroughs MS Gifted Magnet
  • Dodson MS Visual/Performing Arts & Gifted
  • Downtown HS Business & Computer Science/Digital Media Arts/Engineering
  • Lawrence MS Gifted Magnet
  • Van Nuys HS Medical, Science/Technology/Math & Performing Arts Magnets

MSA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

  • Cleveland Charter HS Humanities
  • Franklin HS Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • King-Drew HS Medicine/Science
  • Mayall ST ES Academy of Arts/Technology Magnet
  • Melrose Av ES Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • Orthopaedic Hospital HS Medical Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Police Academy Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • Cleveland Charter HS Humanities
  • Downtown HS Business & Computer Science/Digital Media Arts/Engineering

MSA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

  • Bravo HS Medical Magnet
  • Franklin HS Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • Kennedy, J.F. HS Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking
  • King-Drew HS Medicine/Science
  • Lawrence MS Gifted Magnet
  • Los Feliz ES Science/Technology/Engineering/Math/Medicine Magnet
  • Melrose Av ES Science/Technology/Math Magnet
  • Porter MS Gifted Magnet
  • Reseda Charter HS Police Academy Magnet
  • Van Nuys HS Medical, Science/Technology/Math & Performing Arts Magnets

MSA SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

  • Downtown HS Business & Computer Science/Digital Media Arts/Engineering
  • Franklin HS Science/Technology/Math Magnet

MSA SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION

  • Cleveland Charter HS Humanities
  • Kennedy, J.F. HS Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking
  • Lawrence MS Gifted Magnet
  • Lomita ES Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Math Magnet
  • Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies LACES
  • Melrose Av ES Science/Technology/Math Magnet