Seven schools from the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) are listed among the top 100 elementary and middle schools in California, according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Stonegate Elementary School is ranked No. 60 out of 8,767 elementary schools in the state. For middle schools, IUSD has six schools in the top 100 out of 7,130 evaluated in California. Vista Verde School is ranked No. 11, and Sierra Vista Middle is ranked No. 49…