• Named the best high school in San Diego and fifth in California by U.S. News & World Report.
• Ranked one of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” by The Washington Post.
• Named the top “change-making” school in The Daily Beast’s “America’s Top High Schools 2014” rankings.
• Recognized by Newsweek as the top transformative high school in the nation for three years in a row.
• Ranked a top five charter high school in California in a 2013 report by the University of Southern California.
• Named a National Association of Secondary School Principals “Breakthrough School” based on high academic achievement while serving large numbers of students living in poverty.
• Named a California Gold Ribbon School and a California Distinguished School—programs that honor outstanding, innovative schools throughout California.
• Designated a U.S. Department of Education 2010 National Blue Ribbon School and recognized as one of the top schools in the nation.

Information provided above from: https://preuss.ucsd.edu/about-preuss/preuss-at-a-glance.html#Awards-and-Accolades