CALIFORNIA
State Sponsor:  Center for Youth Citizenship

Marengo Ranch Elementary School
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Galt Joint Union Elementary School District
Galt, California

Mulberry School
Los Gatos, California

FLORIDA
State Sponsor:  The Golden Rule Foundation

Wilton Manors Elementary School
(National School of Character)
Broward County Schools
Wilton Manors, Florida

Aventura City of Excellence School
(National School of Character)
Miami-Dade County Schools
Aventura, Florida

Endeavour Elementary School
Broward County Schools
Cocoa, Florida
State School of Character

Sawgrass Lake Elementary School
Pinellas County Schools
St. Petersburg, Florida

Seminole Elementary School
Pinellas County Schools
Seminole, Florida

GEORGIA
State Sponsor:  Kennesaw State University

Gainesville High School
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Gainesville City Schools
Gainesville, Georgia

ILLINOIS
State Sponsor:  University of Illinois Extension

Hinsdale Central High School
(National Schools of Character Winner)
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
Hinsdale, Illinois

Franklin Elementary School
Belleville School District #118
Belleville, Illinois

IOWA
State Sponsor:  Institute for Character Development at Drake University

Malcolm Price Laboratory School
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Cedar Falls, Iowa

Pocahontas Area Community School District
Pocahontas, Iowa

KANSAS
State Sponsor:  Kansas State Department of Education

Robinson Middle School
Unified School District #501
Topeka, Kansas

Sterling High School
Unified School District #376
Sterling, Kansas

MARYLAND
State Sponsor:  Maryland Center for Character Education

Dynard Elementary School
St. Mary’s County Public Schools
Chaptico, Maryland

Westminster East Middle School
Carroll County Public Schools
Westminster, Maryland

MASSACHUSETTS
State Sponsor: Hudson Public School District, the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University, and the Massachusetts Department of Education

Col. John Robinson School
Westford Public Schools
Westford, Massachusetts

Mill Pond School
(Nationals Schools of Character Finalist)
Westborough Public Schools
Westborough, Massachusetts

MINNESOTA
State Sponsor:  Minnesota Center for Academic Excellence

Orono Public School District
Long Lake, Minnesota

MISSOURI
State Sponsor:  CHARACTERplus

Bayless Junior High School
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Bayless Consolidated School District
St. Louis, Missouri

Bowles Elementary School
Rockwood School District
Fenton, Missouri

Mark Twain Elementary School
Brentwood Public Schools
Brentwood, Missouri

Sappington Elementary School
(National School of Character)
Lindbergh School District
St. Louis, Missouri

Sullivan Primary School
Sullivan School District
Sullivan, Missouri

Valley Park Middle School
(National School of Character)
Valley Park School District
Valley Park, Missouri

NEW JERSEY
State Sponsor: New Jersey Center for Social and Character Development at Rutgers University and the New Jersey Department of Education

Brigantine Elementary School
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Brigantine School District
Brigantine, New Jersey

Hamilton Township School District
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Hamilton, New Jersey

Horace Mann Elementary School
Cherry Hill School District
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Lawrenceville Elementary School
Lawrence Township Public Schools
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Livingston Park Elementary School
North Brunswick Township
North Brunswick, New Jersey

Lore Elementary School
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Ewing Township School District
Ewing, New Jersey

Veterans Memorial Elementary School
Brick Township School District
Brick, New Jersey

Woodcrest Elementary School
Cherry Hill School District
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

NEW YORK
State Sponsor: Academy for Character Education at the Sage Colleges

Babylon Memorial Grade School
(National School of Character)
Babylon School District
Babylon, New York

Waterloo Middle School
(National School of Character)
Waterloo Central Schools
Waterloo, New York

NORTH CAROLINA
State Sponsor:  North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Winter Park Elementary School
New Hanover County Schools
Wilmington, North Carolina

OHIO
State Sponsor:  Ohio Partners in Character Education, Ohio Department of Education, and Ohio Better Business Bureaus

Herman K. Ankeney Middle School
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Beavercreek City Schools
Beavercreek, Ohio

TEXAS
State Sponsor: Houston, Dallas, and Klein Independent School Districts

West Intermediate School
Cedar Hill Independent School District
Cedar Hill, Texas

UTAH
State Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring at the University of Utah

Scott M. Matheson Junior High School
Granite School District
Magna, Utah

William Penn Elementary School
Granite School District
Salt Lake City, Utah

VIRGINIA
State Sponsor:  Greater Roanoke Valley Character Coalition

Arlington Traditional School
(National Schools of Character Finalist)
Arlington Public Schools
Arlington, Virginia

Roanoke County Schools
Roanoke, Virginia