 Fruitvale Jr. High has received the Federal Excellence in Education Award in 1990 and was a recipient of the California Distinguished School Award in 1986, 1990, 1994, and 1999.Fruitvale Junior High students are also very active and successful in speech, math, drama, history and science competitions at county, state, and national levels.Fruitvale Junior High originally in opened near Coffee Road and Rosedale Highway on March 8, 1895.