Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Alta. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Alta.
Alta
8 scored schools near Alta
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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The district is known for every school. IB and Public Waldorf are checked against the International Baccalaureate’s directory and the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education’s member list.
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These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 9 charters here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
0 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
9 charter schools. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Alta.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Alta?
7 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Alta. The closest is Twin Ridges Home Study Charter, 11.4 miles away.
Distance 11.4mi
Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1574% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 12.3mi
Union Hill ElementaryCharter
Union Hill Elementary · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
222850% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 13.5mi
Grass Valley CharterCharter
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 14.7mi
Yuba River CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
122860% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 18.3mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Arete Charter AcademyCharter
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Alta, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Alta?
6 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Alta. The closest is Twin Ridges Home Study Charter, 11.4 miles away.
Distance 11.4mi
Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2371% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1972% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 13.5mi
Grass Valley CharterCharter
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
182953% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 55th percentile
Distance 14.7mi
Yuba River CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
223642% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 18.3mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
263440% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Arete Charter AcademyCharter
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152659% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 57th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Alta, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Alta?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Alta. The closest is Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, 11.9 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 11.9mi
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningCharter
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
141373% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
171964% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 1
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 14.1mi
John Muir CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades 6–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
90% below the standard
Needs Support · 16th percentileRanked only against California alternative high schools.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Alta, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Alta?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Echo Ridge Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 49 students13.4 mi
- Mount St. Mary AcademyGrades K–8 · 185 students13.8 mi
- Weimar AcademyGrades 9–12 · 71 students15.0 mi
- Live Oak Waldorf SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 158 students16.7 mi
- Christian Encounter High SchoolGrades 11–12 · 6 students16.8 mi
- Ananda Living Wisdom SchoolGrades K–12 · 20 students17.1 mi
- Forest Lake Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 197 students18.5 mi
7 private schools are within 20 miles of Alta, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Alta?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Nevada County Office of Education5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Grass Valley Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Nevada Joint Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Union Hill Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above