Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Arnold. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Arnold.
Arnold
21 scored schools near Arnold
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.
These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 2 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.
18 of the 24 public schools here take students by address. 2 are charters and 4 are magnets or schools of choice.
18 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
2 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.
4 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Arnold?
15 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Arnold. The closest is Hazel Fischer Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Hazel Fischer Elementary
Vallecito Union · Grades K–5
182557% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 58th percentile
Distance 10.9mi
Albert A. Michelson Elementary
Vallecito Union · Grades K–5
292942% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 75th percentile
Distance 13.6mi
West Point Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–6
2667% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 16.3mi
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing ArtsMagnet
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
181963% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 16.3mi
Columbia Elementary
Columbia Union · Grades K–8
2272% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 16.4mi
Belleview Elementary
Belleview Elementary · Grades K–8
1773% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 16.6mi
Twain Harte
Twain Harte · Grades K–8
192061% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 17.2mi
Mark Twain Elementary
Mark Twain Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1973% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 17.8mi
Gold Rush Home Study CharterCharter
Summerville Union High · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162856% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 18.6mi
San Andreas Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–8
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 19.3mi
Soulsbyville Elementary
Soulsbyville Elementary · Grades K–8
152362% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Mountain OaksCharter
Calaveras County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2961% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Sonora Elementary
Sonora Elementary · Grades K–8
172657% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Pine Grove Elementary STEM MagnetMagnet
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 19.9mi
Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–6
1976% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Arnold, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Arnold?
9 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Arnold. The closest is Avery Middle, 4.5 miles away.
Distance 4.5mi
Avery Middle
Vallecito Union · Grades 6–8
223147% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 16.3mi
Columbia Elementary
Columbia Union · Grades K–8
1775% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 20th percentile
Distance 16.4mi
Belleview Elementary
Belleview Elementary · Grades K–8
212752% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 16.6mi
Twain Harte
Twain Harte · Grades K–8
142957% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 40th percentile
Distance 17.2mi
Mark Twain Elementary
Mark Twain Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2174% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 17.8mi
Gold Rush Home Study CharterCharter
Summerville Union High · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
182854% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile
Distance 19.3mi
Soulsbyville Elementary
Soulsbyville Elementary · Grades K–8
163252% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Mountain OaksCharter
Calaveras County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1576% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Sonora Elementary
Sonora Elementary · Grades K–8
162262% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Arnold, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Arnold?
7 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Arnold. The closest is Bret Harte Union High, 17.0 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 17.0mi
Bret Harte Union High
Bret Harte Union High · Grades 9–12
172954% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile
Distance 17.8mi
Gold Rush Home Study CharterCharter
Summerville Union High · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1872% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 15th percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1681% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 19.1mi
Calaveras High
Calaveras Unified · Grades 8–12
2075% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 19.1mi
Sonora High
Sonora Union High · Grades 9–12
192853% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Theodore Bird High
Sonora Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
1385% below the standard
Scope Score 63Needs Support · 5th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Mountain OaksCharter
Calaveras County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
191863% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Continuation and other schools · 3
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 17.1mi
Vallecito Continuation High
Bret Harte Union High · Grades 9–12
1288% below the standard
Strong · 92nd percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 19.1mi
Gold Strike High
Calaveras Unified · Grades 9–12
1981% below the standard
No score
Distance 19.6mi
Dario Cassina High
Sonora Union High · Grades 10–12
1086% below the standard
Solid · 52nd percentileRanked only against California continuation 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 Arnold, 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 Arnold?
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.
- Christian Heritage AcademyGrades 1–12 · 53 students17.2 mi
- Pioneer MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 3 students17.4 mi
- Libertas AcademyGrades K–12 · 109 students18.7 mi
- Mother Lode Adventist Jr. AcademyGrades K–10 · 103 students19.5 mi
- Cornerstone Family Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 133 students19.8 mi
5 private schools are within 20 miles of Arnold, 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 Arnold?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Calaveras Unified6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Sonora Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Vallecito Union3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Amador County Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Bret Harte Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Belleview Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above