Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Big Bear City. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Big Bear City.
Big Bear City
19 scored schools near Big Bear City
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 4 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.
16 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
4 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.
1 magnet or school of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Big Bear City?
11 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Big Bear City. The closest is Baldwin Lane Elementary, 0.3 miles away.
Distance 0.3mi
Baldwin Lane Elementary
Bear Valley Unified · Grades K–5
152461% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 3.4mi
North Shore Elementary
Bear Valley Unified · Grades K–5
142363% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Granite Mountain CharterCharter
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152065% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Southern California Flex AcademyCharter
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
151966% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Lucerne Valley Elementary
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades K–6
1379% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 15.6mi
Charles Hoffman Elementary
Rim of the World Unified · Grades K–5
172657% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 18.4mi
Ridgeview Elementary
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades K–5
192556% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 66th percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)Charter
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
322939% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 83rd percentile
Distance 19.4mi
Morongo Valley Elementary
Morongo Unified · Grades K–6
252649% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile
Distance 19.4mi
Inland Leaders CharterCharter
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
432730% below the standard
Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile
Distance 20.0mi
Wildwood Elementary
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades K–5
152560% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Big Bear City, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Big Bear City?
10 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Big Bear City. The closest is Big Bear Middle, 4.3 miles away.
Distance 4.3mi
Big Bear Middle
Bear Valley Unified · Grades 6–8
132067% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Granite Mountain CharterCharter
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162658% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Southern California Flex AcademyCharter
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
201763% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 12.4mi
Fallsvale
Bear Valley Unified · Grades K–8
382438% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 86th percentile
Distance 16.5mi
Lucerne Valley Middle
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades 7–8
1879% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 18.3mi
Park View Middle
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades 6–8
132067% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)Charter
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
243442% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 79th percentile
Distance 19.4mi
Inland Leaders CharterCharter
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
343630% below the standard
Scope Score 85Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Rim Virtual Academy
Rim of the World Unified · Grades Pre-K–12
202060% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 58th percentile
Distance 20.0mi
Green Valley Independent Study
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
1675% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Big Bear City, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Big Bear City?
5 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Big Bear City. The closest is Big Bear High, 0.3 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 0.3mi
Big Bear High
Bear Valley Unified · Grades 9–12
192457% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Granite Mountain CharterCharter
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
242650% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 62nd percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Southern California Flex AcademyCharter
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
192754% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 8th percentile
Distance 15.7mi
Lucerne Valley High
Lucerne Valley Unified · Grades 9–12
2170% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Rim Virtual Academy
Rim of the World Unified · Grades Pre-K–12
1087% below the standard
Scope Score 64Needs Support · 6th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 2
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 0.4mi
Chautauqua High (Continuation)
Bear Valley Unified · Grades 8–12
100% below the standard
No score
Distance 20.0mi
Green Valley High
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
1186% below the standard
Developing · 45th 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 Big Bear City, 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 Big Bear City?
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.
- Adventure universityGrades K–12 · 29 students1.8 mi
- Calvary Chapel Big Bear Christian SchoolGrades 1–11 · 35 students1.9 mi
- Berean ChristianGrades 1–9 · 15 students6.0 mi
- Wildwood Christian AcademyGrades K–12 · 225 students18.4 mi
- Faith Academy Lake ArrowheadGrades 1–12 · 14 students20.0 mi
5 private schools are within 20 miles of Big Bear City, 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 Big Bear City?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified7 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Bear Valley Unified6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Lucerne Valley Unified5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Rim of the World Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Morongo Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above