Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Big Bear Lake. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Big Bear Lake.
Big Bear Lake
4 scored schools near Big Bear Lake
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.
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.
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.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Big Bear Lake.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Big Bear Lake?
4 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Big Bear Lake. The closest is Granite Mountain Charter, 10.9 miles away.
Distance 10.9mi
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 10.9mi
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 16.9mi
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 17.5mi
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
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 Lake, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Big Bear Lake?
4 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Big Bear Lake. The closest is Granite Mountain Charter, 10.9 miles away.
Distance 10.9mi
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 10.9mi
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 16.9mi
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 17.5mi
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
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 Lake, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Big Bear Lake?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Big Bear Lake. The closest is Granite Mountain Charter, 10.9 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 10.9mi
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 10.9mi
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
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 Lake, 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 Lake?
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 students2.2 mi
- Calvary Chapel Big Bear Christian SchoolGrades 1–11 · 35 students2.5 mi
- Berean ChristianGrades 1–9 · 15 students6.0 mi
- Faith Academy Lake ArrowheadGrades 1–12 · 14 students16.2 mi
- Wildwood Christian AcademyGrades K–12 · 225 students16.3 mi
- Mt. Calvary Lutheran Early Education CenterGrades Pre-K–3 · 24 students17.9 mi
- Orange Grove AcademyGrades K–12 · 7 students18.5 mi
- Mesa Grande AcademyGrades K–12 · 305 students18.8 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 184 students19.1 mi
- Highland Church Day Care CenterGrades Pre-K–K · 6 students19.8 mi
- Hope Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 70 students19.8 mi
- St. Adelaide AcademyGrades Pre-K–8 · 138 students20.0 mi
12 private schools are within 20 miles of Big Bear Lake, 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 Lake?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Lucerne Valley Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above