Use my locationShowing schools within 8 miles of Blue Lake. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Blue Lake.
Blue Lake
14 scored schools near Blue 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 6 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.
10 of the 16 public schools here take students by address. 6 are charters.
10 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
6 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 8 miles of Blue Lake.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Blue Lake?
9 scored elementary schools are within 8 miles of Blue Lake. The closest is Blue Lake Union Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Blue Lake Union Elementary
Blue Lake Union Elementary · Grades K–8
162361% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Jacoby Creek
Jacoby Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
363331% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Union Street CharterCharter
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–5 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
462727% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile
Distance 5.0mi
Arcata Elementary
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–5
1680% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 5.1mi
Fieldbrook Elementary
Fieldbrook Elementary · Grades K–8
123454% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 5.4mi
Pacific Union Elementary
Pacific Union Elementary · Grades K–8
122662% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 5.6mi
Coastal Grove CharterCharter
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
222256% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 5.7mi
Fuente Nueva CharterCharter
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–5 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162856% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Distance 5.8mi
Laurel Tree CharterCharter
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1776% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Blue Lake, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Blue Lake?
8 scored middle schools are within 8 miles of Blue Lake. The closest is Blue Lake Union Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Blue Lake Union Elementary
Blue Lake Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 4.4mi
Sunny Brae Middle
Arcata Elementary · Grades 6–8
182557% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 4.7mi
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts AcademyCharter
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades 6–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
293635% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 82nd percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Jacoby Creek
Jacoby Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
383527% below the standard
Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile
Distance 5.4mi
Pacific Union Elementary
Pacific Union Elementary · Grades K–8
193348% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile
Distance 5.6mi
Coastal Grove CharterCharter
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
182161% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 5.8mi
Laurel Tree CharterCharter
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
143452% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 55th percentile
Distance 7.1mi
McKinleyville Middle
McKinleyville Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
1972% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Blue Lake, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Blue Lake?
2 scored high schools are within 8 miles of Blue Lake. The closest is Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy, 4.7 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 4.7mi
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts AcademyCharter
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades 6–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
492625% below the standard
No score
Distance 5.2mi
Six Rivers Charter HighCharter
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
312247% below the standard
No score
Distance 5.2mi
Arcata High
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades 9–12
232849% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 7.9mi
McKinleyville High
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades 9–12
122266% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd 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 5.2mi
Pacific Coast High (Continuation)
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades 9–12
1581% below the standard
No score
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Blue 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 Blue 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.
- Arcata Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 106 students4.5 mi
- Six Rivers MontessoriGrades 1–5 · 21 students4.8 mi
- Mistwood Educational Center20 students4.8 mi
- Mad River MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 6 students5.7 mi
- Humboldt Bay Christian SchoolGrades 3–7 · 2 students5.9 mi
5 private schools are within 8 miles of Blue 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 Blue Lake?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Arcata Elementary5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Northern Humboldt Union High5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Blue Lake Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Fieldbrook Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Humboldt County Office of Education1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Jacoby Creek Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above