Use my locationShowing schools within 8 miles of Buellton. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Buellton.
Buellton
8 scored schools near Buellton
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 1 charter 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.
7 of the 8 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter.
7 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
1 charter school. 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 Buellton.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Buellton?
6 scored elementary schools are within 8 miles of Buellton. The closest is Oak Valley Elementary, 0.6 miles away.
Distance 0.6mi
Oak Valley Elementary
Buellton Union Elementary · Grades K–5
233146% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 3.5mi
Solvang Elementary
Solvang Elementary · Grades K–8
202159% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 5.0mi
Ballard Elementary
Ballard Elementary · Grades K–6
383131% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 82nd percentile
Distance 6.0mi
Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos Elementary · Grades K–8
402436% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Santa Ynez Elementary
College Elementary · Grades 1–8
192556% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 6.5mi
Santa Ynez Valley CharterCharter
College Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172954% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Buellton, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Buellton?
4 scored middle schools are within 8 miles of Buellton. The closest is Jonata Middle, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Jonata Middle
Buellton Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
213049% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 3.5mi
Solvang Elementary
Solvang Elementary · Grades K–8
152956% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 6.0mi
Los Olivos Elementary
Los Olivos Elementary · Grades K–8
204535% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 6.5mi
Santa Ynez Valley CharterCharter
College Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
163846% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 66th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Buellton, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Buellton?
1 scored high school is within 8 miles of Buellton. The closest is Santa Ynez Valley Union High, 5.6 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 5.6mi
Santa Ynez Valley Union High
Santa Ynez Valley Union High · Grades 9–12
202951% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Buellton, 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 Buellton?
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.
- Santa Ynez Valley Christian AcademyGrades K–8 · 144 students5.7 mi
- Dunn SchoolGrades 6–12 · 249 students6.1 mi
2 private schools are within 8 miles of Buellton, 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 Buellton?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Buellton Union Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- College Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Ballard Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Los Olivos Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Solvang Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above