Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Buttonwillow. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Buttonwillow.
Buttonwillow
35 scored schools near Buttonwillow
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.
37 of the 38 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter.
37 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 20 miles of Buttonwillow.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Buttonwillow?
22 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Buttonwillow. The closest is Buttonwillow Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Buttonwillow Elementary
Buttonwillow Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
1773% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 9.8mi
Elk Hills Elementary
Elk Hills Elementary · Grades K–8
1477% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 10.7mi
McKittrick Elementary
McKittrick Elementary · Grades K–8
141373% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 11.1mi
Maple Elementary
Maple Elementary · Grades K–8
243145% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 13.0mi
Golden Oak Elementary
Richland Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
172063% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 13.2mi
Sequoia Elementary
Richland Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
1971% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile
Distance 13.2mi
Redwood Elementary
Richland Union Elementary · Grades K–6
1776% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile
Distance 14.0mi
Semitropic Elementary
Semitropic Elementary · Grades K–8
1288% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 14.3mi
Teresa Burke Elementary
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades K–5
2267% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 14.9mi
John L. Prueitt Elementary
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades K–5
161965% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 15.5mi
James A. Forrest Elementary
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades K–5
122167% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 15.5mi
Karl F. Clemens Elementary
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades K–5
1380% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 17.9mi
Centennial Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · Grades K–6
242749% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 18.0mi
Del Rio Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · Grades K–6
233047% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Highgate Elementary
Panama-Buena Vista Union · Grades K–6
492526% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile
Distance 18.8mi
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost HillsCharter
Kern County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1970% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 19.1mi
Norris Elementary
Norris Elementary · Grades K–6
232453% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Distance 19.1mi
Patriot Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · Grades K–6
182755% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 19.1mi
Veterans Elementary
Norris Elementary · Grades K–6
222553% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 19.2mi
Independence Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · Grades K–6
212851% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 19.5mi
Lost Hills Elementary
Lost Hills Union Elementary · Grades K–5
182755% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Rosedale-North Elementary
Rosedale Union Elementary · Grades K–6
182953% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Buttonwillow, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Buttonwillow?
12 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Buttonwillow. The closest is Elk Hills Elementary, 9.8 miles away.
Distance 9.8mi
Elk Hills Elementary
Elk Hills Elementary · Grades K–8
172063% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 11.1mi
Maple Elementary
Maple Elementary · Grades K–8
243244% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile
Distance 13.0mi
Richland Junior High
Richland Union Elementary · Grades 7–8
1776% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 20th percentile
Distance 14.0mi
Semitropic Elementary
Semitropic Elementary · Grades K–8
1386% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 14.9mi
Palm Avenue Middle
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
2071% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 15.7mi
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
1976% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary · Grades K–8
272845% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 17.5mi
Lincoln Junior High
Taft City · Grades 6–8
1974% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 18.8mi
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost HillsCharter
Kern County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
3065% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 15th percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Rosedale Middle
Rosedale Union Elementary · Grades 7–8
202852% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 66th percentile
Distance 19.4mi
A. M. Thomas Middle
Lost Hills Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
122464% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile
Distance 19.5mi
Freedom Middle
Rosedale Union Elementary · Grades 7–8
142462% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Buttonwillow, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Buttonwillow?
6 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Buttonwillow. The closest is Shafter High, 13.8 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 13.8mi
Shafter High
Kern High · Grades 9–12
2270% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
Wasco High
Wasco Union High · Grades 9–12
162559% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 17.5mi
Taft Union High
Taft Union High · Grades 9–12
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Frontier High
Kern High · Grades 9–12
252649% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 18.8mi
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost HillsCharter
Kern County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
3755% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Liberty High
Kern High · Grades 9–12
222949% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 62nd 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 13.8mi
Central Valley High (Continuation)
Kern High · Grades 9–12
95% below the standard
Strong · 77th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 14.9mi
Wasco Independence High
Wasco Union High · Grades 9–12
1286% below the standard
Solid · 70th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 17.3mi
Buena Vista High (Continuation)
Taft Union High · Grades 9–12
1383% below the standard
Strong · 76th 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 Buttonwillow, 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 Buttonwillow?
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.
- Free Will Christian AcademyGrades K–12 · 26 students13.6 mi
- North Kern Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 64 students15.1 mi
- Bethany Christian SchoolGrades 1–11 · 18 students15.6 mi
- Providence Classical AcademyGrades K–8 · 37 students18.5 mi
- Bakersfield Christian High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 622 students19.0 mi
- Sunrise AcademyGrades K–6 · 76 students19.7 mi
6 private schools are within 20 miles of Buttonwillow, 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 Buttonwillow?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Rosedale Union Elementary7 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Wasco Union Elementary6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Kern High4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Richland Union Elementary4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Lost Hills Union Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Norris Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above