Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Colfax. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Colfax.
Colfax
13 scored schools near Colfax
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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These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 15 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.
15 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 Colfax.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Colfax?
11 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Colfax. The closest is Union Hill Elementary, 7.9 miles away.
Distance 7.9mi
Union Hill ElementaryCharter
Union Hill Elementary · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
222850% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 8.4mi
Arete Charter AcademyCharter
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 9.2mi
Grass Valley CharterCharter
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 10.2mi
Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 10.5mi
Yuba River CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
122860% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1574% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 12.9mi
Bowman CharterCharter
Ackerman Charter · Grades Pre-K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
292942% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 14.2mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 15.2mi
American River CharterCharter
Black Oak Mine Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2073% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Harvest Ridge Cooperative CharterCharter
Newcastle Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
312148% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Newcastle CharterCharter
Newcastle Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
403129% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile
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 15.2mi
Placer County Pathways CharterCharter
Placer County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
234037% 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 Colfax, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Colfax?
8 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Colfax. The closest is Arete Charter Academy, 8.4 miles away.
Distance 8.4mi
Arete Charter AcademyCharter
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152659% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 9.2mi
Grass Valley CharterCharter
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
182953% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 55th percentile
Distance 10.2mi
Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2371% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 10.5mi
Yuba River CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
223642% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1972% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 14.2mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
263440% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
American River CharterCharter
Black Oak Mine Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1972% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Harvest Ridge Cooperative CharterCharter
Newcastle Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
173350% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 66th percentile
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 15.2mi
Placer County Pathways CharterCharter
Placer County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
312940% 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 Colfax, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Colfax?
3 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Colfax. The closest is Forest Charter, 10.8 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 10.8mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
171964% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 11.3mi
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningCharter
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
141373% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 15.2mi
American River CharterCharter
Black Oak Mine Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
192160% below the standard
No score
Distance 15.7mi
Maidu Virtual Charter AcademyCharter
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1675% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 8th 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 9.2mi
John Muir CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades 6–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
90% below the standard
Needs Support · 16th percentileRanked only against California alternative 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 Colfax, 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 Colfax?
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.
- Weimar AcademyGrades 9–12 · 71 students5.0 mi
- Live Oak Waldorf SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 158 students6.7 mi
- Christian Encounter High SchoolGrades 11–12 · 6 students7.5 mi
- Forest Lake Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 197 students7.8 mi
- Mount St. Mary AcademyGrades K–8 · 185 students9.3 mi
- Echo Ridge Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 49 students10.8 mi
- Pine Hills Adventist AcademyGrades Pre-K–12 · 133 students12.6 mi
- St. Joseph Catholic SchoolGrades K–8 · 206 students14.0 mi
- Legacy Christian SchoolGrades K–6 · 77 students14.4 mi
- Ananda Living Wisdom SchoolGrades K–12 · 20 students18.6 mi
10 private schools are within 20 miles of Colfax, 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 Colfax?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Nevada County Office of Education5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Newcastle Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Ackerman Charter1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Black Oak Mine Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Grass Valley Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Nevada Joint Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above