Use my locationShowing schools within 5 miles of Colfax. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Colfax.
Colfax
6 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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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 0 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.
6 of the 6 public schools here take students by address.
6 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 5 miles of Colfax.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 5 miles of Colfax.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Colfax?
3 scored elementary schools are within 5 miles of Colfax. The closest is Colfax Elementary, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
232057% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Distance 2.8mi
Chicago Park Elementary
Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8
184636% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 4.4mi
Alta Sierra Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–5
253045% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
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?
2 scored middle schools are within 5 miles of Colfax. The closest is Chicago Park Elementary, 2.8 miles away.
Distance 2.8mi
Chicago Park Elementary
Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8
3264% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile
Distance 4.3mi
Weimar Hills
Placer Hills Union Elementary · Grades 4–8
172756% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
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?
2 scored high schools are within 5 miles of Colfax. The closest is Colfax High, 0.2 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 0.2mi
Colfax High
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12
223444% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 3.7mi
Bear River High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
292843% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile
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.
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.
- Chicago Park Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Colfax Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Nevada Joint Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Placer Hills Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Placer Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above