Use my locationShowing schools within 10 miles of Colfax. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Colfax.
Colfax
15 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 4 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 10 miles.
12 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
4 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.
1 magnet or school of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Colfax?
7 scored elementary schools are within 10 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
Distance 6.7mi
Cottage Hill Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–5
132958% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
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
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?
7 scored middle schools are within 10 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
Distance 6.8mi
Magnolia Intermediate
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
163252% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 7.9mi
Union Hill Middle
Union Hill Elementary · Grades 7–8
152560% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st 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
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 10.0mi
Lyman Gilmore Middle
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades 5–8
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 27th 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?
4 scored high schools are within 10 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
Distance 9.2mi
Foresthill High
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12
192952% below the standard
Scope Score 81Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 10.0mi
William & Marian Ghidotti High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
79156% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 2
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 9.0mi
Silver Springs High (Continuation)
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
1189% below the standard
Needs Support · 5th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
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
5 private schools are within 10 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.
- Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Nevada Joint Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Grass Valley Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Placer Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Union Hill Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Chicago Park Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above