Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Edwards. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Edwards.
Edwards
31 scored schools near Edwards
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 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.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
34 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 20 miles of Edwards.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Edwards.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Edwards?
19 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Edwards. The closest is Irving L. Branch Elementary, 0.3 miles away.
Distance 0.3mi
Irving L. Branch Elementary
Muroc Joint Unified · Grades 3–6
142165% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 12.8mi
Hacienda Elementary
Mojave Unified · Grades 3–5
1776% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 13.4mi
Rosamond Elementary
Southern Kern Unified · Grades K–5
1580% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 14.7mi
Eastside Elementary
Eastside Union Elementary · Grades K–6
1772% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Westpark Elementary
Southern Kern Unified · Grades K–5
122464% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 15.1mi
West Boron Elementary
Muroc Joint Unified · Grades K–6
2169% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 15.4mi
Mojave Elementary
Mojave Unified · Grades Pre-K–5
91% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 17.5mi
Tierra Bonita Elementary
Eastside Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
1576% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 17.9mi
Discovery
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–5
1676% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 18.1mi
Enterprise Elementary
Eastside Union Elementary · Grades K–6
1580% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 18.3mi
Columbia Elementary
Eastside Union Elementary · Grades K–6
1382% below the standard
Scope Score 64Needs Support · bottom 1%
Distance 18.5mi
Mariposa Elementary
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–7
985% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 18.5mi
Linda Verde Dual Language Immersion
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–8
1282% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Lincoln Elementary
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–5
1183% below the standard
Scope Score 63Needs Support · bottom 1%
Distance 19.1mi
El Dorado Elementary
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–5
989% below the standard
Scope Score 62Needs Support · bottom 1%
Distance 19.2mi
Desert View Elementary
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–6
1284% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Monte Vista Elementary
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–5
1479% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 5th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Joshua Elementary
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–6
91% below the standard
Scope Score 64Needs Support · bottom 1%
Distance 20.0mi
Jack Northrop Elementary
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–5
1282% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Edwards, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Edwards?
8 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Edwards. The closest is California City Middle, 12.9 miles away.
Distance 12.9mi
California City Middle
Mojave Unified · Grades 6–8
989% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 15.4mi
Mojave Jr./Sr. High
Mojave Unified · Grades 6–12
94% below the standard
Scope Score 64Needs Support · bottom 1%
Distance 16.7mi
Tropico Middle
Southern Kern Unified · Grades 6–8
1776% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 16.9mi
Gifford C. Cole Middle
Eastside Union Elementary · Grades 7–8
1383% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 18.0mi
Piute Middle
Lancaster Elementary · Grades 6–8
989% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 18.5mi
Linda Verde Dual Language Immersion
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–8
1880% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 18th percentile
Distance 19.9mi
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering
Lancaster Elementary · Grades 6–8
203050% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 19.9mi
New Vista Middle
Lancaster Elementary · Grades 6–8
1186% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 7th 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 19.9mi
RISE
Lancaster Elementary · Grades 4–8
100% 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 Edwards, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Edwards?
6 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Edwards. The closest is Desert Junior-Senior High, 0.1 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 0.1mi
Desert Junior-Senior High
Muroc Joint Unified · Grades 7–12
131869% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 40th percentile
Distance 14.8mi
California City High
Mojave Unified · Grades 9–12
983% below the standard
Scope Score 60Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 15.4mi
Mojave Jr./Sr. High
Mojave Unified · Grades 6–12
1183% below the standard
Scope Score 59Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 17.4mi
Boron Junior-Senior High
Muroc Joint Unified · Grades 7–12
2762% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 18.2mi
Eastside High
Antelope Valley Union High · Grades 9–12
1874% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 18.8mi
Antelope Valley High
Antelope Valley Union High · Grades 9–12
1678% below the standard
Scope Score 62Needs Support · 4th 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 14.1mi
Rare Earth High (Continuation)
Southern Kern Unified · Grades 10–12
92% below the standard
No score
Distance 18.5mi
Desert Winds Continuation High
Antelope Valley Union High · Grades 9–12
93% below the standard
Needs Support · bottom 1%Ranked 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 Edwards, 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 Edwards?
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.
- Academy for Advancement of Children With AutismGrades 2–12 · 51 students14.7 mi
- Lancaster Baptist SchoolGrades K–12 · 381 students17.1 mi
- ColvinGrades 8–11 · 45 students17.4 mi
- Empowered Church International/ Learning AcademyGrades K–6 · 25 students18.9 mi
- Sacred Heart ElementaryGrades K–8 · 206 students19.1 mi
- Antelope Valley Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 61 students19.2 mi
- Seton, Inc.Grades K–12 · 993 students19.3 mi
- Grace Lutheran Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 124 students19.6 mi
- Lancaster-Montessori Pre School Inc.Grades Pre-K–K · 5 students19.7 mi
- Desert Christian SchoolsGrades K–12 · 1,306 students19.9 mi
- Elm/kwa Private Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 42 students20.0 mi
11 private schools are within 20 miles of Edwards, 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 Edwards?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Lancaster Elementary13 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Eastside Union Elementary5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Mojave Unified5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Muroc Joint Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Southern Kern Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Antelope Valley Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above