Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Ferndale. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Ferndale.
Ferndale
7 scored schools near Ferndale
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 7 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.
7 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 Ferndale.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Ferndale?
5 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Ferndale. The closest is Redwood Preparatory Charter, 6.5 miles away.
Distance 6.5mi
Redwood Preparatory CharterCharter
Fortuna Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
243343% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 75th percentile
Distance 13.8mi
Northern United - Humboldt CharterCharter
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
282844% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 66th percentile
Distance 15.0mi
Pacific View Charter 2.0Charter
Eureka City Schools · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
88% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 7th percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Alder Grove Charter School 2Charter
South Bay Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1873% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 19.1mi
Redwood Coast MontessoriCharter
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
3361% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 20th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Ferndale, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Ferndale?
7 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Ferndale. The closest is Redwood Preparatory Charter, 6.5 miles away.
Distance 6.5mi
Redwood Preparatory CharterCharter
Fortuna Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
253045% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile
Distance 11.2mi
South Bay CharterCharter
South Bay Union Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2268% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 18th percentile
Distance 13.8mi
Northern United - Humboldt CharterCharter
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162955% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 15.0mi
Pacific View Charter 2.0Charter
Eureka City Schools · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1978% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 16th percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Alder Grove Charter School 2Charter
South Bay Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2371% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 17.3mi
Freshwater Charter MiddleCharter
Freshwater Elementary · Grades 7–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
233641% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 19.1mi
Redwood Coast MontessoriCharter
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
183646% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Ferndale, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Ferndale?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Ferndale. The closest is Northern United - Humboldt Charter, 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
Northern United - Humboldt CharterCharter
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2071% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile
Distance 15.0mi
Pacific View Charter 2.0Charter
Eureka City Schools · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
91% below the standard
No score
Distance 16.1mi
Alder Grove Charter School 2Charter
South Bay Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2764% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 19.1mi
Redwood Coast MontessoriCharter
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
214435% 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 Ferndale, 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 Ferndale?
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.
- New Life ChristianGrades K–11 · 57 students6.3 mi
- North Coast MennoniteGrades 1–10 · 30 students10.1 mi
- St. Bernard's AcademyGrades Pre-K–12 · 232 students15.0 mi
- Redwood Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 94 students15.5 mi
- Gospel Outreach SchoolGrades 2–11 · 23 students15.7 mi
- Mistwood Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K–K · 12 students16.4 mi
- Humboldt Bay Christian SchoolGrades 3–7 · 2 students19.9 mi
7 private schools are within 20 miles of Ferndale, 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 Ferndale?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- South Bay Union Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Arcata Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Eureka City Schools1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Fortuna Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Freshwater Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Humboldt County Office of Education1 public or charter school in the lists above