Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Ferndale. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Ferndale.
Ferndale
27 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.
23 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.
1 magnet or school of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Ferndale?
18 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Ferndale. The closest is Ferndale Elementary, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Ferndale Elementary
Ferndale Unified · Grades K–8
252253% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
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 9.2mi
Hydesville Elementary
Hydesville Elementary · Grades K–8
123058% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 9.9mi
Eagle Prairie Elementary
Rio Dell Elementary · Grades K–5
172855% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 58th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary
Scotia Union Elementary · Grades K–8
383824% below the standard
Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile
Distance 12.0mi
Cuddeback Elementary
Cuddeback Union Elementary · Grades K–8
292843% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 77th 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 14.3mi
Grant Elementary
Eureka City Schools · Grades K–5
162064% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile
Distance 14.4mi
Alice Birney Elementary
Eureka City Schools · Grades K–5
1379% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 14.4mi
Cutten Elementary
Cutten Elementary · Grades 3–6
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
88% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 7th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
Washington Elementary
Eureka City Schools · Grades K–5
162262% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th 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 16.4mi
Lafayette Elementary
Eureka City Schools · Grades K–5
1578% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 17.2mi
Garfield Elementary
Garfield Elementary · Grades K–6
522226% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 17.3mi
Freshwater Elementary
Freshwater Elementary · Grades K–6
183448% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile
Distance 17.3mi
Peninsula Union
Peninsula Union · Grades K–8
100% below the standard
Scope Score 63Needs Support · bottom 1%
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?
16 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Ferndale. The closest is Ferndale Elementary, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Ferndale Elementary
Ferndale Unified · Grades K–8
372736% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 89th percentile
Distance 5.7mi
Fortuna Middle
Fortuna Elementary · Grades 7–8
2567% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
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 9.2mi
Hydesville Elementary
Hydesville Elementary · Grades K–8
252946% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile
Distance 9.9mi
Monument Middle
Rio Dell Elementary · Grades 6–8
1582% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary
Scotia Union Elementary · Grades K–8
183646% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st 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 12.0mi
Cuddeback Elementary
Cuddeback Union Elementary · Grades K–8
172756% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 58th 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 14.5mi
Winship Middle
Eureka City Schools · Grades 6–8
2270% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd 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 15.7mi
Catherine L. Zane Middle
Eureka City Schools · Grades 6–8
2170% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd 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 17.3mi
Peninsula Union
Peninsula Union · Grades K–8
96% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st 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?
5 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Ferndale. The closest is Ferndale 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
Ferndale High
Ferndale Unified · Grades 9–12
172459% below the standard
No score
Distance 5.9mi
Fortuna Union High
Fortuna Union High · Grades 9–12
2072% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 20th percentile
Distance 9.0mi
Academy of the Redwoods
Fortuna Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
413524% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th 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
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 15.6mi
Eureka Senior High
Eureka City Schools · Grades 9–12
152164% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th 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
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
Continuation and other schools · 3
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 6.1mi
East High (Continuation)
Fortuna Union High · Grades 10–12
95% below the standard
Developing · 28th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 14.7mi
Zoe Barnum High
Eureka City Schools · Grades 10–12
94% below the standard
Solid · 69th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 16.6mi
Eureka Community
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades 7–12
96% 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.
- Eureka City Schools9 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Fortuna Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Ferndale Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Fortuna Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Freshwater Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Humboldt County Office of Education2 public and charter schools in the lists above