Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Forest Ranch. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Forest Ranch.
Forest Ranch
11 scored schools near Forest Ranch
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 13 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.
13 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 Forest Ranch.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Forest Ranch?
9 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Forest Ranch. The closest is Forest Ranch Charter, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Forest Ranch CharterCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
3260% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 8.3mi
Children's Community CharterCharter
Paradise Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
182359% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile
Distance 11.7mi
Achieve CharterCharter
Butte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
142561% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 46th percentile
Distance 12.8mi
Wildflower Open ClassroomCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
252649% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 13.4mi
Sherwood MontessoriCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152065% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 13.9mi
CORE Butte CharterCharter
Butte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
122563% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 40th percentile
Distance 14.0mi
Blue Oak CharterCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1773% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 14.2mi
Chico Country DayCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
272845% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 16.9mi
Nord CountryCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
354223% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 86th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Forest Ranch, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Forest Ranch?
8 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Forest Ranch. The closest is Children's Community Charter, 8.3 miles away.
Distance 8.3mi
Children's Community CharterCharter
Paradise Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2568% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 8.6mi
Paradise Charter MiddleCharter
Paradise Unified · Grades 6–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162460% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 11.7mi
Achieve CharterCharter
Butte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2964% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 12.8mi
Wildflower Open ClassroomCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
222949% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 13.9mi
CORE Butte CharterCharter
Butte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
143056% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile
Distance 14.0mi
Blue Oak CharterCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2270% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 14.2mi
Chico Country DayCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
242749% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 16.9mi
Nord CountryCharter
Chico Unified · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
223939% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 79th percentile
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 9.1mi
HomeTech CharterCharter
Paradise Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
93% below the standard
Needs Support · 8th percentileRanked only against California alternative middle schools.
Distance 13.2mi
Pivot Charter School North Valley IICharter
Chico Unified · Grades 6–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
121573% below the standard
Strong · 79th percentileRanked only against California alternative middle schools.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Forest Ranch, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Forest Ranch?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Forest Ranch. The closest is CORE Butte Charter, 13.9 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 13.9mi
CORE Butte CharterCharter
Butte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
212554% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 66th percentile
Distance 14.1mi
Inspire School of Arts and SciencesCharter
Chico Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
283042% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 77th 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 9.1mi
HomeTech CharterCharter
Paradise Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1082% below the standard
Solid · 72nd percentileRanked only against California alternative high schools.
Distance 13.2mi
Pivot Charter School North Valley IICharter
Chico Unified · Grades 6–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2077% 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 Forest Ranch, 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 Forest Ranch?
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.
- Upward International Schools, Pines Academy CampusGrades K–12 · 40 students6.2 mi
- Paradise Adventist Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 42 students9.4 mi
- Paradise Adventist AcademyGrades 9–12 · 53 students9.4 mi
- Chico Oaks Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 110 students11.6 mi
- Hope Academy for Personalized EducationGrades K–8 · 60 students13.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Baptist SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 25 students13.6 mi
- Notre Dame SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 228 students14.4 mi
- HopeAcademy for Personalized EducationGrades K–8 · 39 students17.8 mi
8 private schools are within 20 miles of Forest Ranch, 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 Forest Ranch?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Chico Unified8 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Paradise Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Butte County Office of Education2 public and charter schools in the lists above