Use my locationShowing schools within 10 miles of Hamilton City. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Hamilton City.
Hamilton City
17 scored schools near Hamilton City
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 10 miles.
19 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 10 miles of Hamilton City.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 10 miles of Hamilton City.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Hamilton City?
11 scored elementary schools are within 10 miles of Hamilton City. The closest is Hamilton Elementary, 0.3 miles away.
Distance 0.3mi
Hamilton Elementary
Hamilton Unified · Grades K–8
1578% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 18th percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Plaza Elementary
Plaza Elementary · Grades K–8
422533% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 79th percentile
Distance 5.2mi
Capay Joint Union Elementary
Capay Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–8
182755% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 7.5mi
Shasta Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
292843% below the standard
Scope Score 81Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 7.7mi
Lake Elementary
Lake Elementary · Grades K–8
283339% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Emma Wilson Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
232552% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 8.8mi
Citrus Avenue Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
2171% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 8.8mi
Fairview Elementary
Orland Joint Unified · Grades 3–5
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 8.9mi
Rosedale Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
202555% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 9.5mi
McManus (John A.) Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
2172% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 9.8mi
Neal Dow Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
252946% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Hamilton City, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Hamilton City?
7 scored middle schools are within 10 miles of Hamilton City. The closest is Hamilton Elementary, 0.3 miles away.
Distance 0.3mi
Hamilton Elementary
Hamilton Unified · Grades K–8
2075% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Plaza Elementary
Plaza Elementary · Grades K–8
313930% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 84th percentile
Distance 5.2mi
Capay Joint Union Elementary
Capay Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2862% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 40th percentile
Distance 7.7mi
Lake Elementary
Lake Elementary · Grades K–8
342937% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 85th percentile
Distance 9.3mi
Price Intermediate
Orland Joint Unified · Grades 6–8
1581% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 9.4mi
Chico Junior High
Chico Unified · Grades 6–8
162559% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 9.5mi
Bidwell Junior High
Chico Unified · Grades 6–8
202753% below the standard
Scope Score 80Strong · 76th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Hamilton City, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Hamilton City?
3 scored high schools are within 10 miles of Hamilton City. The closest is Hamilton 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
Hamilton High
Hamilton Unified · Grades 9–12
2763% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 9.2mi
Chico High
Chico Unified · Grades 9–12
312643% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 9.2mi
Orland High
Orland Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
2169% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th 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 8.5mi
Fair View High (Continuation)
Chico Unified · Grades 9–12
98% below the standard
Needs Support · 13th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 9.3mi
North Valley High (Continuation)
Orland Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
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 Hamilton City, 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 Hamilton City?
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.
- Pleasant Valley Baptist SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 25 students7.4 mi
- Providence Christian School (dba)Grades K–12 · 101 students8.3 mi
- Notre Dame SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 228 students9.3 mi
3 private schools are within 10 miles of Hamilton City, 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 Hamilton City?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Chico Unified10 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Orland Joint Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Hamilton Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Capay Joint Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Lake Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Plaza Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above