Use my locationShowing schools within 5 miles of Hamilton City. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Hamilton City.
Hamilton City
4 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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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 1 charter 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.
3 of the 4 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter.
3 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
1 charter school. 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 5 miles of Hamilton City.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Hamilton City?
3 scored elementary schools are within 5 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 4.2mi
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
Distance 4.8mi
Plaza Elementary
Plaza Elementary · Grades K–8
422533% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 79th 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?
3 scored middle schools are within 5 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 4.2mi
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
Distance 4.8mi
Plaza Elementary
Plaza Elementary · Grades K–8
313930% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 84th 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?
1 scored high school is within 5 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
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.
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.
- Hamilton Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Chico Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Plaza Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above