Use my locationShowing schools within 5 miles of Herald. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Herald.
Herald
8 scored schools near Herald
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 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.
9 of the 9 public schools here take students by address.
9 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 5 miles of Herald.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 5 miles of Herald.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Herald?
5 scored elementary schools are within 5 miles of Herald. The closest is Arcohe Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Arcohe Elementary
Arcohe Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2960% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 2.8mi
Marengo Ranch Elementary
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–6
193051% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 3.2mi
River Oaks Elementary
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–6
243046% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 3.2mi
Lake Canyon Elementary
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–6
232849% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile
Distance 4.8mi
Valley Oaks Elementary
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–6
2465% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Herald, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Herald?
2 scored middle schools are within 5 miles of Herald. The closest is Arcohe Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Arcohe Elementary
Arcohe Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2565% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 2.6mi
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades 7–8
162856% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Herald, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Herald?
2 scored high schools are within 5 miles of Herald. The closest is Liberty Ranch High, 2.1 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 2.1mi
Liberty Ranch High
Galt Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
253441% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 4.1mi
Galt High
Galt Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
192358% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Continuation and other schools · 1
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 2.3mi
Estrellita Continuation High
Galt Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
93% below the standard
Solid · 62nd percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Herald, 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 Herald?
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.
- Galt Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 31 students4.2 mi
1 private school is within 5 miles of Herald, 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 Herald?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Galt Joint Union Elementary5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Galt Joint Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Arcohe Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above