Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Maxwell. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Maxwell.
Maxwell
12 scored schools near Maxwell
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.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
14 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 20 miles of Maxwell.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Maxwell?
4 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Maxwell. The closest is Maxwell Elementary, 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.1mi
Maxwell Elementary
Maxwell Unified · Grades K–5
3061% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 28th percentile
Distance 13.2mi
Princeton Elementary
Princeton Joint Unified · Grades K–8
2764% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 17.0mi
Walden AcademyCharter
Glenn County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2566% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 19.5mi
Arbuckle Elementary
Pierce Joint Unified · Grades K–5
132067% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Maxwell, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Maxwell?
6 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Maxwell. The closest is Maxwell Middle, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Maxwell Middle
Maxwell Unified · Grades 6–8
2867% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
George T. Egling Middle
Colusa Unified · Grades 4–8
132364% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 13.2mi
Princeton Elementary
Princeton Joint Unified · Grades K–8
2473% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 16.3mi
Willows Intermediate
Willows Unified · Grades 5–8
1678% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 17.0mi
Walden AcademyCharter
Glenn County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1978% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile
Distance 17.9mi
Meridian Elementary
Meridian Elementary · Grades K–8
96% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 5th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Maxwell, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Maxwell?
4 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Maxwell. The closest is Maxwell Sr High, 0.3 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 0.3mi
Maxwell Sr High
Maxwell Unified · Grades 9–12
2473% below the standard
No score
Distance 8.6mi
Williams Junior/Senior High
Williams Unified · Grades 7–12
1680% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Colusa High
Colusa Unified · Grades 9–12
142165% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 13.0mi
Princeton High
Princeton Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
2665% below the standard
No score
Distance 16.8mi
Willows High
Willows Unified · Grades 9–12
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile
Distance 20.0mi
Pierce High
Pierce Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
182458% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 61st 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 10.8mi
Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)
Colusa Unified · Grades 9–12
95% 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 Maxwell, 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 Maxwell?
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.
- Willow Creek Christian SchoolGrades K–10 · 40 students18.3 mi
1 private school is within 20 miles of Maxwell, 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 Maxwell?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Colusa Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Maxwell Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Pierce Joint Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Princeton Joint Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Willows Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Glenn County Office of Education1 public or charter school in the lists above