Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Mendocino. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Mendocino.
Mendocino
6 scored schools near Mendocino
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.
5 of the 6 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter.
5 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 Mendocino.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Mendocino?
3 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Mendocino. The closest is Mendocino K-8, 0.5 miles away.
Distance 0.5mi
Mendocino K-8
Mendocino Unified · Grades K–8
172360% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Three Rivers CharterCharter
Fort Bragg Unified · Grades 1–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
131374% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 8.7mi
Dana Gray Elementary
Fort Bragg Unified · Grades 3–5
1580% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Mendocino, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Mendocino?
2 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Mendocino. The closest is Mendocino K-8, 0.5 miles away.
Distance 0.5mi
Mendocino K-8
Mendocino Unified · Grades K–8
222949% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 9.4mi
Fort Bragg Middle
Fort Bragg Unified · Grades 6–8
2075% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Mendocino, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Mendocino?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Mendocino. The closest is Mendocino High, 0.5 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 0.5mi
Mendocino High
Mendocino Unified · Grades 9–12
253144% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 9.1mi
Fort Bragg High
Fort Bragg Unified · Grades 9–12
1975% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 19th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Mendocino, 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 Mendocino?
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.
- Montessori del Mar Community SchoolGrades K–8 · 34 students8.8 mi
- San Jose Sanchez Del Rio Catholic SchoolGrades K–8 · 34 students8.9 mi
2 private schools are within 20 miles of Mendocino, 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 Mendocino?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Fort Bragg Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Mendocino Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above