Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Nicolaus. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Nicolaus.
Nicolaus
5 scored schools near Nicolaus
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 20 miles.
0 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 20 miles of Nicolaus.
6 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Nicolaus?
4 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Nicolaus. The closest is ATLAS Learning Academy, 13.3 miles away.
Distance 13.3mi
ATLAS Learning Academy
Western Placer Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
2368% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 40th percentile
Distance 15.8mi
Yuba City Independence Academy
Yuba City Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
95% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 17.2mi
Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1678% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 19.5mi
Keema School for Independent Study
Twin Rivers Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1778% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 15th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Nicolaus, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Nicolaus?
3 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Nicolaus. The closest is ATLAS Learning Academy, 13.3 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 13.3mi
ATLAS Learning Academy
Western Placer Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
193744% below the standard
No score
Distance 15.8mi
Yuba City Independence Academy
Yuba City Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1579% below the standard
No score
Distance 16.9mi
Rocklin Alternative Education Center
Rocklin Unified · Grades 7–12 · Check how it admits students.
3858% below the standard
No score
Distance 17.2mi
Lincoln (Abraham) (Alternative)
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1874% below the standard
Scope Score 61Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 17.9mi
Independence High (Alternative)
Roseville Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
132067% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 14th percentile
Distance 19.5mi
Keema School for Independent Study
Twin Rivers Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1483% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 8th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Nicolaus, 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 Nicolaus?
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.
- Rising Star Sped Academy-Sirius CampusGrades K–12 · 40 students9.1 mi
- Bright AcademyGrades 3–5 · 28 students9.8 mi
- New Life Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 152 students14.6 mi
- Heritage Community Christian Schools Inc.Grades K–8 · 70 students14.8 mi
- Bible Baptist SchoolsGrades K–12 · 55 students15.2 mi
- St. Isidore SchoolGrades K–8 · 121 students15.4 mi
- Adventist Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 25 students15.8 mi
- California International SchoolGrades K–4 · 60 students16.4 mi
- Roseville Community SchoolGrades K–4 · 33 students17.1 mi
- Adventure Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 551 students17.1 mi
- Faith Christian Elementary SchoolGrades K–6 · 173 students17.1 mi
- Antelope Christian AcademyGrades Pre-K–8 · 135 students17.3 mi
- Faith Christian High SchoolGrades K–12 · 261 students17.5 mi
- Destiny Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–4 · 106 students17.9 mi
- Gates of Learning CenterGrades 9–12 · 12 students18.0 mi
- Chesterton Academy of SacramentoGrades 9–12 · 53 students18.1 mi
- Jie Ping AcademyGrades K to transitional 1st grade · 30 students18.3 mi
- St. Rose SchoolGrades K–8 · 267 students18.3 mi
- St. Albans Country Day SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 197 students18.3 mi
- American Montessori AcademyGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 36 students18.5 mi
- Nelson Academy of CaliforniaGrades 6–12 · 26 students18.5 mi
- Valley Christian AcademyGrades Pre-K–12 · 262 students18.7 mi
- Dar-Ul-MadinahGrades K–4 · 49 students18.7 mi
- Cornerstone Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 242 students18.7 mi
- Holy Cross Lutheran AcademyGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 14 students18.8 mi
- Merryhill SchoolGrades Pre-K–6 · 115 students18.8 mi
- Academy of Classic Education LLCGrades 2–12 · 50 students19.3 mi
- Academy of Private Classic EducationGrades 1–12 · 67 students19.3 mi
- Trinity Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 232 students19.6 mi
- More Life Christian AcademyGrades Pre-K–12 · 195 students19.7 mi
30 private schools are within 20 miles of Nicolaus, 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 Nicolaus?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Marysville Joint Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Rocklin Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Roseville Joint Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Twin Rivers Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Western Placer Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Yuba City Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above