Use my locationShowing schools within 10 miles of Nicolaus. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Nicolaus.
Nicolaus
12 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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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 10 miles.
12 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 10 miles of Nicolaus.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Nicolaus?
8 scored elementary schools are within 10 miles of Nicolaus. The closest is South Sutter Charter, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
South Sutter CharterCharter
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
142363% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 2.4mi
Browns Elementary
Browns Elementary · Grades K–8
162955% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove Joint Union · Grades K–8
143749% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Cobblestone Elementary
Plumas Lake Elementary · Grades K–5
232354% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary · Grades K–8
272944% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 7.0mi
Rio Del Oro Elementary
Plumas Lake Elementary · Grades K–5
172360% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 8.9mi
Robbins Elementary
Winship-Robbins · Grades K–8
162460% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
Distance 9.7mi
Arboga Elementary
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–8
3059% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 28th 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.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Nicolaus?
8 scored middle schools are within 10 miles of Nicolaus. The closest is South Sutter Charter, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
South Sutter CharterCharter
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172954% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 2.4mi
Browns Elementary
Browns Elementary · Grades K–8
162163% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 5.6mi
Riverside Meadows Intermediate
Plumas Lake Elementary · Grades 6–8
2466% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 13th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove Joint Union · Grades K–8
203347% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary · Grades K–8
233542% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 8.9mi
Robbins Elementary
Winship-Robbins · Grades K–8
3059% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 8.9mi
Bear River
Wheatland · Grades 4–8
172756% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 9.7mi
Arboga Elementary
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–8
2367% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th 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 10 miles of Nicolaus. The closest is East Nicolaus High, less than 0.1 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 0.0mi
East Nicolaus High
East Nicolaus Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
1871% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 0.2mi
South Sutter CharterCharter
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
272746% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Wheatland Union High
Wheatland Union High · Grades 9–12
162856% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 58th 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 9.0mi
Edward P. Duplex
Wheatland Union High · Grades 7–12
98% below the standard
Strong · 84th 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 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
2 private schools are within 10 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.
- Plumas Lake Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Wheatland Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Browns Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- East Nicolaus Joint Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Marysville Joint Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above