Use my locationShowing schools within 5 miles of Nicolaus. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Nicolaus.
Nicolaus
3 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.
2 of the 3 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter.
2 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 5 miles of Nicolaus.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Nicolaus?
2 scored elementary schools are within 5 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
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?
2 scored middle schools are within 5 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
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?
2 scored high schools are within 5 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
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.
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.
- Browns Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- East Nicolaus Joint Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above