Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Penn Valley. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Penn Valley.
Penn Valley
26 scored schools near Penn Valley
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.
28 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 Penn Valley.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Penn Valley.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Penn Valley?
14 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Penn Valley. The closest is Clear Creek Elementary, 5.6 miles away.
Distance 5.6mi
Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
233740% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 10.1mi
Alta Sierra Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–5
253045% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 11.0mi
Lone Tree Elementary
Wheatland · Grades K–5
262846% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 11.2mi
Dobbins Elementary
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–6
1882% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 4th percentile
Distance 11.8mi
Browns Valley Elementary
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–5
362836% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Distance 12.1mi
Chicago Park Elementary
Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8
184636% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 12.9mi
Cottage Hill Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–5
132958% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 14.3mi
Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
232057% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Distance 14.3mi
Loma Rica Elementary
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–5
262945% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 17.0mi
Bangor Union Elementary
Bangor Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
142165% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 17.5mi
Cordua Elementary
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–5
1878% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile
Distance 18.8mi
Yuba Feather Elementary
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–6
1382% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Linda Elementary
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades K–6
1581% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 16th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Auburn Elementary
Auburn Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1381% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Penn Valley, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Penn Valley?
12 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Penn Valley. The closest is Ready Springs Elementary, 1.5 miles away.
Distance 1.5mi
Ready Springs Elementary
Penn Valley Union Elementary · Grades 4–8
2271% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
Distance 5.6mi
Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
272350% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 6.2mi
Lyman Gilmore Middle
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades 5–8
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile
Distance 8.1mi
Union Hill Middle
Union Hill Elementary · Grades 7–8
152560% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 8.9mi
Seven Hills Intermediate
Nevada City Elementary · Grades 4–8
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 12.1mi
Chicago Park Elementary
Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8
3264% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile
Distance 12.9mi
Magnolia Intermediate
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
163252% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 13.8mi
Foothill Intermediate
Marysville Joint Unified · Grades 6–8
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
Grizzly Hill
Twin Ridges Elementary · Grades K–8
1287% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Weimar Hills
Placer Hills Union Elementary · Grades 4–8
172756% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 19.3mi
Bear River
Wheatland · Grades 4–8
172756% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 19.8mi
Auburn Elementary
Auburn Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1382% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Penn Valley, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Penn Valley?
3 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Penn Valley. The closest is Nevada Union High, 7.4 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 7.4mi
Nevada Union High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 13.8mi
Bear River High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
292843% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile
Distance 14.0mi
Colfax High
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12
223444% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 78th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 2
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 6.7mi
Silver Springs High (Continuation)
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
1189% below the standard
Needs Support · 5th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 19.2mi
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 Penn Valley, 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 Penn Valley?
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.
- Mount St. Mary AcademyGrades K–8 · 185 students6.5 mi
- Echo Ridge Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 49 students7.6 mi
- Christian Encounter High SchoolGrades 11–12 · 6 students8.0 mi
- Ananda Living Wisdom SchoolGrades K–12 · 20 students12.9 mi
- Forest Lake Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 197 students14.8 mi
- Weimar AcademyGrades 9–12 · 71 students16.4 mi
- Maranatha Christian SchoolGrades 1–10 · 15 students16.6 mi
- Live Oak Waldorf SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 158 students17.3 mi
- Bible Baptist SchoolsGrades K–12 · 55 students18.3 mi
- St. Joseph Catholic SchoolGrades K–8 · 206 students19.8 mi
- Pine Hills Adventist AcademyGrades Pre-K–12 · 133 students19.8 mi
11 private schools are within 20 miles of Penn Valley, 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 Penn Valley?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Marysville Joint Unified7 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Nevada Joint Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Wheatland2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Auburn Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Bangor Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above