Use my locationShowing schools within 5 miles of Penn Valley. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Penn Valley.
Penn Valley
2 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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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.
1 of the 2 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a charter.
1 school takes 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 Penn Valley.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Penn Valley?
1 scored elementary school is within 5 miles of Penn Valley. The closest is Nevada City School of the Arts, 3.7 miles away.
Distance 3.7mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st 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?
2 scored middle schools are within 5 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 3.7mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
263440% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th 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.
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.
- Nevada County Office of Education1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Penn Valley Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above