Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Santa Margarita. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Santa Margarita.
Santa Margarita
3 scored schools near Santa Margarita
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 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 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.
3 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 Santa Margarita.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Santa Margarita.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Santa Margarita?
3 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Santa Margarita. The closest is Creston Elementary, 15.0 miles away.
Distance 15.0mi
Creston Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
201367% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 17.2mi
Santa Margarita Elementary
Atascadero Unified · Grades K–5
262945% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile
Distance 19.9mi
Shandon Elementary
Shandon Joint Unified · Grades K–8
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Santa Margarita, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Santa Margarita?
1 scored middle school is within 20 miles of Santa Margarita. The closest is Shandon Elementary, 19.9 miles away.
Distance 19.9mi
Shandon Elementary
Shandon Joint Unified · Grades K–8
1482% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 11th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Santa Margarita, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Santa Margarita?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Atascadero Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Shandon Joint Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above