Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Smith River. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Smith River.
Smith River
10 scored schools near Smith River
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 2 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.
9 of the 11 public schools here take students by address. 2 are charters.
9 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
2 charter schools. 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 20 miles of Smith River.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Smith River?
8 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Smith River. The closest is Smith River Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
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Smith River Elementary
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–8
2268% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile
Distance 4.1mi
Redwood Elementary
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–8
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 58th percentile
Distance 10.1mi
Pine Grove Elementary
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–5
1086% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 5th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Mary Peacock Elementary
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–5
2369% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 11.4mi
Castle RockCharter
Del Norte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
12979% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 11.5mi
Bess Maxwell Elementary
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–5
1086% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 4th percentile
Distance 12.2mi
Joe Hamilton Elementary
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–5
1085% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 12.5mi
Uncharted Shores AcademyCharter
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–9 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1874% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Smith River, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Smith River?
5 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Smith River. The closest is Smith River Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Smith River Elementary
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–8
2862% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 4.1mi
Redwood Elementary
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–8
122563% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 11.4mi
Castle RockCharter
Del Norte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1088% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile
Distance 12.1mi
Crescent Elk Middle
Del Norte County Unified · Grades 6–8
1678% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 12.5mi
Uncharted Shores AcademyCharter
Del Norte County Unified · Grades K–9 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
232948% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Smith River, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Smith River?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Smith River. The closest is Castle Rock, 11.4 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 11.4mi
Castle RockCharter
Del Norte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1976% below the standard
Scope Score 64Needs Support · 7th percentile
Distance 11.4mi
Del Norte High
Del Norte County Unified · Grades 9–12
2465% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 21st 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 8.2mi
Sunset High
Del Norte County Unified · Grades 9–12
1086% below the standard
Strong · 87th 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 Smith River, 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 Smith River?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Del Norte County Unified10 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Del Norte County Office of Education1 public or charter school in the lists above