Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Somerset. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Somerset.
Somerset
30 scored schools near Somerset
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.
32 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 Somerset.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Somerset.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Somerset?
14 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Somerset. The closest is Pioneer Elementary, 1.9 miles away.
Distance 1.9mi
Pioneer Elementary
Pioneer Union · Grades K–5
2468% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 6.7mi
Gold Oak Elementary
Gold Oak Union Elementary · Grades K–5
2271% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 5th percentile
Distance 9.3mi
Camino Elementary
Camino Union Elementary · Grades K–8
203050% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 10.1mi
Charles F. Brown Elementary
Mother Lode Union Elementary · Grades 2–6
153055% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Louisiana Schnell Elementary
Placerville Union Elementary · Grades K–5
1479% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Sierra Elementary
Placerville Union Elementary · Grades K–5
213247% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 49th percentile
Distance 12.5mi
Plymouth Elementary
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6
1774% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 13.6mi
Buckeye Elementary
Buckeye Union Elementary · Grades K–5
222355% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 15.6mi
Sutter Creek Elementary
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6
172360% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 16.1mi
West Point Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–6
2667% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 17.1mi
Rescue Elementary
Rescue Union Elementary · Grades K–5
472726% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 83rd percentile
Distance 17.9mi
Jackson Elementary
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6
1579% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 18.2mi
Blue Oak Elementary
Buckeye Union Elementary · Grades K–5
323038% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 77th percentile
Distance 18.9mi
Green Valley Elementary
Rescue Union Elementary · Grades K–5
253144% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Somerset, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Somerset?
11 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Somerset. The closest is Mountain Creek Middle, 1.8 miles away.
Distance 1.8mi
Mountain Creek Middle
Pioneer Union · Grades 6–8
142363% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 6.5mi
Pleasant Valley Middle
Gold Oak Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
2469% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 9.3mi
Camino Elementary
Camino Union Elementary · Grades K–8
142561% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 11.1mi
Herbert C. Green Middle
Mother Lode Union Elementary · Grades 5–8
1873% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 11.5mi
Sierra Ridge Middle
Pollock Pines Elementary · Grades 5–8
2764% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Edwin Markham Middle
Placerville Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
122464% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 16.5mi
Gold Trail
Gold Trail Union Elementary · Grades 4–8
182458% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 17.1mi
Miller's Hill
Latrobe · Grades 4–8
452926% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 95th percentile
Distance 17.9mi
Jackson Junior High
Amador County Unified · Grades 6–8
1976% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 18.0mi
Camerado Springs Middle
Buckeye Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
293140% below the standard
Scope Score 84Strong · 85th percentile
Distance 19.6mi
Pleasant Grove Middle
Rescue Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
233146% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 67th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Somerset, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Somerset?
6 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Somerset. The closest is Union Mine High, 10.3 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 10.3mi
Union Mine High
El Dorado Union High · Grades 9–12
192457% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 11.6mi
El Dorado High
El Dorado Union High · Grades 9–12
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 54th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Ponderosa High
El Dorado Union High · Grades 9–12
303040% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 79th percentile
Distance 15.6mi
Amador High
Amador County Unified · Grades 9–12
162460% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 18.0mi
Argonaut High
Amador County Unified · Grades 9–12
132067% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 19.7mi
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High
Black Oak Mine Unified · Grades 7–12
143155% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 28th 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 10.1mi
Independence Continuation
El Dorado Union High · Grades 9–12
91% below the standard
Developing · 39th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 16.8mi
Independence High (Continuation)
Amador County Unified · Grades 9–12
100% below the standard
Solid · 57th 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 Somerset, 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 Somerset?
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.
- Bartneck'sGrades 3–7 · 43 students2.0 mi
- El Dorado Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 59 students9.9 mi
- Summitview Ranch AcademyGrades 7–12 · 23 students10.7 mi
- Summitview AcademyGrades 7–12 · 33 students11.9 mi
- Country Day MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 2 students11.9 mi
- Monarch MontessoriGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 14 students12.4 mi
- Pioneer MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 3 students12.9 mi
- Community Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 116 students13.0 mi
- Cameron Park MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 2 students14.3 mi
- Providence Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 154 students14.4 mi
- Independent TrailsGrades 9–12 · 9 students15.6 mi
- Studia NovaGrades 1–10 · 51 students17.6 mi
- Holy Trinity SchoolGrades K–8 · 190 students18.8 mi
- Whispering Pines Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 110 students19.7 mi
14 private schools are within 20 miles of Somerset, 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 Somerset?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Amador County Unified7 public and charter schools in the lists above
- El Dorado Union High4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Buckeye Union Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Placerville Union Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Rescue Union Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Gold Oak Union Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above