Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Thornton. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Thornton.
Thornton
6 scored schools near Thornton
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.
0 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 Thornton.
6 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Thornton?
2 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Thornton. The closest is Valley Robotics Academy, 10.8 miles away.
Distance 10.8mi
Valley Robotics Academy
Lodi Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
122167% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 16.6mi
Las Flores High (Alternative)
Elk Grove Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
121969% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 34th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Thornton, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Thornton?
4 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Thornton. The closest is Valley Robotics Academy, 10.8 miles away.
Distance 10.8mi
Valley Robotics Academy
Lodi Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
142660% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 54th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Independence
Lodi Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
3262% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 16.6mi
Las Flores High (Alternative)
Elk Grove Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
252649% below the standard
Scope Score 80Strong · 75th percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Capital City Independent Study
Sacramento City Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
93% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Thornton, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Thornton?
5 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Thornton. The closest is Valley Robotics Academy, 10.8 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 10.8mi
Valley Robotics Academy
Lodi Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
3950% below the standard
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Distance 10.8mi
Independence
Lodi Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
141868% below the standard
Scope Score 61Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 16.6mi
Las Flores High (Alternative)
Elk Grove Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
202852% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 17.1mi
Middle College High
Lodi Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
652213% below the standard
Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Capital City Independent Study
Sacramento City Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
82% below the standard
Scope Score 58Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 19.2mi
School of Engineering & Sciences
Sacramento City Unified · Grades 7–12 · Check how it admits students.
222454% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 62nd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Thornton, 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 Thornton?
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.
- Specialized Education CenterGrades 1–12 · 44 students6.4 mi
- Galt Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 31 students6.8 mi
- St. Peter Lutheran SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 249 students9.2 mi
- VcmsGrades 6–8 · 81 students9.5 mi
- Jim Elliot Christian High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 58 students9.6 mi
- Lodi Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 226 students9.6 mi
- Lodi Day Nursery School/kindergartenGrades Pre-K–K · 12 students10.3 mi
- St. Anne SchoolGrades K–8 · 226 students10.5 mi
- Lodi AcademyGrades 9–12 · 76 students11.7 mi
- Lodi SDA Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 190 students11.7 mi
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 307 students12.5 mi
- Elk Grove Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K–K · 21 students12.8 mi
- Life Training AcademyGrades K–12 · 140 students13.0 mi
- St. Peter's Lutheran SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 181 students14.9 mi
- Stockton Christian AcademyGrades K–12 · 207 students15.4 mi
- Wilton Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 73 students15.4 mi
- Merryhill School CalvineGrades K–7 · 169 students15.7 mi
- American Christian Academy - ExtGrades 1–12 · 298 students15.7 mi
- Wilson Academy OnlineGrades K–12 · 73 students15.8 mi
- Presentation Parish SchoolGrades K–8 · 247 students16.1 mi
- Point Quest Central ValleyGrades 1–12 · 135 students16.1 mi
- Bradshaw Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 1,117 students16.1 mi
- St. Mary's High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 785 students16.8 mi
- Brookside Little LearnersGrades K · 28 students17.1 mi
- Stockton Baptist SchoolGrades Pre-K–10 · 52 students17.3 mi
- St. Charles Borromeo SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 188 students17.6 mi
- Bergamo Montessori SchoolGrades Pre-K–6 · 70 students18.0 mi
- Milhous School Inc. - GerberGrades 10–11 · 6 students18.1 mi
- St. Luke SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 222 students18.2 mi
- First Baptist Christian SchoolsGrades K–8 · 182 students18.4 mi
- Al Argam Islamic School & College PreparatoryGrades Pre-K–12 · 457 students18.7 mi
- Camellia WaldorfGrades K–8 · 154 students18.9 mi
- sahlahGrades K–12 · 53 students19.2 mi
- Sierra School of San JoaquinGrades 3–12 · 29 students19.3 mi
- Stockton Accelerated InstituteGrades K–12 · 60 students19.5 mi
- Calvary Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 79 students19.5 mi
- Annunciation Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 235 students19.6 mi
- Cathedral of Annunciation SchoolGrades K–8 · 234 students19.6 mi
- Northern California PreparatoryGrades 8–12 · 71 students19.7 mi
39 private schools are within 20 miles of Thornton, 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 Thornton?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Lodi Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Sacramento City Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Elk Grove Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above