Use my locationShowing schools within 5 miles of Thornton. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Thornton.
Thornton
2 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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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 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.
2 of the 2 public schools here take students by address.
2 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 5 miles of Thornton.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 5 miles of Thornton.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Thornton?
2 scored elementary schools are within 5 miles of Thornton. The closest is New Hope Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
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New Hope Elementary
New Hope Elementary · Grades K–8
1775% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 16th percentile
Distance 4.9mi
Walnut Grove Elementary
River Delta Joint Unified · Grades K–6
162361% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 41st 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?
1 scored middle school is within 5 miles of Thornton. The closest is New Hope Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
New Hope Elementary
New Hope Elementary · Grades K–8
2862% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 40th 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.
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.
- New Hope Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- River Delta Joint Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above