Use my locationShowing schools within 8 miles of Thornton. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Thornton.
Thornton
7 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.
7 of the 7 public schools here take students by address.
7 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 8 miles of Thornton.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 8 miles of Thornton.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Thornton?
6 scored elementary schools are within 8 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
Distance 5.9mi
Vernon E. Greer Elementary
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–6
182854% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Valley Oaks Elementary
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–6
2465% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 7.6mi
River Oaks Elementary
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–6
243046% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Lake Canyon Elementary
Galt Joint Union Elementary · Grades K–6
232849% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th 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 8 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.
High school
Which high schools are near Thornton?
1 scored high school is within 8 miles of Thornton. The closest is Galt High, 7.0 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 7.0mi
Galt High
Galt Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
192358% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd 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
2 private schools are within 8 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.
- Galt Joint Union Elementary4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Galt Joint Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- New Hope Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- River Delta Joint Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above