Use my locationShowing schools within 10 miles of ZIP code 95959. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 95959.

ZIP code 95959

7 scored schools near 95959

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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8 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.

Elementary

Which elementary schools are near 95959?

1 scored elementary school is within 10 miles of ZIP code 95959. The closest is Chicago Park Elementary, 9.3 miles away.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined
  1. Distance 9.3mi

    Chicago Park Elementary

    Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8

    36% below the standard

    Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95959, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.

Middle

Which middle schools are near 95959?

6 scored middle schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 95959. The closest is Seven Hills Intermediate, 1.3 miles away.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined
  1. Distance 1.3mi

    Seven Hills Intermediate

    Nevada City Elementary · Grades 4–8

    52% below the standard

    Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile

  2. Distance 3.7mi

    Lyman Gilmore Middle

    Grass Valley Elementary · Grades 5–8

    69% below the standard

    Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile

  3. Distance 4.5mi

    Union Hill Middle

    Union Hill Elementary · Grades 7–8

    60% below the standard

    Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile

  4. Distance 7.6mi

    Grizzly Hill

    Twin Ridges Elementary · Grades K–8

    87% below the standard

    Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile

  5. Distance 9.1mi

    Ready Springs Elementary

    Penn Valley Union Elementary · Grades 4–8

    71% below the standard

    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile

  6. Distance 9.3mi

    Chicago Park Elementary

    Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8

    64% below the standard

    Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95959, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.

High school

Which high schools are near 95959?

1 scored high school is within 10 miles of ZIP code 95959. The closest is Nevada Union High, 2.1 miles away.

ExceededMetBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

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.

  1. Distance 2.1mi

    Nevada Union High

    Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12

    54% below the standard

    Scope Score 75Solid · 50th 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 4.2mi

    Silver Springs High (Continuation)

    Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12

    89% below the standard

    Needs Support · 5th 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 95959, 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 95959?

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.

3 private schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 95959, 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 95959?

Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.

  • Nevada Joint Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
  • Chicago Park Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
  • Grass Valley Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
  • Nevada City Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
  • Penn Valley Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
  • Twin Ridges Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above