Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of ZIP code 95942. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 95942.
ZIP code 95942
23 scored schools near 95942
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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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.
25 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 ZIP code 95942.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95942.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 95942?
14 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95942. The closest is Cedarwood Elementary, 4.2 miles away.
Distance 4.2mi
Cedarwood Elementary
Paradise Unified · Grades K–6
121672% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 5.9mi
Pine Ridge
Paradise Unified · Grades Pre-K–6
1879% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 4th percentile
Distance 8.8mi
Paradise Ridge Elementary
Paradise Unified · Grades K–6
192358% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 11.6mi
Marigold Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades Pre-K–5
162658% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 58th percentile
Distance 12.5mi
McManus (John A.) Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
2172% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 12.6mi
Little Chico Creek Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
182458% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 12.6mi
Parkview Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
392239% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile
Distance 12.9mi
Neal Dow Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
252946% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 13.5mi
Chapman Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
131572% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 13.6mi
Shasta Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
292843% below the standard
Scope Score 81Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 14.1mi
Citrus Avenue Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
2171% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 14.8mi
Rosedale Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
202555% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 45th percentile
Distance 15.0mi
Emma Wilson Elementary
Chico Unified · Grades K–5
232552% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 18.0mi
Durham Elementary
Durham Unified · Grades K–5
182953% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95942, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 95942?
5 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95942. The closest is Paradise Junior High, 9.7 miles away.
Distance 9.7mi
Paradise Junior High
Paradise Unified · Grades 7–8
2172% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 12.2mi
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
Chico Unified · Grades 6–8
262549% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 77th percentile
Distance 12.6mi
Bidwell Junior High
Chico Unified · Grades 6–8
202753% below the standard
Scope Score 80Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 13.9mi
Chico Junior High
Chico Unified · Grades 6–8
162559% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 18.0mi
Durham Intermediate
Durham Unified · Grades 6–8
203446% 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 95942, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 95942?
4 scored high schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95942. The closest is Paradise Senior High, 9.0 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 9.0mi
Paradise Senior High
Paradise Unified · Grades 9–12
142462% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 11.7mi
Pleasant Valley High
Chico Unified · Grades 9–12
322840% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 13.9mi
Chico High
Chico Unified · Grades 9–12
312643% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 18.0mi
Durham High
Durham Unified · Grades 9–12
152461% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 64th 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 8.9mi
Ridgeview High (Continuation)
Paradise Unified · Grades 9–12
92% below the standard
Strong · 79th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 13.4mi
Fair View High (Continuation)
Chico Unified · Grades 9–12
98% below the standard
Needs Support · 13th 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 95942, 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 95942?
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.
- Upward International Schools, Pines Academy CampusGrades K–12 · 40 students6.2 mi
- Paradise Adventist Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 42 students9.4 mi
- Paradise Adventist AcademyGrades 9–12 · 53 students9.4 mi
- Chico Oaks Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 110 students11.6 mi
- Hope Academy for Personalized EducationGrades K–8 · 60 students13.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Baptist SchoolGrades Pre-K–12 · 25 students13.6 mi
- Notre Dame SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 228 students14.4 mi
- HopeAcademy for Personalized EducationGrades K–8 · 39 students17.8 mi
8 private schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95942, 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 95942?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Chico Unified16 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Paradise Unified6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Durham Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above