Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of ZIP code 96117. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 96117.
ZIP code 96117
7 scored schools near 96117
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 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.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
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 20 miles of ZIP code 96117.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of ZIP code 96117.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 96117?
5 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 96117. The closest is Shaffer Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
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Shaffer Elementary
Shaffer Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2168% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 16th percentile
Distance 9.3mi
Janesville Elementary
Janesville Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2764% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 10.9mi
Johnstonville Elementary
Johnstonville Elementary · Grades K–8
182062% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 13.3mi
Richmond Elementary
Richmond Elementary · Grades K–8
212455% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Meadow View
Susanville Elementary · Grades 3–5
2366% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 96117, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 96117?
5 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 96117. The closest is Shaffer Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
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Shaffer Elementary
Shaffer Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1780% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile
Distance 9.3mi
Janesville Elementary
Janesville Union Elementary · Grades K–8
153055% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile
Distance 10.9mi
Johnstonville Elementary
Johnstonville Elementary · Grades K–8
1479% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 13.3mi
Richmond Elementary
Richmond Elementary · Grades K–8
163252% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Distance 14.8mi
Diamond View Middle
Susanville Elementary · Grades 6–8
132265% 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 96117, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 96117?
1 scored high school is within 20 miles of ZIP code 96117. The closest is Lassen High, 14.6 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 14.6mi
Lassen High
Lassen Union High · Grades 9–12
2366% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 17th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 96117, 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 96117?
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.
- Diamond View Mennonite Christian Day SchoolGrades 1–8 · 10 students3.0 mi
- Susanville Adventist Christian SchoolGrades 1–7 · 9 students14.3 mi
2 private schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 96117, 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 96117?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Susanville Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Janesville Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Johnstonville Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Lassen Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Richmond Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Shaffer Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above