Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of ZIP code 95701. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 95701.
ZIP code 95701
27 scored schools near 95701
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 come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 9 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.
18 of the 29 public schools here take students by address. 9 are charters and 2 are magnets or schools of choice.
18 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
9 charter schools. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.
2 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 95701?
13 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95701. The closest is Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary · Grades K–8
152362% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile
Distance 10.1mi
Chicago Park Elementary
Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8
184636% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
232057% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Distance 11.4mi
Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1574% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 12.3mi
Union Hill ElementaryCharter
Union Hill Elementary · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
222850% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Distance 13.5mi
Grass Valley CharterCharter
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 13.9mi
Alta Sierra Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–5
253045% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 14.7mi
Yuba River CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
122860% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 17.5mi
Cottage Hill Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–5
132958% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 18.3mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
233740% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Arete Charter AcademyCharter
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95701, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 95701?
16 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95701. The closest is Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1882% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 10.1mi
Chicago Park Elementary
Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8
3264% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile
Distance 11.4mi
Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2371% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1972% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 12.2mi
Union Hill Middle
Union Hill Elementary · Grades 7–8
152560% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 12.3mi
Seven Hills Intermediate
Nevada City Elementary · Grades 4–8
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 13.5mi
Grass Valley CharterCharter
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
182953% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 55th percentile
Distance 14.2mi
Lyman Gilmore Middle
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades 5–8
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile
Distance 14.4mi
Weimar Hills
Placer Hills Union Elementary · Grades 4–8
172756% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 14.7mi
Yuba River CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
223642% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 71st percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Grizzly Hill
Twin Ridges Elementary · Grades K–8
1287% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 17.5mi
Magnolia Intermediate
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
163252% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 18.3mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
263440% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 18.6mi
Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
272350% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Arete Charter AcademyCharter
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152659% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 19.9mi
Ready Springs Elementary
Penn Valley Union Elementary · Grades 4–8
2271% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95701, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 95701?
8 scored high schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95701. The closest is Colfax High, 10.7 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 10.7mi
Colfax High
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12
223444% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningCharter
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
141373% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 11.9mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
171964% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 13.0mi
William & Marian Ghidotti High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
79156% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile
Distance 13.3mi
Foresthill High
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12
192952% below the standard
Scope Score 81Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 13.4mi
Nevada Union High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 13.5mi
North Point Academy
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
182161% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 14.4mi
Bear River High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
292843% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th 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 13.6mi
Silver Springs High (Continuation)
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
1189% below the standard
Needs Support · 5th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 14.1mi
John Muir CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades 6–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
90% below the standard
Needs Support · 16th percentileRanked only against California alternative 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 95701, 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 95701?
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.
- Echo Ridge Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 49 students13.4 mi
- Mount St. Mary AcademyGrades K–8 · 185 students13.8 mi
- Weimar AcademyGrades 9–12 · 71 students15.0 mi
- Live Oak Waldorf SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 158 students16.7 mi
- Christian Encounter High SchoolGrades 11–12 · 6 students16.8 mi
- Ananda Living Wisdom SchoolGrades K–12 · 20 students17.1 mi
- Forest Lake Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 197 students18.5 mi
7 private schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95701, 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 95701?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Nevada Joint Union High6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Nevada County Office of Education5 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Grass Valley Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Placer Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Union Hill Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above