Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of ZIP code 93256. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 93256.
ZIP code 93256
10 scored schools near 93256
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 12 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.
0 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
12 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.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93256.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 93256?
6 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93256. The closest is California Online Public Schools Central Valley, 13.1 miles away.
Distance 13.1mi
California Online Public Schools Central ValleyCharter
Alpaugh Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
131572% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 13.5mi
Summit Charter AcademyCharter
Burton Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
212158% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile
Distance 14.1mi
Wonderful College Prep AcademyCharter
Kern County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162361% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 42nd percentile
Distance 15.0mi
Del Vista Math and Science AcademyCharter
Delano Union Elementary · Grades K–5 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172360% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
Nueva Vista Language AcademyCharter
Delano Union Elementary · Grades K–5 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
212257% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 57th percentile
Distance 18.5mi
Monarch River AcademyCharter
Alta Vista Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152461% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93256, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 93256?
6 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93256. The closest is California Online Public Schools Central Valley, 13.1 miles away.
Distance 13.1mi
California Online Public Schools Central ValleyCharter
Alpaugh Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1773% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 13.5mi
Summit Charter AcademyCharter
Burton Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
162559% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 54th percentile
Distance 14.1mi
Wonderful College Prep AcademyCharter
Kern County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
132661% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 14.3mi
Cecil Avenue Math and Science AcademyCharter
Delano Union Elementary · Grades 6–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
132463% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 15.7mi
Butterfield CharterCharter
Porterville Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1582% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 15th percentile
Distance 18.5mi
Monarch River AcademyCharter
Alta Vista Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
152560% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 57th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93256, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 93256?
7 scored high schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93256. The closest is California Online Public Schools Central Valley, 13.1 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 13.1mi
California Online Public Schools Central ValleyCharter
Alpaugh Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
143056% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 13.5mi
Summit Charter AcademyCharter
Burton Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
192952% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile
Distance 14.1mi
Wonderful College Prep AcademyCharter
Kern County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
292546% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 79th percentile
Distance 15.7mi
Porterville Military AcademyCharter
Porterville Unified · Grades 7–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172360% below the standard
No score
Distance 15.7mi
Butterfield CharterCharter
Porterville Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
91% below the standard
Scope Score 61Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Distance 16.3mi
Sierra Vista Charter HighCharter
Tulare Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1975% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 16.5mi
Harmony Magnet AcademyCharter
Porterville Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
403129% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
Distance 18.5mi
Monarch River AcademyCharter
Alta Vista Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
192061% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
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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 18.8mi
Accelerated Charter HighCharter
Tulare Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
95% below the standard
Strong · 80th 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 93256, 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 93256?
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.
- Sequoia Christian AcademyGrades Pre-K–7 · 7 students13.8 mi
- Zion Lutheran SchoolGrades K–8 · 31 students15.8 mi
- St. Anne SchoolGrades K–8 · 161 students15.9 mi
- St. AloysiusGrades K–8 · 160 students16.7 mi
4 private schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93256, 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 93256?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Delano Union Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Porterville Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Tulare Joint Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Alpaugh Unified1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Alta Vista Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Burton Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above