Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of ZIP code 93523. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 93523.

ZIP code 93523

33 scored schools near 93523

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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Kind of school

All public 36By address 34Charter 0Magnet or choice 2Private 11

2 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.

Elementary

Which elementary schools are near 93523?

19 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93523. The closest is Irving L. Branch Elementary, 0.3 miles away.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93523, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.

Middle

Which middle schools are near 93523?

9 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93523. The closest is California City Middle, 12.9 miles away.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

  1. Distance 14.1mi

    Abraham Lincoln Alternative

    Southern Kern Unified · Grades 4–12 · Check how it admits students.

    97% below the standard

    Scope Score 66Needs Support · 1st percentile

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.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93523, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.

High school

Which high schools are near 93523?

7 scored high schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93523. The closest is Desert Junior-Senior High, 0.1 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 14.1mi

    Abraham Lincoln Alternative

    Southern Kern Unified · Grades 4–12 · Check how it admits students.

    85% below the standard

    No score

  2. Distance 14.2mi

    Rosamond High Early College Campus

    Southern Kern Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.

    79% below the standard

    Scope Score 67Needs Support · 12th 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.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93523, 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 93523?

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.

11 private schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93523, 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 93523?

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Statewide

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Top elementary schools

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Top middle schools

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Top high schools

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