Use my locationShowing schools within 10 miles of ZIP code 93280. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 93280.
ZIP code 93280
16 scored schools near 93280
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 2 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 10 miles.
16 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
2 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.
1 magnet or school of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 93280?
11 scored elementary schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 93280. The closest is John L. Prueitt Elementary, 4.6 miles away.
Distance 4.6mi
John L. Prueitt Elementary
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades K–5
161965% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 4.9mi
James A. Forrest Elementary
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades K–5
122167% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile
Distance 4.9mi
Karl F. Clemens Elementary
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades K–5
1380% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 5.5mi
Pond Elementary
Pond Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2764% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 5.7mi
Teresa Burke Elementary
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades K–5
2267% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 7.8mi
Horizon Elementary
McFarland Unified · Grades K–6
142660% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 39th percentile
Distance 8.4mi
Kern Avenue Elementary
McFarland Unified · Grades K–6
1580% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 8.4mi
Semitropic Elementary
Semitropic Elementary · Grades K–8
1288% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 8.9mi
Browning Road STEAM Academy
McFarland Unified · Grades K–6
1480% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 9.7mi
Pioneer
Delano Union Elementary · Grades K–8
222355% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 62nd percentile
Distance 9.9mi
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
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93280, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 93280?
6 scored middle schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 93280. The closest is Thomas Jefferson Middle, 4.7 miles away.
Distance 4.7mi
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
1976% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 5.0mi
Palm Avenue Middle
Wasco Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
2071% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 5.5mi
Pond Elementary
Pond Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1577% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 8.3mi
McFarland Junior High
McFarland Unified · Grades 7–8
2466% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 8.4mi
Semitropic Elementary
Semitropic Elementary · Grades K–8
1386% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 9.7mi
Pioneer
Delano Union Elementary · Grades K–8
252847% below the standard
Scope Score 83Strong · 83rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93280, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 93280?
2 scored high schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 93280. The closest is Wasco High, 4.8 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 4.8mi
Wasco High
Wasco Union High · Grades 9–12
162559% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 8.4mi
McFarland High School Early College
McFarland Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
202753% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 70th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 3
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 5.4mi
Wasco Independence High
Wasco Union High · Grades 9–12
1286% below the standard
Solid · 70th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 8.3mi
San Joaquin High (Continuation)
McFarland Unified · Grades 9–12
88% below the standard
No score
Distance 48.5mi
Kings Valley Academy IICharter
Kit Carson Union Elementary · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1185% below the standard
Needs Support · 15th 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 93280, 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 93280?
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.
- North Kern Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 64 students4.8 mi
- Bethany Christian SchoolGrades 1–11 · 18 students5.1 mi
2 private schools are within 10 miles of ZIP code 93280, 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 93280?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- McFarland Unified6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Wasco Union Elementary6 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Delano Union Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Wasco Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Kit Carson Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Pond Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above