Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of ZIP code 95685. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 95685.
ZIP code 95685
22 scored schools near 95685
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 1 charter 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.
20 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
1 charter school. 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.
4 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 95685?
13 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95685. The closest is Sutter Creek Elementary, 0.9 miles away.
Distance 0.9mi
Sutter Creek Elementary
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6
172360% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 3.1mi
Jackson Elementary
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6
1579% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 6.9mi
Plymouth Elementary
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6
1774% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 7.1mi
Ione Elementary
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6
1679% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 5th percentile
Distance 8.3mi
Mokelumne Hill Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–6
1976% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 8.6mi
Pine Grove Elementary STEM MagnetMagnet
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 25th percentile
Distance 13.6mi
Valley Springs Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–5
1776% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 14.6mi
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing ArtsMagnet
Amador County Unified · Grades K–6 · Check how it admits students.
181963% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 15.0mi
San Andreas Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–8
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Mountain OaksCharter
Calaveras County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2961% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 15.3mi
West Point Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–6
2667% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 16.0mi
Pioneer Elementary
Pioneer Union · Grades K–5
2468% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 17.7mi
Jenny Lind Elementary
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–6
1679% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 2nd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95685, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 95685?
6 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95685. The closest is Jackson Junior High, 2.8 miles away.
Distance 2.8mi
Jackson Junior High
Amador County Unified · Grades 6–8
1976% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 7.3mi
Ione Junior High
Amador County Unified · Grades 6–8
1282% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile
Distance 12.1mi
Toyon Middle
Calaveras Unified · Grades 6–8
989% below the standard
Scope Score 60Needs Support · bottom 1%
Distance 15.1mi
Mountain OaksCharter
Calaveras County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1576% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 15.3mi
Miller's Hill
Latrobe · Grades 4–8
452926% below the standard
Scope Score 90Strong · 95th percentile
Distance 16.0mi
Mountain Creek Middle
Pioneer Union · Grades 6–8
142363% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95685, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 95685?
5 scored high schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95685. The closest is North Star Academy, 0.6 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 0.6mi
North Star Academy
Amador County Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1773% below the standard
No score
Distance 0.9mi
Amador High
Amador County Unified · Grades 9–12
162460% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 34th percentile
Distance 2.4mi
Argonaut High
Amador County Unified · Grades 9–12
132067% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 13.7mi
Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center
Calaveras Unified · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
1681% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 14.5mi
Calaveras High
Calaveras Unified · Grades 8–12
2075% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 9th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Mountain OaksCharter
Calaveras County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
191863% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd 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 0.6mi
Independence High (Continuation)
Amador County Unified · Grades 9–12
100% below the standard
Solid · 57th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 14.5mi
Gold Strike High
Calaveras Unified · Grades 9–12
1981% below the standard
No score
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95685, 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 95685?
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.
- Monarch MontessoriGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 14 students6.9 mi
- Community Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 116 students7.3 mi
- Pioneer MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 3 students12.3 mi
- Whispering Pines Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 110 students12.7 mi
- Independent TrailsGrades 9–12 · 9 students14.8 mi
- Bartneck'sGrades 3–7 · 43 students17.5 mi
6 private schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 95685, 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 95685?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Amador County Unified12 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Calaveras Unified9 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Pioneer Union2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Calaveras County Office of Education1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Latrobe1 public or charter school in the lists above