Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of ZIP code 93251. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 93251.
ZIP code 93251
6 scored schools near 93251
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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The district is known for every school. IB and Public Waldorf are checked against the International Baccalaureate’s directory and the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education’s member list.
These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 0 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.
7 of the 7 public schools here take students by address.
7 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93251.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93251.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 93251?
3 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93251. The closest is McKittrick Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
McKittrick Elementary
McKittrick Elementary · Grades K–8
141373% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 10.7mi
Buttonwillow Elementary
Buttonwillow Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
1773% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
Elk Hills Elementary
Elk Hills Elementary · Grades K–8
1477% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93251, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 93251?
3 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of ZIP code 93251. The closest is Midway Elementary, 10.0 miles away.
Distance 10.0mi
Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary · Grades K–8
272845% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 14.2mi
Lincoln Junior High
Taft City · Grades 6–8
1974% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
Elk Hills Elementary
Elk Hills Elementary · Grades K–8
172063% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 93251, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 93251?
1 scored high school is within 20 miles of ZIP code 93251. The closest is Taft Union High, 14.2 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 14.2mi
Taft Union High
Taft Union High · Grades 9–12
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th percentile
Continuation and 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.
Distance 13.8mi
Buena Vista High (Continuation)
Taft Union High · Grades 9–12
1383% below the standard
Strong · 76th percentileRanked only against California continuation 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 93251, 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.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near 93251?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Taft Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Buttonwillow Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Elk Hills Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- McKittrick Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Midway Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Taft City1 public or charter school in the lists above