Use my locationShowing schools within 3 miles of ZIP code 95959. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in 95959.
ZIP code 95959
9 scored schools near 95959
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 4 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.
3 of the 9 public schools here take students by address. 4 are charters and 2 are magnets or schools of choice.
3 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
4 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.
2 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near 95959?
3 scored elementary schools are within 3 miles of ZIP code 95959. The closest is Forest Charter, 1.5 miles away.
Distance 1.5mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1574% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile
Distance 2.1mi
Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1677% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile
Distance 5.5mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
172459% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95959, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near 95959?
5 scored middle schools are within 3 miles of ZIP code 95959. The closest is Seven Hills Intermediate, 1.3 miles away.
Distance 1.3mi
Seven Hills Intermediate
Nevada City Elementary · Grades 4–8
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 1.5mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1972% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 2.1mi
Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2371% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 5.5mi
Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
263440% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
Distance 7.6mi
Grizzly Hill
Twin Ridges Elementary · Grades K–8
1287% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95959, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near 95959?
5 scored high schools are within 3 miles of ZIP code 95959. The closest is Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning, 1.4 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 1.4mi
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningCharter
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
141373% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 1.5mi
Forest CharterCharter
Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
171964% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th percentile
Distance 2.1mi
Nevada Union High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 2.3mi
North Point Academy
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
182161% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 2.5mi
William & Marian Ghidotti High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
79156% below the standard
Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in 95959, 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 95959?
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.
- Echo Ridge Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 49 students1.7 mi
1 private school is within 3 miles of ZIP code 95959, 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 95959?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Nevada Joint Union High4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Nevada County Office of Education3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Nevada City Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Twin Ridges Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above