Showing schools within 8 miles of Columbia. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Columbia.
Columbia
8 scored schools near Columbia
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
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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.
9 of the 10 public schools here take students by address. 1 is a magnet or school of choice.
9 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 8 miles of Columbia.
1 magnet or school of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Columbia?
5 scored elementary schools are within 8 miles of Columbia. The closest is Columbia Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Columbia Elementary
Columbia Union · Grades K–8
2272% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 6.1mi
Mark Twain Elementary
Mark Twain Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1973% below the standard
Scope Score 71Needs Support · 23rd percentile
Distance 6.1mi
Sonora Elementary
Sonora Elementary · Grades K–8
172657% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 52nd percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Albert A. Michelson Elementary
Vallecito Union · Grades K–5
292942% below the standard
Scope Score 81Strong · 75th percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Jamestown Elementary
Jamestown Elementary · Grades K–8
1381% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Columbia, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Columbia?
4 scored middle schools are within 8 miles of Columbia. The closest is Columbia Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.
Distance 0.0mi
Columbia Elementary
Columbia Union · Grades K–8
1775% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 20th percentile
Distance 6.1mi
Mark Twain Elementary
Mark Twain Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2174% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile
Distance 6.1mi
Sonora Elementary
Sonora Elementary · Grades K–8
162262% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Jamestown Elementary
Jamestown Elementary · Grades K–8
2073% 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 Columbia, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Columbia?
3 scored high schools are within 8 miles of Columbia. The closest is Sonora High, 4.9 miles away.
Distance 4.9mi
Sonora High
Sonora Union High · Grades 9–12
153055% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
Distance 5.6mi
Theodore Bird High
Sonora Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
1875% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 6.3mi
Bret Harte Union High
Bret Harte Union High · Grades 9–12
2268% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 21st 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 5.5mi
Dario Cassina High
Sonora Union High · Grades 10–12
1880% below the standard
Developing · 33rd percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 6.3mi
Vallecito Continuation High
Bret Harte Union High · Grades 9–12
991% below the standard
Strong · 89th 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 Columbia, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Columbia?
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.
- Libertas AcademyGrades K–12 · 109 students4.7 mi
- Mother Lode Adventist Jr. AcademyGrades K–10 · 103 students5.0 mi
- Sierra Waldorf SchoolGrades K–8 · 114 students5.3 mi
- Christian Heritage AcademyGrades 1–12 · 53 students5.4 mi
4 private schools are within 8 miles of Columbia, 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 Columbia?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Sonora Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Bret Harte Union High2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Columbia Union1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Jamestown Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Mark Twain Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Sonora Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above