Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Princeton. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Princeton.
Princeton
17 scored schools near Princeton
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 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.
19 of the 21 public schools here take students by address. 2 are charters.
19 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.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Princeton.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Princeton?
7 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Princeton. The closest is Princeton Elementary, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Princeton Elementary
Princeton Joint Unified · Grades K–8
2764% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 13.0mi
Maxwell Elementary
Maxwell Unified · Grades K–5
3061% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 28th percentile
Distance 13.4mi
Walden AcademyCharter
Glenn County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
2566% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 15.3mi
Richvale Charter AcademyCharter
Biggs Unified · Grades 1–6 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
232948% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Distance 16.4mi
Biggs Elementary
Biggs Unified · Grades K–8
1578% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 17.3mi
Wilson Elementary
Gridley Unified · Grades 2–5
122266% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 19.4mi
Manzanita Elementary
Manzanita Elementary · Grades K–8
213148% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 62nd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Princeton, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Princeton?
9 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Princeton. The closest is Princeton Elementary, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Princeton Elementary
Princeton Joint Unified · Grades K–8
2473% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile
Distance 12.9mi
Maxwell Middle
Maxwell Unified · Grades 6–8
2867% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 13.0mi
Willows Intermediate
Willows Unified · Grades 5–8
1678% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 6th percentile
Distance 13.3mi
George T. Egling Middle
Colusa Unified · Grades 4–8
132364% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Distance 13.4mi
Walden AcademyCharter
Glenn County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
No dates read from its site yet
1978% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile
Distance 16.4mi
Biggs Elementary
Biggs Unified · Grades K–8
1873% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 16.9mi
Sycamore Middle
Gridley Unified · Grades 6–8
132265% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 43rd percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Meridian Elementary
Meridian Elementary · Grades K–8
96% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 5th percentile
Distance 19.4mi
Manzanita Elementary
Manzanita Elementary · Grades K–8
122761% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Princeton, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Princeton?
5 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Princeton. The closest is Princeton High, 0.1 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 0.1mi
Princeton High
Princeton Joint Unified · Grades 9–12
2665% below the standard
No score
Distance 13.0mi
Willows High
Willows Unified · Grades 9–12
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 44th percentile
Distance 13.3mi
Maxwell Sr High
Maxwell Unified · Grades 9–12
2473% below the standard
No score
Distance 13.9mi
Colusa High
Colusa Unified · Grades 9–12
142165% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Distance 16.3mi
Biggs High
Biggs Unified · Grades 9–12
2468% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 20th percentile
Distance 17.6mi
Gridley High
Gridley Unified · Grades 9–12
282943% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Williams Junior/Senior High
Williams Unified · Grades 7–12
1680% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd 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 14.1mi
Colusa Alternative High (Continuation)
Colusa Unified · Grades 9–12
95% below the standard
No score
Distance 17.2mi
Esperanza High (Continuation)
Gridley Unified · Grades 9–12
100% 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 Princeton, 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 Princeton?
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.
- River Valley Christian SchoolGrades 1–10 · 61 students9.0 mi
- Willow Creek Christian SchoolGrades K–10 · 40 students17.3 mi
2 private schools are within 20 miles of Princeton, 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 Princeton?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Gridley Unified4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Biggs Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Colusa Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Maxwell Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Princeton Joint Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Willows Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above