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Browse schools by level ↓9,947 public schools across California, including charter schools, by the state’s own count (CDE, 2025–26). We list 9,813 open public and charter schools.
Explore our separate rankings: 5,726 elementary, 2,529 middle and 1,498 high schools. Schools serving several levels may appear in more than one list.
Find schools in and around 95365
This search lists 35 schools: 2 in 95365 and the 33 nearest outside it, all within 19.7 miles of the ZIP’s center. Start with your child’s school stage below, then compare the schools.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are in and around 95365?
Planada Elementary places highest among elementary schools in 95365
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle school
Which middle schools are in and around 95365?
Cesar E. Chavez Middle places highest among middle schools in 95365
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Show all 19 ranked middle schools
Schools students are placed in · 1
Juvenile court schools enroll by court order, and county community schools by probation, district or voluntary referral. We show their records without a ranking. Confirm placement with the district.
High school
Which high schools are in and around 95365?
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25.
Continuation high schools · 2
Each is compared only with the 277 California continuation high schools we score, so they are listed apart from the schools above.
Schools students are placed in · 2
Juvenile court schools enroll by court order, and county community schools by probation, district or voluntary referral. We show their records without a ranking. Confirm placement with the district.
Charters
Which charter schools are in and around 95365?
2 charter schools are in this search
Each one sets how it admits students, so check before you apply. Their standing is in the level lists above.
2 middle charter schools
- Merced Scholars CharterMerced County Office of Education · 10.3 mi
- Sierra Foothill CharterMariposa County Unified · 15.3 mi
1 high charter school
- Merced Scholars CharterMerced County Office of Education · 10.3 mi
Not sure what these scores mean? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report.
Nearby
Which other districts are nearby?
3 other districts have ranked schools within about 10 miles
Nearest first.
Weaver Union 6.2 mi · ~15 min
- Elementary 2 ranked schools
- Middle 1 ranked school
Merced Union High 7.8 mi · ~20 min
- High 7 ranked schools, 2nd to 47th percentile
Merced City Elementary 7.9 mi · ~20 min
- Elementary 13 ranked schools, bottom 1% to 53rd percentile
- Middle 4 ranked schools, 3rd to 35th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. A level’s percentile range is shown where the district has 3 or more ranked schools at it. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school. Counts cover each whole district. Distance runs from the center of this search to the center of the district’s ranked schools in this area, and drive times are rough estimates.
The area
How big are the schools here?
The average public school in these lists had 673 students in 2024–25
Staffing, private schools nearby, and the data behind this page.
Public schools
- Public schools in these lists
- 35
- Students at the average school, 2024–25
- 673
- Students per teacher at the average school, 2024–25
- 22
- Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals at the average school, 2024–25
- 80%
Private schools of all levels within 10 miles
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score or rank them. Each enrollment names its source’s school year.
5 private schools are within 10 miles of this search’s center.
- St. Paul SchoolLutheran Church–Missouri Synod · 108 students, 2021–22 · 6.9 mi
- Stone Ridge Christian ElementaryChristian (no specific denomination) · 520 students, 2021–22 · 7.5 mi
- Our Lady of Mercy248 students, 2025–26 · 7.6 mi
- Harvest Christian School42 students, 2025–26 · 8.4 mi
- Stone Ridge Christian SchoolChristian (no specific denomination) · 448 students, 2021–22 · 9.0 mi
California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary/middle; 2024–25 high school · Enrollment, staffing and meals: federal school directory (NCES), 2024–25; private schools: the federal private-school survey or the school’s filing with the state · Download this view as CSV (free, CC BY 4.0 with attribution) · Methodology
District, charter or private school?
Public schools
Public schools, charter schools included, take California’s state tests, and we compare them with schools at the same level.
Charter schools
Charter schools are public schools. Each one sets how it admits students, so check before you apply.
Private schools
See grades, enrollment and school details. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score or rank them.
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Common questions
How do I find schools near me?
Enter your ZIP code, city or district in the search bar above, or use the location button. We list the public schools there, one list per level. Schools in the place itself run by Scope Score. For a ZIP code, the nearest schools around it follow, nearest first. Continuation, alternative and special-education schools are listed apart, each with a note on how it is compared.
What does the Scope Score mean?
A school’s percentile says how it compares with California public schools at the same level: the share of those schools it scored higher than. It comes from the Scope Score, a composite of test results, attendance and other public school data. It cannot tell you everything about a school or whether it is the right fit for your child. See full methodology.
Can I compare charter and other public schools?
Yes. A search lists an area’s charter schools in their own section, and each charter row says to check how it admits students. Every row shows the school’s percentile among California schools at its level, and its Scope Score. A charter that is an alternative school is listed apart, compared only with other alternative schools. To compare English (reading and writing) and math results, attendance and student groups, open profiles side by side.
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Where does the data come from?
We calculate the Scope Score from California Department of Education (CDE) data: state test results (CAASPP), chronic absence, suspensions, graduation and the state’s college and career readiness measure. The student mix on each profile comes from the CDE chronic-absence file, and enrollment counts from the federal Common Core of Data (NCES). Profiles add records from the University of California, the College Board and the International Baccalaureate Organization. Score years: 2025–26 elementary/middle; 2024–25 high school. Each measure names its own source year. Every source we use is listed on About.
Which guides explain these results?
Data source: California Department of Education · California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary/middle; 2024–25 high school · Methodology