School Finder Help
SEARCHING SCHOOLS
You can search for schools in California by Name or by Location.
How to Search by Name
Enter a full or partial name to search for. The search will return all schools that contain the name you entered.
Note that the search is not case sensitive.
Example
Entering john will find schools like "John Jay H.S.", "St. Johns Elementary"
How to Search by Location
You can search for schools near a street, city, zip code or address.
If entering more than one of the above then seperate each with a comma.
You can narrow your search results by selecting a specific school type (High School, Elementary School) and/or by
also selecting a range in miles.
Note that entering just an address like "E street" may not find the school in any particular city.
For best results include either a city or a zip code to narrow the results to the particular area desired.
The examples below will help to clarify how to perfom a search and obtain the best results.
The actual entries to make will be in bold text
Examples
To find all Schools in Sacramento: Sacramento
To find all High Schools in Sacramento: Sacramento select type: High School
To find all High Schools any where near Sacramento: Sacramento select type: High School select range: 20 miles
To find all High Schools in downtown Sacramento by zip code : 95814 select type: High School select range: 1 mile
To find all Schools near an address: M Street, Sacramento
COMPARING SCHOOLS
How to Compare Schools
You can compare selected schools by viewing the details of each school in a side by side display.
To compare schools first select the schools you are interested in from your search results and add them to your list.
When you have at least 2 schools in your list you can then select to compare them.
To Select Schools for Comparison
When viewing your search results or when viewing the details of a specific school you may select the "Add to My Schools List" button. You may select to add up to a maximum of 20 schools to the list for comparison.
To Compare the Selected Schools
Select the "Compare Schools in My School List" button to perform the actual comparison.
You will then be directed to the Compare page where you may select to compare the schools in your list.
You can search for schools in California by Name or by Location.
How to Search by Name
Enter a full or partial name to search for. The search will return all schools that contain the name you entered.
Note that the search is not case sensitive.
Example
Entering john will find schools like "John Jay H.S.", "St. Johns Elementary"
How to Search by Location
You can search for schools near a street, city, zip code or address.
If entering more than one of the above then seperate each with a comma.
You can narrow your search results by selecting a specific school type (High School, Elementary School) and/or by
also selecting a range in miles.
Note that entering just an address like "E street" may not find the school in any particular city.
For best results include either a city or a zip code to narrow the results to the particular area desired.
The examples below will help to clarify how to perfom a search and obtain the best results.
The actual entries to make will be in bold text
Examples
To find all Schools in Sacramento: Sacramento
To find all High Schools in Sacramento: Sacramento select type: High School
To find all High Schools any where near Sacramento: Sacramento select type: High School select range: 20 miles
To find all High Schools in downtown Sacramento by zip code : 95814 select type: High School select range: 1 mile
To find all Schools near an address: M Street, Sacramento
COMPARING SCHOOLS
How to Compare Schools
You can compare selected schools by viewing the details of each school in a side by side display.
To compare schools first select the schools you are interested in from your search results and add them to your list.
When you have at least 2 schools in your list you can then select to compare them.
To Select Schools for Comparison
When viewing your search results or when viewing the details of a specific school you may select the "Add to My Schools List" button. You may select to add up to a maximum of 20 schools to the list for comparison.
To Compare the Selected Schools
Select the "Compare Schools in My School List" button to perform the actual comparison.
You will then be directed to the Compare page where you may select to compare the schools in your list.
