California school zone lookup — most likely assigned school, free

Enter any California residential address and Nestlyze returns the public schools that address is most likely assigned to, based on the latest published district boundary — always verify with the district. This is more useful than a 'nearest schools' list because California school districts draw attendance boundaries that don't follow city or neighborhood lines, so the closest school is often not the assigned one. Which school an address is zoned to can be a $200K-$500K factor for the same physical house. Note: our boundary data is the federal NCES SABS set (last updated 2015-16), and roughly 15% of zones change each year, so always confirm with the district.

How it works

We map California public school attendance boundaries (sourced from NCES SABS + district overlays where SABS is missing) and run a point-in-polygon check on the geocoded address. Result: the school the address is most likely assigned to for elementary, middle, and high — with district name, rating, and a link to the school's homes-for-sale page. Because the published boundaries lag actual district maps, treat this as a best-available starting point and verify with the district before relying on it.

Why the assigned school matters

In Cupertino, two houses on opposite sides of Homestead Road can be in CUSD (Lincoln Elementary 10/10) or Sunnyvale SD (Cherry Chase 7/10) and the price gap is ~$300K. In Menlo Park, the same neighborhood crosses three districts — Las Lomitas (top-decile), Menlo Park City (mid), and Ravenswood (Title I) — with $1M+ price spreads on physically-similar homes. These boundaries change mid-block. Listing agents often describe addresses by neighborhood name (which doesn't determine school assignment) rather than by polygon.

City guides — schools by address

• Cupertino schools by address — Lincoln / Stevens Creek / Eaton polygons
• Fremont schools by address — Mission San Jose carve-out
• Palo Alto schools by address — Gunn vs Paly + 94303 PAUSD/Ravenswood line
• Saratoga + Los Gatos — same city, different K-8 districts
• Mountain View + Sunnyvale schools by address
• Berkeley schools by address — BUSD uniform policy
• Bay Area school-zone price premium (2026)

Side-by-side school zone comparisons

• Cupertino vs Sunnyvale — CUSD 10/10 vs SSD 7/10
• Cupertino vs Palo Alto — CUSD vs PAUSD (both 10/10)
• Palo Alto vs Menlo Park — PAUSD vs Las Lomitas / MPCSD / Ravenswood
• San Jose vs Fremont — Cambrian / Union vs Mission San Jose
• Berkeley vs Oakland — BUSD uniform vs OUSD polygon variance

Run it for your address

This tool is free, no signup. Enter the exact street number (not just the neighborhood name) — boundary lines often shift mid-block. If you want the assigned schools plus a full property analysis, build your buyer profile and we'll include the school polygon in every report.