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Best Public Schools in Nevada County, CA

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13,561

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Top rankedWilliam & Marian Ghidotti High3^rd of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Chicago Park Elementary up 997 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning 13.3 students per teacher

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9 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Earle Jamieson Educational Options	Public	6-12	112 Nevada City Hwy.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-5464	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																													$454	$454	$00
Bitney Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	135 Joerschke Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 477-1235	91	7	13.0	57.1%	47 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (29.7%)	69.8	605^th of 2162 public high schools	72.0%		70	566^th of 2159 public high schools	73.8%	39					47.1	47.1							63.6	63.6							21.7	21.7							$35,122	$34,678	$444
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	111 New Mohawk Rd.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 478-1815	208	11	19.2	48.1%	163 (78.4%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	29.5	4000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		43.4	2974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	1026	40.0					38.5	26.3	38.9	36.7	21.1	61.5			38.0	26.3	38.9	10.0	11.1	30.8			22.4	25.0	50.0	54.2	50.0	50.0	41.7	$27,163	$26,974	$189
Forest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	470 Searls Ave.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-4823	845	40	20.9	44.5%	659 (78.0%)	4 (0.5%)	104 (12.3%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	56 (6.6%)								(n/a)	28.6	30.0	26.3	29.3		30.7	25.5	28.6	36.2	31.4	45.6	47.5	51.3	39.2	26.1	29.6	28.1	23.2	35.1	27.5	20.0	26.7	54.8	57.1	61.9	59.5	59.5	59.5	$27,570	$27,308	$262
Nevada County Special Education	Public	K-8	400 Hoover Ln.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-0611	51	7	7.2	58.8%	34 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (19.6%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)								(n/a)														6.3								6.3
Union Hill Middle	Public	7-8	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Union Hill Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8456	146	7	19.7	32.2%	106 (72.6%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.4%)	58.1	947^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.7%		69.5	695^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.0%	252		37.7				37.7					41.8	58.6		50.4					38.8	31.9		35.3							$26,660	$26,220	$440
Union Hill Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Union Hill Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8456	542	27	20.2	45.8%	429 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.1%)	45.3	2866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		54.2	2332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.3%	534	24.1					24.1	46.6	52.1	33.8	39.7				42.8	52.1	45.2	20.0	34.6				37.5	96.2	97.2		97.2		98.1	$26,410	$25,880	$530
Alder Creek Middle	Public	6-8	10931 Alder Dr.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2750	535	28	19.0	29.7%	340 (63.6%)	2 (0.4%)	158 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	84.7	377^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.3%		84	396^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.8%	19		52.5				52.5				63.3	67.6	66.5		65.8				52.1	53.5	58.0		54.4							$24,146	$23,840	$306
Truckee Elementary	Public	K-5	11911 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2650	515	24	21.3	49.3%	213 (41.4%)	2 (0.4%)	271 (52.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	49.1	2641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		55.8	2247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	394	33.8					33.8	46.0	38.7	44.8					43.1	46.7	33.3	43.5					41.0	95.9						$25,127	$24,574	$553
Tahoe Truckee High	Public	9-12	11725 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2600	907	45	20.0	28.1%	552 (60.9%)	1 (0.1%)	297 (32.7%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.7%)	85.7	296^th of 2162 public high schools	86.3%		83.4	356^th of 2159 public high schools	83.5%	60													75.1	75.1							43.3	43.3							$22,539	$22,216	$323
Sierra High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	11661 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2640	24	4	5.7	41.7%	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													36.4	36.4
Donner Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	52755 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2720	55	4	13.7	5.5%	52 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	96.2	227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.7	289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	62	80.0					80.0	69.2		86.7					83.3	76.9		100.0					91.7							$49,569	$49,264	$305
Cold Stream Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	8000 Estates Dr.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2640	11	5	2.3	45.5%	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Glenshire Elementary	Public	K-5	10990 Dorchester Dr.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3720	499	21	23.9	15.2%	371 (74.3%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.0%)	92.8	487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.9	757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	270	57.5					57.5	78.4	79.8	73.4					77.0	75.7	82.1	62.8					73.0							$26,038	$25,732	$306
Arete Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	16229 Duggans Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 268-2805	207	9	22.5	32.4%	158 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	49.5	2623^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		38.5	3268^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.3%	645	41.2	54.2				46.6	35.5	53.9	47.1	52.6	23.8	66.7		45.8	38.7	38.5	32.4	31.6	33.3	33.3		34.5	45.2	52.4	59.5	50.0	52.4	50.0	$21,068	$20,876	$192
Alta Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	16607 Annie Dr.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-2319	338	14	24.1	34.3%	238 (70.4%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)	67.6	1708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		68.8	1648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.9%	60	38.6					38.6	47.9	60.0	45.5					52.5	51.1	58.6	51.2					54.4	90.9	90.9	96.4	90.9	90.9	90.9	$20,261	$19,616	$645
Cottage Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	22600 Kingston Ln.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-2808	485	21	23.0	34.8%	332 (68.5%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.4%)	48.7	2660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		57.9	2152^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.3%	508	32.5					32.5	32.5	48.0	47.0					42.5	42.9	52.7	30.1					41.5							$19,440	$18,772	$668
Magnolia Intermediate	Public	6-8	22431 Kingston Ln.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-2815	410	19	21.6	32.2%	280 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (16.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.9%)	60.4	898^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.5%		60.4	878^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.5%	20		31.5				31.5				54.2	64.8	47.3		55.4				31.7	42.2	35.7		36.3							$16,756	$15,708	$1,048
William & Marian Ghidotti High	Public	9-12	250 Sierra College Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 274-5270	155	5	32.0	21.3%	115 (74.2%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.9%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	99.4	3^rd of 2162 public high schools	99.9%		99.5	3^rd of 2159 public high schools	99.9%					91.4		91.7							100.0	100.0							88.9	88.9							$17,899	$17,522	$377
Silver Springs High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	130 Park Ave.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-2635	80	9	8.4	97.5%	59 (73.8%)	1 (1.3%)	8 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.5%)	13.5	1855^th of 2162 public high schools	14.2%		15.1	1817^th of 2159 public high schools	15.8%	38				6.9		5.9							19.4	19.4							3.3	3.3							$79,519	$74,964	$4,555
Bear River High	Public	9-12	11130 Magnolia Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-3700	664	27	24.1	25.2%	486 (73.2%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (17.2%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	82.4	370^th of 2162 public high schools	82.9%		75.8	473^rd of 2159 public high schools	78.1%	103				46.1		46.2							75.2	75.2							38.3	38.3							$26,354	$25,158	$1,196
North Point Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	11761 Ridge Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 477-1225	111	5	20.4	39.6%	80 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	64.1	709^th of 2162 public high schools	67.2%		51.5	970^th of 2159 public high schools	55.1%	261				44.1		39.5							51.6	51.6							25.8	25.8							$20,992	$20,730	$262
Nevada Union High	Public	9-12	11761 Ridge Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-4431	1,561	78	20.1	37.0%	1,101 (70.5%)	16 (1.0%)	293 (18.8%)	16 (1.0%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (7.4%)	74.8	498^th of 2162 public high schools	77.0%		73.7	512^th of 2159 public high schools	76.3%	14				50.9		50.6							60.1	60.1							32.0	32.0							$26,649	$24,952	$1,697
Seven Hills Intermediate	Public	4-8	700 Hoover Ln.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-1840	432	21	21.0	33.8%	357 (82.6%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	68.7	700^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.6%		72	654^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	46	49.5	47.8				48.7		66.2	62.1	51.7	66.2	59.3		60.8		61.0	32.6	34.1	37.7	43.3		41.2							$17,892	$16,914	$978
Deer Creek Elementary	Public	K-3	805 Lindley Ave.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-1870	259	12	21.7	37.5%	203 (78.4%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (10.8%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.6%)								(n/a)							44.9							44.9	42.0							42.0	97.1				97.1		$21,197	$19,832	$1,365
Bell Hill Academy	Public	K-4	342 South School St.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-2281	246	11	22.3	59.3%	114 (46.3%)	3 (1.2%)	117 (47.6%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	75	1370^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%		66.4	1757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.1%	387							51.1	61.7						56.4	60.4	58.3						59.4	94.1				94.1		$11,697	$1,834	$9,863
Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Public	K-4	10821 Squirrel Creek Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-6472	357	19	19.2	74.8%	257 (72.0%)	4 (1.1%)	60 (16.8%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.9%)	33.8	3658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		36.2	3427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	231							31.8	36.8						33.8	42.2	26.3						35.7	90.1	96.7		94.5	92.3	95.6	$11,740	$3,576	$8,164
Grass Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	225 South Auburn St.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8723	546	23	23.7	33.2%	451 (82.6%)	5 (0.9%)	50 (9.2%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	52.8	2445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%		60.9	2034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	411	36.1	40.4				38.1	60.7	33.9	40.3	45.1	66.7	55.8		50.2	64.3	32.7	33.9	39.2	43.4	40.4		42.3	91.4	96.6	94.8	96.6	94.8	94.8	$9,267	$5,006	$4,261
Lyman Gilmore Middle	Public	5-8	10837 Rough and Ready Hwy.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-8479	464	24	19.2	73.3%	309 (66.6%)	4 (0.9%)	111 (23.9%)	11 (2.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	36.9	1588^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.5%		37.6	1541^st of 2783 public middle schools	44.6%	47	31.1	33.3				32.2			42.5	33.9	23.5	47.6		36.9			18.9	24.1	20.6	32.1		24.0							$9,922	$4,308	$5,614
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	17700 McCourtney Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Clear Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-3664	173	10	17.3	45.1%	113 (65.3%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (19.1%)	75.9	1335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.2%		59.7	2079^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	744	66.7	52.4				58.3	50.0	40.0	80.0	64.3	73.3	52.4		59.2	55.6	53.3	66.7	50.0	46.7	57.1		55.1							$25,579	$24,612	$967
Chicago Park Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15725 Mount Olive Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Chicago Park Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2153	43	3	16.6	41.9%	32 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)														75.0								66.7							$29,295	$28,074	$1,221
Chicago Park Elementary	Public	K-8	15725 Mt. Olive Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Chicago Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2153	120	8	15.8	44.2%	84 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.5%)	65.6	1812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%		45.7	2809^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.1%	997	37.5					32.0	77.8	69.2	43.8					59.7	61.1	61.5	12.5					41.7							$29,295	$28,074	$1,221
Yuba River Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	10085 Adam Ave.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Yuba River Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-6060	323	12	26.3	54.2%	242 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.5%)	50.2	2575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		71.4	1530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	1045	50.0	50.0				50.0	41.2	48.6	56.3	54.8	89.3	66.7		58.3	29.4	17.1	34.4	35.5	64.3	70.4		40.1	55.4	55.4	57.1	57.1	55.4	57.1	$30,893	$30,520	$373
Nevada City School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	13032 Bitney Springs Rd. Bldg.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada City School of the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-7736	477	26	18.5	43.0%	358 (75.1%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.5%)	67.8	1698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		63	1926^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	228	57.7	57.7				57.7	52.4	64.4	59.6	56.9	68.3	73.1		62.8	64.3	35.6	40.4	32.8	40.0	50.0		43.0	71.9	79.7	78.1	82.8	79.7	84.4
John Muir Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	960 McCourtney Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	John Muir Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-4008	629	38	16.6	94.3%	56 (8.9%)	56 (8.9%)	459 (73.0%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.4%)	18.9	1716^th of 2162 public high schools	20.6%		13.5	1870^th of 2159 public high schools	13.4%	154					19.6	19.2							14.1	13.9							6.4	6.3
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	505 Main St.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-2200	191	14	13.3	47.6%	125 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.3%)	44.9	1143^rd of 2162 public high schools	47.1%		80.7	402^nd of 2159 public high schools	81.4%	741				35.7		34.1							42.5	42.5							11.9	11.9
Sierra Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11603 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Sierra Expeditionary Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3701	216	10	21.6	20.4%	129 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (31.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	85.1	918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		79.6	1167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	249	54.2	66.7				60.4	66.7	73.9	66.7	61.5	43.5	66.7		63.2	75.0	47.8	62.5	65.4	39.1	58.3		58.3
Ready Springs Elementary	Public	4-8	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-1118	255	14	18.6	56.9%	181 (71.0%)	4 (1.6%)	46 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	56.4	2574^th of 5857 public middle schools	56.1%		45.4	1299^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.3%	1275	43.1	42.9				43.0		66.7	45.1	42.2	47.5	42.9		48.6		42.6	23.5	25.0	57.5	50.0		37.7	84.1	93.2		88.6	90.9	90.9	$20,035	$18,868	$1,167
Vantage Point Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-5312	33	4	8.2	66.7%	23 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)								(n/a)						18.2								45.0								5.0							$31,497	$30,402	$1,095
Williams Ranch Elementary	Public	K-3	14804 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-7300	247	11	22.4	56.7%	171 (69.2%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (18.6%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)								(n/a)							56.0							56.0	54.0							54.0	92.3	92.3		92.3			$23,095	$21,530	$1,565
Grizzly Hill	Public	K-8	16661 Old Mill Rd.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Twin Ridges Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-9052	105	5	21.0	84.8%	84 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (8.6%)	12.7	5444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.5	5662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	218	12.5					9.1			25.0					21.1			6.3					5.3							$38,418	$32,236	$6,182

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