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Best High Schools in Nevada County, CA

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4,327

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWilliam & Marian Ghidotti High7^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning up 213 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning 13.3 students per teacher

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	54.6	930^th of 2135 public high schools	56.4%		44.9	1143^rd of 2162 public high schools	47.1%	213		46.6		46.6			54.6	54.6				12.5	12.5	$16,390	$769	$15,621
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%)	15.5	1746^th of 2135 public high schools	18.2%		18.9	1716^th of 2162 public high schools	20.6%	30			13.2	12.8			20.5	20.0				4.2	4.7	$22,153	$420	$21,733
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%)	69.9	628^th of 2135 public high schools	70.6%		74.8	498^th of 2162 public high schools	77.0%	130		51.6		51.0			56.9	56.9				31.4	31.4	$19,318	$1,697	$17,621
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%)	29.8	1480^th of 2135 public high schools	30.7%		64.1	709^th of 2162 public high schools	67.2%	771		22.0		21.4			40.0	40.0				9.8	9.8	$15,772	$262	$15,510
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%)	78.5	443^rd of 2135 public high schools	79.3%		82.4	370^th of 2162 public high schools	82.9%	73		48.8		49.7			67.8	67.8				39.7	39.7	$18,920	$1,196	$17,724
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%)	7.8	2067^th of 2135 public high schools	3.2%		13.5	1855^th of 2162 public high schools	14.2%	212		3.0		5.6			9.1	9.1				0.0	0.0	$47,182	$4,555	$42,627
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%)	99.2	7^th of 2135 public high schools	99.7%		99.4	3^rd of 2162 public high schools	99.9%	4		100.0		100.0			96.6	96.6				93.1	93.1	$14,283	$377	$13,906
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)				6.7										$62,128	$453	$61,675
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%)	79	431^st of 2135 public high schools	79.8%		85.7	296^th of 2162 public high schools	86.3%	135		42.9		41.5			74.2	74.2				42.5	42.5	$22,165	$323	$21,842
Earle Jamieson Educational Options	Public	6-12	12338 McCourtney Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	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)														$227	$00	$227
Bitney Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	135 Joerschke Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Bitney Prep High District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 477-1235	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$17,783	$444	$17,339

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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