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Nevada Joint Union High

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At a glance

380^thof 968 California districts▲ 42

Better than 60% of California districts

High 5Grades 9-12

11645 Ridge Rd.
Grass Valley, CA 95945-5024·(530) 273-3351·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 60.8% of districts

Schools

2,571

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWilliam & Marian Ghidotti High7^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Smallest classes

Nevada Union High 20.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The five high schools in Nevada Joint Union High serve grades 9–12 and enroll 2,571 students across the Nevada City and Grass Valley area. Their results vary widely: the school a student attends is associated with a very different academic profile.

William & Marian Ghidotti High is the clear standout, with 97% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), 93% in math and 100% in science—47, 55 and 64 percentage points above state results, respectively. It also had a 100% graduation rate and 8% chronic absenteeism. At the other end, Silver Springs High (Continuation) had 9% proficiency in ELA, 0% in math and 6% in science—40, 38 and 30 points below the state—and a 63% graduation rate. Among the other comprehensive high schools, Bear River High outscored Nevada Union High in ELA and math, while Nevada Union was slightly ahead in science.

Average proficiency across the five schools declined from 2024–25 to 2025–26: 7 points in ELA, 3 in math and 1 in science, while state results rose in all three subjects. North Point Academy had the steepest school-level drops—12 points in ELA, 16 in math and 18 in science—and SchoolDigger ranked it at the 31st percentile in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranked Ghidotti 7th of 2,137 schools, with five stars, and Silver Springs 2,069th, with zero stars. Context differs too: 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 21% at Ghidotti, 25% at Bear River, 37% at Nevada Union, 40% at North Point and 98% at Silver Springs. Bear River’s student-teacher ratio was 24.1:1, compared with 20.1:1 at Nevada Union; these measures are context, not explanations for school results.

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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 2137 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	$26,649	$24,952	$1,697
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	1481^st of 2137 public high schools	30.7%		64.1	709^th of 2162 public high schools	67.2%	772	22.0		21.4	40.0	40.0	9.8	9.8	$20,992	$20,730	$262
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 2137 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	$26,354	$25,158	$1,196
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	2069^th of 2137 public high schools	3.2%		13.5	1855^th of 2162 public high schools	14.2%	214	3.0		5.6	9.1	9.1	0.0	0.0	$79,519	$74,964	$4,555
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 2137 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	$17,899	$17,522	$377

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grass Valley Elementary	0.27 mi	5	488^th
John Muir Charter District	0.54 mi	1
Union Hill Elementary	1.41 mi	3	426^th
Yuba River Charter District	1.44 mi	1
Nevada County Office of Education	1.45 mi	11

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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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