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Nevada County Office of Education

At a glance

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

Elementary 2 High 2 Alternative 1Grades K-12

380 Crown Point Cir.
Grass Valley, CA 95945-9089·(530) 478-6400·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2011–2022

2022: better than 67.8% of districts

Schools

1,200

Students

Top rankedBitney Prep High605^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Smallest classes

Twin Ridges Home Study Charter 19.2 students per teacher

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Early Childhood Education	Public		250 Sierra College Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 274-5350																			(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nevada City Elementary	0.12 mi	2	338^th
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District	1.05 mi	1	824^th
Nevada Joint Union High	1.5 mi	6	422^nd
Grass Valley Elementary	3.07 mi	5	598^th
Union Hill Elementary	3.3 mi	3	586^th

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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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