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Seven Hills Intermediate

Q: Is Seven Hills Intermediate a good school?

Seven Hills Intermediate ranks 700 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

700^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 75% of California middle schools

Summary

Seven Hills Intermediate is a well-regarded public middle school serving 432 students in grades 4-8 within the Nevada City Elementary school district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and outperforming state averages in all core subjects, especially English and Science.

Compared to nearby schools, Seven Hills stands out for its strong and steady academic performance. It achieves the highest English Language Arts and Science proficiency rates among its peers, including Magnolia Intermediate and Weimar Hills, and does so with mid-range per-student spending, demonstrating efficient use of resources. The school also shows notable effectiveness in supporting specific student subgroups, contributing to its high statewide ranking.

While the school excels academically, it faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than both the district and state averages. Additionally, performance in mathematics dips notably in 5th grade, and there is an opportunity to strengthen support for economically disadvantaged students to match the school's overall high achievement. Despite these areas for growth, Seven Hills remains a top-performing benchmark school in the region.

432

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,892

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Hoover Ln.
Nevada City, CA 95959-2910

(530) 265-1840

District: Nevada City Elementary

Students who attend Seven Hills Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Nevada Union High

Feeder schools for Seven Hills Intermediate:

Elementary:

Deer Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg50%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,683^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

700^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

338^th of 1,543Nevada City Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	1683 of 5857	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	1636 of 5869	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	1246 of 5859	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	1425 of 5883	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	447 of 1417	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	1668 of 5597	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	1533 of 5612	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	1341 of 5609	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	1600 of 5635	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	376 of 1267	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	1133 of 5492	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	2238 of 5413	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1881 of 5460	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	1551 of 5517	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	878 of 5363	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.1	3090 of 5264	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	558 of 1110	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	1048 of 5173	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	2104 of 5084	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	1664 of 5628	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	1619 of 5643	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	1216 of 5638	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	1237 of 5663	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	446 of 1272	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.4	767 of 5510	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	1433 of 5431	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	511 of 2635	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1539 of 2598	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	1644 of 2651	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	1395 of 2661	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	1450 of 2726	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	1039 of 2834	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	1708 of 2737	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	700 of 2761	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	654 of 2783	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	724 of 2781	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	581 of 2740	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	249 of 894	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	533 of 2715	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	874 of 2480	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	888 of 2508	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.9	698 of 2497	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	62.9	798 of 2477	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.5	496 of 2379	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	681 of 2259	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	646 of 2236	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	490 of 2179	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.3	287 of 2063	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	254 of 2005	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	330 of 1999	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	349 of 1804	80.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.9	369 of 1777	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	80.5	282 of 1769	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	639 of 2533	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	668 of 2551	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	609 of 2531	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	492 of 2509	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	216 of 738	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	616 of 2380	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.0	1089 of 2262	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	317 of 2395	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	859 of 2542	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	780 of 2579	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	1093 of 2531	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	1964 of 2458	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	423 of 721	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	666 of 2369	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	38.1	1324 of 2230	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	737 of 2534	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	551 of 2552	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	732 of 2538	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	585 of 2527	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	232 of 763	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.8	388 of 2407	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	602 of 2273	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.8	157 of 1552	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	204 of 1531	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	771 of 1520	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	733 of 1537	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	825 of 1543	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	577 of 1555	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	656 of 1602	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	936 of 1496	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2024)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)90th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science49%+16 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

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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)	% 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 (2025)	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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Lyman Gilmore Middle	Public	5-8	837 Gilmore Way	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
Union Hill Middle	Public	7-8	11638 Colfax Hwy.	Grass Valley	94945	Marin 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
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
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
Weimar Hills	Public	4-8	200 West Weimar Crossroad	Weimar	95736	Placer County	Placer Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 637-4121	388	21	18.2	35.3%	338 (87.1%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	58.9	932^nd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		57.3	956^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.6%	24	46.3	35.2	41.1		62.2	50.0	40.3	41.4	61.4	51.3		61.0	37.5	31.9	38.6	58.6	45.7						$22,114	$21,074	$1,040
Foresthill Divide	Public	4-8	22888 Foresthill Rd.	Foresthill	95631	Placer County	Foresthill Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 367-3782	309	16	18.7	40.1%	240 (77.7%)	3 (1.0%)	50 (16.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	45.5	2743^rd of 5857 public middle schools	53.2%		47	1248^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.2%	1495	43.1	32.7	38.0	29.2	52.9	50.0	44.9	54.0	43.1	45.9	25.0	47.1	32.7	25.0	32.0	18.4	30.2	96.9					$9,007	$8,058	$949

Frequently Asked Questions about Seven Hills Intermediate

Is Seven Hills Intermediate a good school?

Seven Hills Intermediate ranks 700^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Seven Hills Intermediate in?

Nevada City Elementary

What high school do graduates of Seven Hills Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Seven Hills Intermediate usually go on to attend Nevada Union High

How many students attend Seven Hills Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Seven Hills Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Seven Hills Intermediate?

Students at Seven Hills Intermediate are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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