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North Point Academy

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North Point Academy ranks 709 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 67% of California high schools

Summary

North Point Academy is a small public high school serving 111 students in grades 9-12 within the Nevada Joint Union High school district in Grass Valley, CA.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional ability to graduate students, with a 98.5% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, outperforming even higher-ranked schools like William & Marian Ghidotti High and far surpassing continuation schools such as Silver Springs High. It also shows strong results for students from lower-income families. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is higher than at larger comprehensive high schools like Bear River High and Nevada Union High.

Academically, performance is mixed, with science and English scores near or above state averages but math proficiency below average. Despite these academic metrics and attendance challenges, the school's remarkable graduation success suggests it has effective support systems to help students complete their diplomas. Compared to other local options, North Point Academy occupies an important niche, providing a successful alternative pathway for students and operating with relatively efficient per-student spending.

111

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,636

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11761 Ridge Rd.
Grass Valley, CA 95945-5025

(530) 477-1225

District: Nevada Joint Union High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg49%

California avg41%

709^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Nevada Joint Union High

422^nd of 1,543Nevada Joint Union High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	709 of 2162	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	970 of 2159	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	645 of 2170	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	1055 of 2123	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	602 of 2133	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.3	1135 of 2017	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.4	645 of 2021	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	85.2	281 of 2039	86.2%	★★★★☆
2015	66.0	640 of 1994	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.5	1069 of 2426	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.3	792 of 2354	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.1	1084 of 2367	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	517 of 2281	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	44.7	891 of 2238	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.7	777 of 2117	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.1	733 of 2063	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.7	514 of 1968	73.9%	★★★★☆
2005	52.2	550 of 1901	71.1%	★★★★☆
2004	50.0	488 of 1653	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	923 of 1906	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	1074 of 1915	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	619 of 1915	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	707 of 1858	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	461 of 1833	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	39.3	1128 of 1760	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	560 of 2013	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	374 of 2026	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	562 of 2030	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	672 of 1937	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	992 of 1862	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	699 of 1948	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	677 of 1963	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	585 of 1880	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1048 of 1834	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	761 of 1155	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	884 of 1173	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	815 of 1193	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	906 of 1204	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	743 of 1222	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	892 of 1173	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)64th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science39%+7 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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
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	$17,636	$233	$17,403
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	$22,114	$1,630	$20,484
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	$16,407	$559	$15,848
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	$16,780	$949	$15,831
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)								$11,452	$00	$11,452
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	$28,704	$2,808	$25,896
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	$18,096	$498	$17,598
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	$16,194	$715	$15,479
Colfax High	Public	9-12	24995 Ben Taylor Rd.	Colfax	95713	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2284	611	28	22.0	21.3%	465 (76.1%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (10.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.1%)	83.9	337^th of 2162 public high schools	84.4%		90.8	204^th of 2159 public high schools	90.6%	133	51.8		52.1	61.7	61.7	49.7	49.7	$20,203	$915	$19,288
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	$21,616	$1,048	$20,568

Frequently Asked Questions about North Point Academy

How many students attend North Point Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended North Point Academy.

What district is North Point Academy in?

Nevada Joint Union High

What is the racial makeup of North Point Academy?

Students at North Point Academy are 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Not Specified.

Is North Point Academy a good school?

North Point Academy ranks 709^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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