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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Nevada County, California

Across Nevada County, California, 23 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Deer Creek Elementary leads the list at -10.9pp, against a median of +1.8pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Nevada County, California

Best 3-yr change

-10.9pp

Median 3-yr change

+1.8pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Deer Creek Elementary	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	259	54.3%	43.5%	-10.9pp
2	Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Nevada City, CA	Nevada County Office of Education	208	39.4%	30.2%	-9.2pp
3	Grizzly Hill	Nevada City, CA	Twin Ridges Elementary	105	20.4%	13.2%	-7.2pp
4	Truckee Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	515	47.6%	42.0%	-5.6pp
5	Union Hill Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	146	47.7%	42.8%	-4.9pp
6	Seven Hills Intermediate	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	432	53.4%	51.0%	-2.4pp
7	Lyman Gilmore Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	464	31.3%	30.4%	-0.8pp
8	Grass Valley Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	546	46.3%	46.2%	-0.1pp
9	Union Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	542	40.1%	40.1%	+0.0pp
10	Tahoe Truckee High	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	907	58.1%	59.2%	+1.1pp
11	Cottage Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	485	40.4%	42.0%	+1.6pp
12	Magnolia Intermediate	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	410	44.0%	45.9%	+1.8pp
13	Williams Ranch Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	247	53.1%	55.0%	+1.9pp
14	Alta Sierra Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	338	50.2%	53.4%	+3.3pp
15	Glenshire Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	499	70.3%	75.0%	+4.7pp
16	Clear Creek Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Clear Creek Elementary	173	51.5%	57.1%	+5.7pp
17	Ready Springs Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	255	36.4%	43.1%	+6.7pp
18	Chicago Park Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Chicago Park Elementary	120	42.6%	50.7%	+8.0pp
19	Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	357	26.6%	34.8%	+8.1pp
20	Nevada Union High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	1,561	37.9%	46.1%	+8.2pp
21	Alder Creek Middle	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	535	51.5%	60.1%	+8.6pp
22	Bell Hill Academy	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	246	44.7%	57.9%	+13.1pp
23	Bear River High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	664	35.4%	56.7%	+21.3pp

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