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The highest-poverty public schools in Nevada County, California

Across Nevada County, California, 29 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. John Muir Charter leads the list at 94.3%, against a median of 43.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Nevada County, California

Top % FRL

94.3%

Median % FRL

43.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	John Muir Charter	Grass Valley, CA	John Muir Charter District	High	629	94.3%
2	Grizzly Hill	Nevada City, CA	Twin Ridges Elementary	Elementary	105	84.8%
3	Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	357	74.8%
4	Lyman Gilmore Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Middle	464	73.3%
5	Bell Hill Academy	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	246	59.3%
6	Ready Springs Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Middle	255	56.9%
7	Williams Ranch Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Elementary	247	56.7%
8	Yuba River Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Yuba River Charter District	Elementary	323	54.2%
9	Truckee Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	515	49.3%
10	Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Nevada City, CA	Nevada County Office of Education	Elementary	208	48.1%
11	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	Nevada City, CA	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District	High	191	47.6%
12	Union Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	Elementary	542	45.8%
13	Clear Creek Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Clear Creek Elementary	Elementary	173	45.1%
14	Chicago Park Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Chicago Park Elementary	Elementary	120	44.2%
15	Nevada City School of the Arts	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City School of the Arts District	Elementary	477	43.0%
16	Deer Creek Elementary	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	Elementary	259	37.5%
17	Nevada Union High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	1,561	37.0%
18	Cottage Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Elementary	485	34.8%
19	Alta Sierra Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Elementary	338	34.3%
20	Seven Hills Intermediate	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	Middle	432	33.8%
21	Grass Valley Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	546	33.2%
22	Magnolia Intermediate	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Middle	410	32.2%
23	Union Hill Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	Middle	146	32.2%
24	Alder Creek Middle	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Middle	535	29.7%
25	Tahoe Truckee High	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	High	907	28.1%
26	Bear River High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	664	25.2%
27	William & Marian Ghidotti High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	155	21.3%
28	Sierra Expeditionary Learning	Truckee, CA	Sierra Expeditionary Learning District	Elementary	216	20.4%
29	Glenshire Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	499	15.2%

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