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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Nevada County, California

Across Nevada County, California, 17 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Grizzly Hill leads the list at 84.8%, against a median of 45.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Nevada County, California

Top % FRL

84.8%

Median % FRL

45.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Grizzly Hill	Nevada City, CA	Twin Ridges Elementary	Elementary	105	84.8%
2	Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	357	74.8%
3	Bell Hill Academy	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	246	59.3%
4	Williams Ranch Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Elementary	247	56.7%
5	Yuba River Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Yuba River Charter District	Elementary	323	54.2%
6	Truckee Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	515	49.3%
7	Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Nevada City, CA	Nevada County Office of Education	Elementary	208	48.1%
8	Union Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	Elementary	542	45.8%
9	Clear Creek Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Clear Creek Elementary	Elementary	173	45.1%
10	Chicago Park Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Chicago Park Elementary	Elementary	120	44.2%
11	Nevada City School of the Arts	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City School of the Arts District	Elementary	477	43.0%
12	Deer Creek Elementary	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	Elementary	259	37.5%
13	Cottage Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Elementary	485	34.8%
14	Alta Sierra Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Elementary	338	34.3%
15	Grass Valley Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	546	33.2%
16	Sierra Expeditionary Learning	Truckee, CA	Sierra Expeditionary Learning District	Elementary	216	20.4%
17	Glenshire Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	499	15.2%

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