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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Nevada County, California

23 public schools in Nevada County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Glenshire Elementary leads the list at 77.0%, against a median of 52.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Nevada County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

77.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

52.5%

BEST IN READING · NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Glenshire Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	499	77.0%
2	Bear River High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	664	75.2%
3	Tahoe Truckee High	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	High	907	75.1%
4	Alder Creek Middle	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Middle	535	65.8%
5	Seven Hills Intermediate	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	Middle	432	60.8%
6	Nevada Union High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	1,561	60.1%
7	Chicago Park Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Chicago Park Elementary	Elementary	120	59.7%
8	Clear Creek Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Clear Creek Elementary	Elementary	173	59.2%
9	Bell Hill Academy	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	246	56.4%
10	Williams Ranch Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Elementary	247	56.0%
11	Magnolia Intermediate	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Middle	410	55.4%
12	Alta Sierra Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Elementary	338	52.5%
13	Union Hill Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	Middle	146	50.4%
14	Grass Valley Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	546	50.1%
15	Ready Springs Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Middle	255	48.6%
16	Deer Creek Elementary	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	Elementary	259	44.9%
17	Truckee Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	515	43.1%
18	Union Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	Elementary	542	42.8%
19	Cottage Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Elementary	485	42.5%
20	Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Nevada City, CA	Nevada County Office of Education	Elementary	208	38.0%
21	Lyman Gilmore Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Middle	464	36.9%
22	Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	357	33.8%
23	Grizzly Hill	Nevada City, CA	Twin Ridges Elementary	Elementary	105	21.1%

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