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The largest public schools in Nevada County, California

This ranking covers the largest public schools in Nevada County, California, drawn from 37 qualifying public schools. Nevada Union High leads the list at 1,561, against a median of 255 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Nevada County, California

Top Students

1,561

Median Students

255

LARGEST · NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Nevada Union High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	1,561
2	Tahoe Truckee High	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	High	907
3	Bear River High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	664
4	John Muir Charter	Grass Valley, CA	John Muir Charter District	High	629
5	Grass Valley Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	546
6	Union Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	Elementary	542
7	Alder Creek Middle	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Middle	535
8	Truckee Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	515
9	Glenshire Elementary	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	499
10	Cottage Hill Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Elementary	485
11	Nevada City School of the Arts	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City School of the Arts District	Elementary	477
12	Lyman Gilmore Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Middle	464
13	Seven Hills Intermediate	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	Middle	432
14	Magnolia Intermediate	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Middle	410
15	Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	357
16	Alta Sierra Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary	Elementary	338
17	Yuba River Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Yuba River Charter District	Elementary	323
18	Deer Creek Elementary	Nevada City, CA	Nevada City Elementary	Elementary	259
19	Ready Springs Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Middle	255
20	Williams Ranch Elementary	Penn Valley, CA	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Elementary	247
21	Bell Hill Academy	Grass Valley, CA	Grass Valley Elementary	Elementary	246
22	Sierra Expeditionary Learning	Truckee, CA	Sierra Expeditionary Learning District	Elementary	216
23	Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Nevada City, CA	Nevada County Office of Education	Elementary	208
24	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	Nevada City, CA	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District	High	191
25	Clear Creek Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Clear Creek Elementary	Elementary	173
26	William & Marian Ghidotti High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	155
27	Union Hill Middle	Grass Valley, CA	Union Hill Elementary	Middle	146
28	Chicago Park Elementary	Grass Valley, CA	Chicago Park Elementary	Elementary	120
29	Grizzly Hill	Nevada City, CA	Twin Ridges Elementary	Elementary	105
30	Bitney Prep High	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada County Office of Education	High	91
31	Silver Springs High (Continuation)	Grass Valley, CA	Nevada Joint Union High	High	80
32	Donner Trail Elementary	Kingvale, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Elementary	55
33	Nevada County Special Education	Nevada City, CA	Nevada County Office of Education	Elementary	51
34	Chicago Park Community Charter	Grass Valley, CA	Chicago Park Elementary	Elementary	43
35	Sierra High (Continuation)	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	High	24
36	Cold Stream Alternative	Truckee, CA	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Combined	11
37	Earle Jamieson Educational Options	Nevada City, CA	Nevada County Office of Education	High	5

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