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The smallest public schools in Nevada County, California

This ranking covers the smallest public schools in Nevada County, California, drawn from 36 qualifying public schools. Cold Stream Alternative leads the list at 11, against a median of 257 across the ranked schools.

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Nevada County, California

Best Students

Median Students

257

SMALLEST · NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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

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