Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEVADA CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062682004060
Deer Creek Elementary
805 Lindley Ave., Nevada City, CA 95959 · (530) 265-1870 · Nevada County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
97 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 26% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Deer Creek Elementary→Seven Hills Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Nevada City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.1pp since 2014
Math
42.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 29.0% | 27.5% | 27.5% |
| Math | 10.1% | 31.9% | 26.1% | 31.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 56.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.8% | 55.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 48.7% |
| 2020-21 | 52.8% | 50.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.4% | 64.2% |
| 2017-18 | 73.3% | 66.7% |
| 2016-17 | 68.5% | 63.7% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Deer Creek Elementary
Deer Creek Elementary's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Elementary this school | 259 | 37.5% | 48.0% |
| Sebastopol Independent Charter Sebastopol | 286 | 36.7% | N/A |
| Gold Oak Elementary Placerville | 270 | 39.6% | 33.0% |
| Chrysalis Charter Palo Cedro | 226 | 38.9% | N/A |
| Sunridge Charter Sebastopol | 256 | 32.4% | 55.5% |
| Pierpont Elementary Ventura | 304 | 34.9% | 60.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Deer Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Nevada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,859 of 5,151 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,148 of 5,172 ▼ 979 | #7 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #2,456 of 5,172 ▼ 460 | #8 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.9pp | #98 of 5,116 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #5,075 of 5,915 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,010 of 5,352 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #3,620 of 5,354 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #4,444 of 5,625 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.4% | #275 of 3,837 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
259
-42 (-14%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 259 | 11.9 | 21.8:1 | 37% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 13 | 21.1:1 | 36% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 13 | 21.9:1 | 36% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 31% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 16 | 25.1:1 | 41% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 18 | 23.2:1 | 34% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | N/A | N/A | 32% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 23 | 21.9:1 | 24% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 29 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (401 to 259); teachers down 26% (16 to 11.9).
About Deer Creek Elementary
In Nevada City, California, part of Nevada County, Deer Creek Elementary is an elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 259 students in kindergarten through 3. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 44% lower.
Nevada City Elementary enrolls 691 students, and its 2 schools include Deer Creek Elementary.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Deer Creek Elementary. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Deer Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Deer Creek Elementary is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for Deer Creek Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Deer Creek Elementary is 57.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Nevada County show that median household income is about $89,882, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Deer Creek Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Nevada County, which together enroll about 13,561 students.
The closest public school to Deer Creek Elementary is Nevada County Special Education, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Deer Creek Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Deer Creek Elementary as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 301 to 259. Students per teacher rose from 20.1 in 2020-21 to 21.8 in 2024-25.
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Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
102,481
Census ACS
Median income
$89,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
13,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nevada City Elementary
- Seven Hills IntermediateMiddle · 432 students
Other schools in Nevada City
- Forest CharterCombined · 845 students
- Nevada City School of the ArtsElementary · 477 students
- Seven Hills IntermediateMiddle · 432 students
- Twin Ridges Home Study CharterElementary · 208 students
- Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningHigh · 191 students
- Grizzly HillElementary · 105 students
Other Deer Creek Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Deer Creek Elementary. Deer Creek Elementary is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolCROWLEY, TX · 647 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolCEDAR PARK, TX · 638 students
- Deer Creek ElementaryNoblesville, IN · 613 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolTigard, OR · 534 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolEdmond, OK · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Nevada County Special Education0.1 mi · 51
- Earle Jamieson Educational Options0.2 mi · 5
- Seven Hills Intermediate0.3 mi · 432
- Forest Charter0.4 mi · 845
- Twin Ridges Home Study Charter0.7 mi · 208
- Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning1.1 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Creek ElementaryHow large is Deer Creek Elementary?
Deer Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 259 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Deer Creek Elementary serve?
Deer Creek Elementary serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Deer Creek Elementary?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Deer Creek Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deer Creek Elementary?
At Deer Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Deer Creek Elementary in?
Deer Creek Elementary is part of Nevada City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.