Deer Creek Elementary

Located at 805 Lindley Ave., in Nevada City, California, Deer Creek Elementary is a tight-knit elementary-level community that instructs 259 students (grades K through 3), one of the schools within Nevada City Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 44% leaner than typical.

Deer Creek Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Nevada City Elementary, a district that hosts 691 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Deer Creek Elementary shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 37% of students at Deer Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Deer Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.2%; this one delivers 52.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Nevada County) reports that median household income runs about $89,882, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deer Creek Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Nevada County (combined enrollment of about 13,561 students).

The closest other public school is Nevada County Special Education, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deer Creek Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 35%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 259 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 5% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

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