Enrollment
105
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIDGES ELEMENTARY·NCES 060001209206
Grizzly Hill
16661 Old Mill Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959 · (530) 265-9052 · Nevada County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
21.0:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
89 students
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 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 7% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
5.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 14.0% | 22.8% | 56.1% |
| Math | 0.0% | 5.3% | 24.6% | 70.2% |
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 | 21.1% | 5.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 8.2% |
| 2022-23 | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 11.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 19.6% |
| 2017-18 | 35.3% | 18.6% |
| 2016-17 | 32.6% | 28.3% |
| 2015-16 | 20.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Grizzly Hill
Grizzly Hill's state test result (12.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzly Hill this school | 105 | 84.8% | 12.9% |
| Yuba Feather Elementary Challenge | 96 | 86.5% | 29.6% |
| Monarch Learning Center Redding | 85 | 80.0% | N/A |
| Fletcher Walker Elementary Westwood | 128 | 76.6% | 28.8% |
| Kernville Elementary Kernville | 105 | 78.1% | 34.4% |
| Lake County International Charter Middletown | 88 | 76.1% | N/A |
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 Grizzly Hill ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Nevada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #5,032 of 5,151 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.3% | #5,154 of 5,172 ▼ 76 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #4,783 of 5,172 ▼ 58 | #14 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #273 of 5,116 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #5,627 of 5,915 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,692 of 5,625 | #1 of 17 |
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
105
+29 (+38%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 105 | 5 | 21.0:1 | 85% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 5 | 22.0:1 | 85% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 5 | 18.8:1 | 82% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 4 | 19.0:1 | 86% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 5 | 17.6:1 | 92% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 5 | 19.4:1 | 96% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 93% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 71 | 5 | 14.2:1 | 73% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grizzly Hill.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (88 to 105); teachers unchanged (5 to 5).
About Grizzly Hill
Grizzly Hill is a very small elementary school based in Nevada City, California. In all, 105 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That is 77% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Grizzly Hill is part of Twin Ridges Elementary.
Roughly 80% of students at Grizzly Hill are White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Nevada County residents are about 84% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Grizzly Hill is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.0:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in Nevada County.
Grizzly Hill holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Grizzly Hill is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 12.9% compared with a predicted 29.9%.
For the population of Nevada County, median household income comes to about $89,882, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nevada County counts 46 public schools with about 13,561 students.
A public school about 6.2 miles away, Camptonville Elementary, is the closest to Grizzly Hill. Grizzly Hill has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 43.4% proficiency; Grizzly Hill posts 12.9%.
NCES describes the area around Grizzly Hill as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 105, compared with 76 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.0:1.
The discussion board for Grizzly Hill is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Twin Ridges Elementary
- Twin Ridges Special Education PreschoolElementary
Other schools in Nevada City
- Forest CharterCombined · 845 students
- Nevada City School of the ArtsElementary · 477 students
- Seven Hills IntermediateMiddle · 432 students
- Deer Creek ElementaryElementary · 259 students
- Twin Ridges Home Study CharterElementary · 208 students
- Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningHigh · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Camptonville Elementary6.2 mi · 48
- Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning7.6 mi · 191
- Forest Charter8.3 mi · 845
- Seven Hills Intermediate8.4 mi · 432
- Nevada County Special Education8.6 mi · 51
- Deer Creek Elementary8.7 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Grizzly HillHow many students attend Grizzly Hill?
Grizzly Hill enrolls approximately 105 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Grizzly Hill serve?
Grizzly Hill serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grizzly Hill?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grizzly Hill is approximately 21.0:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Grizzly Hill?
Student demographics at Grizzly Hill are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
What district is Grizzly Hill in?
Grizzly Hill is part of Twin Ridges Elementary.
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