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Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic9.8%
White81.8%
Asian0.7%
Black0.4%
Other7.3%
GenderFemale 48.9%Male 51.1%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
274
206 below CA avg (~480)
Free/Reduced Lunch
37%
27pp below CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
0 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$16,860
District avg: $12,494 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
Teacher Salary Range
$62,527 – $108,284
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Deer Creek Elementary in Nevada City, 29.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 45.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Deer Creek Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 15.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (18.5% Math proficient); White students (50.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 15.3 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 27 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Low-Income−23.5pp
18.5% vs 42.0% overall · n=27
3 more gaps by subject
ELA · Low-Income−15.3pp
29.6% vs 44.9% overall · n=27
ELA Exceeded · Low-Income−12.2pp
3.7% vs 15.9% overall · n=27
Math Exceeded · Low-Income−10.1pp
0.0% vs 10.1% overall · n=27
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income27 tested
ELA 29.6%·Math 18.5%· -15.9pp vs district
White52 tested
ELA 50.0%·Math 42.3%· -10.8pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$76K
$9K below CA median
Median Home Value
$563K
$96K below CA median
Bachelor's+
45%
10pp above CA avg
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
13.6 years avg experience
16 teachers · 6% second-year
Teacher Credentials
100% fully credentialed
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
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