Nevada City School of the Arts: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 17 points. But suspensions run 2× the state rate.
Nevada City School of the Arts posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.
Nevada City School of the Arts scores 49 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 69th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “53% proficient” and call it done. Nevada City School of the Arts deserves a closer read. The school sits in Nevada City, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 55.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, Nevada City School of the Arts enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
of students were suspended, versus 1.6% statewide — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 4.6pp across grades; the floor rises 7.2pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Nevada City School of the Arts's most underrated number
55.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 9.5pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +15.9pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 42 | 26% | 26% | 31% | 17% | 52% | +9 |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 24% | 40% | 16% | 20% | 64% | +20 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 31% | 29% | 17% | 23% | 60% | +12 |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 12% | 45% | 28% | 16% | 57% | +10 |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 28% | 40% | 17% | 15% | 68% | +21 |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 29% | 44% | 17% | 10% | 73% | +27 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 42 | 36% | 29% | 29% | 7% | 64% | +19 |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% | 20% | 38% | 27% | 36% | −6 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 25% | 15% | 23% | 37% | 40% | +5 |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 14% | 19% | 38% | 29% | 33% | −2 |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 27% | 13% | 38% | 22% | 40% | +6 |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 23% | 27% | 33% | 17% | 50% | +18 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 104 | 22% | 36% | 39% | 3% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 140 | 55.7% | +25 | +17 |
| White | 233 | 64.8% | +23 | +3 |
| Students with Disabilities | 28 | 39.3% | +19 | +22 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada City School of the Arts ← | — | 49 | 26.3% | 52.8% | −8.3 | 3.9% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.