How does Seven Hills Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Nevada City?

Seven Hills Intermediate has a Scope Score of 64.2/100, ranked #513 among California middle schools. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 517 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Seven Hills Intermediate?

22.9% of students at Seven Hills Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 48.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Seven Hills Intermediate improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Seven Hills Intermediate's proficiency rate increases by 8.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Seven Hills Intermediate?

20.7% of students at Seven Hills Intermediate are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Seven Hills Intermediate

Middle School

Nevada City Elementary Nevada CityNevada County95959

📍 700 Hoover Lane

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Growth Engine

A growth engine — students gain measurably more here than at peer schools.

Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

431 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

33%

Teachers

20 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.1 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic8.8%

White81.4%

Asian1.6%

Black1.2%

Other7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Seven Hills Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	22.9%
Met Standard	25.8%
Below Standard	51.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 22.9%

5.6pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 48.7%

9.2pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +8.5pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 48.7%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Chronic absenteeism: 20.7%

1.4pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.9%

0.8pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Seven Hills Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.6 points above the state average of 17.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 8.5 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math declined year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.7%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

22.9%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

48.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+8.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.9%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

517

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
4th	77	35.1%	31.2%	19.5%	14.3%	66.2%
5th	95	28.4%	33.7%	21.1%	16.8%	62.1%
6th	91	23.1%	28.6%	19.8%	28.6%	51.6%
7th	77	31.2%	35.1%	11.7%	22.1%	66.2%
8th	91	26.4%	33.0%	23.1%	17.6%	59.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
4th	77	28.6%	32.5%	31.2%	7.8%	61.0%
5th	95	16.8%	15.8%	33.7%	33.7%	32.6%
6th	91	15.4%	18.7%	25.3%	40.7%	34.1%
7th	77	19.5%	18.2%	19.5%	42.9%	37.7%
8th	90	22.2%	21.1%	27.8%	28.9%	43.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Deer Creek Elementary

No score# in state

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Middle

Seven Hills Intermediate

64.2# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.