Schools · Alta Sierra

Alta Sierra, CA schools

Alta Sierra’s public schools score close to California’s averages: 49% of students are proficient in reading against 48.5% statewide, and 86% of high schoolers graduate on time against 87.6%. Kids attend Alta Sierra Elementary through grade 5, then Lyman Gilmore Middle or Magnolia Intermediate.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

B-School Grade #106Best schools in CA (of 574)#512Highest graduation rate in CA (of 720)

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Alta Sierra’s School Grade: B-

The public schools Alta Sierra’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 49%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (549)Better than 30%

High confidence. Built on 1,615 tested students and a graduating class of 665; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of California only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in California with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where Alta Sierra kids go to school

Grades K–5

A-Alta Sierra Elementary 338 students · Grass Valley Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary School District

Grades 6–8

B-Lyman Gilmore Middle or BMagnolia Intermediate Depends on your address Grass Valley Elementary School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading (Nevada Joint Union High)61%

State average 48.5%

Reading (grades K–5, Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary)49%

State average 48.5%

Reading (grades 6–8, Grass Valley Elementary)34%

State average 48.5%

Math (Nevada Joint Union High)24.5%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Math (grades K–5, Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary)33%

State average 33.4%

Math (grades 6–8, Grass Valley Elementary)22%

State average 33.4%

Graduation · class of 2020

86% graduate on time

Graduation rate

86%

CA: 87.6%

Graduating class

665

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #512 of 720 CA towns →

Districts

Three districts serve Alta Sierra

Nevada Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 5 schools · 2,571 students

$18,632 per studentCA $21,206B+🏫

Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 5 schools · 1,440 students

$14,026 per studentCA $21,206B 🏫

Grass Valley Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 5 schools · 1,613 students

$17,692 per studentCA $21,206C

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Within reach

Colleges near Alta Sierra

There’s no college in Alta Sierra, but 3 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest is Sierra College in Rocklin, 24.8 miles away.

Sierra CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rocklin24.8 mi10,681 students William Jessup UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rocklin24.9 mi1,181 students Yuba CollegeCommunity college · Public · Linda26.3 mi2,858 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Alta Sierra. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus.

Every school

All 1 school in Alta Sierra

Level

All 1 Elementary 1

Type

All 1 Public 1

Showing 1–1 of 1 school

Alta Sierra ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 338 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Also serving Alta Sierra

Schools Alta Sierra kids attend in other towns

Public schools in Alta Sierra’s districts that are located in Grass Valley. Which one depends on your address.

Lyman Gilmore MiddleMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 464 students · Grass Valley

Magnolia IntermediateMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 410 students · Grass Valley