- 11763 Ridge Rd.
- Grass Valley, CA 95945
- (530) 477-1235
Charter | Grades 9-12 | Nevada County Office of Education
About Bitney College Preparatory High School
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Bitney College Preparatory High School is located in Grass Valley, CA and is one of 7 high schools in Nevada County Office Of Education. It is a charter school that serves 73 students in grades 9-12.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Bitney College Preparatory High School made AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Bitney College Preparatory High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Bitney College Preparatory High School had an API growth score of 805 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Bitney College Preparatory High School's 2009 base score was 787 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Bitney College Preparatory High School had 8 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Bitney College Preparatory High School's students and teachers.
Bitney College Preparatory High School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
86 %
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Multiple or No Response
4 %
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Hispanic
4 %
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Black
3 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
1 %
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Pacific Islander
1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 51%
- Male 49%
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About Grass Valley, CA
- Population Median Age 39 years
- Median Household Income $28,182
- Average Household Size 2.15 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 23%
- % Owning / % Renting 43% / 57%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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