- 224 Church St.
- Nevada City, CA 95959
- (530) 265-4823
Charter | Grades K-12 | Nevada County Office of Education
About Forest Charter School
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Forest Charter School is located in Nevada City, CA and is one of 11 schools in Nevada County Office Of Education. It is a charter school that serves 609 students in grades K-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.
Forest Charter 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 Forest Charter 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.
Forest Charter School had an API growth score of 720 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Forest Charter School's 2009 base score was 714 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Forest Charter School had 16 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Forest Charter School's students and teachers.
Forest Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
89 %
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Hispanic
4 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
3 %
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Multiple or No Response
2 %
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Black
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 51%
- Male 49%
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About Nevada City, CA
- Population Median Age 42 years
- Median Household Income $36,667
- Average Household Size 2.07 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 20%
- % Owning / % Renting 61% / 39%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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