- 13032 Bitney Springs Rd., Bldg. 8
- Nevada City, CA 95959
- (530) 273-7736
Charter | Grades K-8 | Nevada County Office of Education
About Nevada City School Of The Arts
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Nevada City School Of The Arts 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 240 students in grades K-8.
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.
Nevada City School Of The Arts 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 Nevada City School Of The Arts'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.
Nevada City School Of The Arts had an API growth score of 807 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Nevada City School Of The Arts's 2009 base score was 802 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Nevada City School Of The Arts had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Nevada City School Of The Arts's students and teachers.
Nevada City School Of The Arts Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
90 %
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Hispanic
4 %
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Black
3 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Asian
1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Female 55%
- Male 45%
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