- 18847 Oak Tree Rd.
- Nevada City, CA 95959
- (530) 478-1815
Charter | Grades K-8 | Nevada County Office of Education
About Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School
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Twin Ridges Home Study 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 142 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.
Twin Ridges Home Study 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 Twin Ridges Home Study 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.
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School had an API growth score of 758 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School's 2009 base score was 733 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School's students and teachers.
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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White
89 %
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Hispanic
8 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
2 %
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Multiple or No Response
1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 58%
- Female 42%
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