Is Forest Charter a good school?

Forest Charter ranks 3338 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 806 students attended Forest Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Charter?

Students at Forest Charter are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Forest Charter

Summary:

Forest Charter is a relatively large public charter school serving grades K-12 in Nevada City, California, with 774 students. While the school provides an alternative educational option in the area, it has faced some concerning trends in recent years.

Forest Charter's graduation rates have declined from 89.5% in 2019-2020 to 72.0% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the state average of 86.0%. Correspondingly, the school's dropout rates have increased from 4.7% to 17.1%, much higher than the state average of 3.5%. Forest Charter students also generally perform below the Nevada County Office of Education district and California state averages on standardized tests, with only 49.3% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.17% for the district and 55.73% for the state. Additionally, the school has seen a steady rise in chronic absenteeism, from 5.7% in 2017-2018 to 9.0% in 2022-2023, higher than the state average of 7.9%.

In comparison, the nearest similar school, Vantage Point Charter in Penn Valley, has significantly better performance metrics, with a 100% 4-year graduation rate and lower dropout rates. However, Vantage Point Charter is much smaller, with only 41 students. The high percentage of Forest Charter students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.63% to 42.25% over the past 3 years, suggests the school serves a population with greater economic challenges, which may contribute to some of the academic and attendance challenges it faces.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

470 Searls Ave.
Nevada City, CA 95959-3030

(530) 265-4823

District: Nevada County Office of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
3338^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,667

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 806

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Forest Charter ranks worse than 56.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.34. (See more...)

Compare Details Forest Charter ranks better than 54.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.72. (See more...)

Compare Details Forest Charter ranks better than 62.2% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.34. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Forest Charter who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.7%), Hispanic (13.4%), two or more races (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forest Charter is 20.6. (See more...)

Compare Forest Charter employs 38.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forest Charter is $9,667.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forest Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Forest Charter 3338^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Forest Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Forest Charter 1254^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Forest Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Forest Charter 878^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Forest Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2009	39.95	3053^rd	5193	41.2%
2010	24.03	4300^th	5314	19.1%
2011	26.15	4253^rd	5377	20.9%
2012	26.43	4215^th	5390	21.8%
2015	38.38	3108^th	5611	44.6%
2016	45.00	2773^rd	5614	50.6%
2017	50.40	2524^th	5692	55.7%
2018	42.18	3017^th	5662	46.7%
2019	42.37	3041^st	5789	47.5%
2022	50.47	2513^th	5883	57.3%
2023	50.09	2530^th	5874	56.9%
2024	37.34	3338^th	5862	43.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.28	3676^th	5084	27.7%
2019	58.51	1865^th	5173	63.9%
2022	35.71	3356^th	5264	36.2%
2023	44.62	2721^st	5374	49.4%
2024	30.30	3918^th	5511	28.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.77	3036^th	5413	43.9%
2019	47.05	2672^nd	5492	51.3%
2022	46.90	2585^th	5635	54.1%
2023	53.68	2219^th	5617	60.5%
2024	37.33	3238^th	5605	42.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.54	2945^th	5431	45.8%
2019	35.86	3332^nd	5510	39.5%
2022	52.65	2306^th	5663	59.3%
2023	46.81	2631^st	5650	53.4%
2024	40.10	3054^th	5636	45.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.26	2255^th	2737	17.6%
2019	25.92	2254^th	2834	20.5%
2022	23.25	2197^th	2726	19.4%
2023	28.33	2025^th	2662	23.9%
2024	20.93	2190^th	2647	17.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2009	56.92	819^th	2063	60.3%
2010	51.45	1005^th	2179	53.9%
2011	40.88	1338^th	2236	40.2%
2012	41.55	1317^th	2259	41.7%
2015	54.94	982^nd	2477	60.4%
2016	53.85	1018^th	2497	59.2%
2017	62.25	837^th	2508	66.6%
2018	50.00	1099^th	2480	55.7%
2019	50.10	1148^th	2715	57.7%
2022	68.72	710^th	2740	74.1%
2023	48.73	1208^th	2802	56.9%
2024	46.72	1254^th	2777	54.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.99	982^nd	1538	36.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.94	1592^nd	2230	28.6%
2019	22.75	1936^th	2369	18.3%
2022	54.34	893^rd	2458	63.7%
2023	47.10	1119^th	2549	56.1%
2024	39.73	1381^st	2575	46.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.20	1019^th	2262	55.0%
2019	52.51	997^th	2380	58.1%
2022	71.43	579^th	2509	76.9%
2023	46.00	1164^th	2547	54.3%
2024	41.39	1296^th	2546	49.1%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	64.21	352^nd	1491	76.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.58	1058^th	2273	53.5%
2019	44.96	1156^th	2407	52.0%
2022	62.72	759^th	2527	70.0%
2023	49.88	1064^th	2558	58.4%
2024	50.61	1054^th	2547	58.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	50.08	988^th	2383	58.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.40	1075^th	1496	28.1%
2019	29.81	1131^st	1602	29.4%
2022	47.71	795^th	1555	48.9%
2023	28.28	1111^th	1552	28.4%
2024	27.04	1120^th	1535	27.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2008	80.44	121^st	2117	94.3%
2009	52.50	673^rd	2238	69.9%
2010	46.73	847^th	2281	62.9%
2011	45.82	893^rd	2367	62.3%
2012	43.67	940^th	2354	60.1%
2015	52.66	921^st	1994	53.8%
2016	58.83	806^th	2039	60.5%
2017	54.77	914^th	2021	54.8%
2018	54.63	918^th	2017	54.5%
2019	77.73	405^th	2133	81.0%
2022	75.27	446^th	2123	79.0%
2023	55.49	746^th	2348	68.2%
2024	49.34	878^th	2323	62.2%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.34	494^th	786	37.2%
2024	30.52	521^st	804	35.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.48	321^st	1547	79.3%
2024	50.72	492^nd	1534	67.9%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.78	796^th	1862	57.3%
2019	84.05	223^rd	1937	88.5%
2022	74.56	358^th	1943	81.6%
2023	56.54	713^th	2247	68.3%
2024	43.71	1019^th	2235	54.4%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.45	849^th	1760	51.8%
2019	67.32	509^th	1833	72.2%
2022	68.88	476^th	1858	74.4%
2023	57.81	645^th	2118	69.5%
2024	43.52	990^th	2098	52.8%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	67.56	210^th	1052	80.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.49	884^th	1834	51.8%
2019	80.32	319^th	1880	83.0%
2022	77.83	371^st	1916	80.6%
2023	49.42	819^th	2207	62.9%
2024	51.42	766^th	2172	64.7%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.10	844^th	2142	60.6%
2024	42.29	1051^st	2125	50.5%

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Rank History for high school White students at Forest Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.91	836^th	1173	28.7%
2019	57.28	518^th	1222	57.6%
2022	58.73	481^st	1204	60.0%
2023	33.77	864^th	1434	39.7%
2024	28.93	929^th	1406	33.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Forest Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2008	545	3	3	26	17	n/a	n/a	0	594
2009	552	0	3	24	8	0	8	0	595
2010	530	2	1	37	14	0	3	0	587
2011	594	3	2	47	15	3	0	0	664
2012	604	2	7	38	16	3	0	0	670
2013	618	3	3	38	11	3	0	0	676
2014	584	3	3	37	10	3	0	0	640
2015	649	4	7	40	18	2	0	0	720
2016	615	2	9	52	14	4	0	0	696
2017	630	5	10	57	15	3	11	0	731
2018	629	6	10	63	16	3	6	0	733
2019	570	9	13	84	15	4	11	0	706
2020	639	10	13	87	22	1	16	0	788
2021	597	4	12	96	14	4	40	0	767
2022	585	1	3	76	13	3	59	2	742
2023	601	0	5	90	9	2	62	5	774
2024	618	1	6	108	9	3	53	8	806

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forest Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	594	35.4	16.8	n/a
2009	595	30.6	16.8	23.2
2010	587	29.3	19.9	45.1
2011	664	n/a	n/a	24.7
2012	670	37.4	17.8	n/a
2013	676	33.0	20.4	43
2014	640	32.9	19.4	46.4
2015	720	37.0	19.4	46.8
2016	696	31.0	22.4	42.8
2017	731	34.6	21.0	39.1
2018	733	38.5	19.0	45
2019	706	36.2	19.4	42.6
2020	788	n/a	n/a	43.7
2021	767	37.8	20.2	39.6
2022	742	36.6	20.2	40.4
2023	774	37.5	20.5	42.2
2024	806	38.9	20.6	41.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forest Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	594	35.4	16.8	n/a
2009	595	30.6	16.8	23.2
2010	587	29.3	19.9	45.1
2011	664	n/a	n/a	24.7
2012	670	37.4	17.8	n/a
2013	676	33.0	20.4	43
2014	640	32.9	19.4	46.4
2015	720	37.0	19.4	46.8
2016	696	31.0	22.4	42.8
2017	731	34.6	21.0	39.1
2018	733	38.5	19.0	45
2019	706	36.2	19.4	42.6
2020	788	n/a	n/a	43.7
2021	767	37.8	20.2	39.6
2022	742	36.6	20.2	40.4
2023	774	37.5	20.5	42.2
2024	806	38.9	20.6	41.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

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Year	Completely Immunized	Religious Exemption	Medical Exemption	Conditional	Polio	Hepatitis B	Varicella	DTP	MMR
2014	47.0%	53.0%	0.0%	0.0%	47.0%	47.0%	47.0%	47.0%	47.0%
2015	30.0%	70.0%	0.0%	0.0%	30.0%	30.0%	30.0%	30.0%	30.0%
2016	53.0%	47.0%	0.0%	0.0%	53.0%	53.0%	53.0%	53.0%	53.0%
2017	31.0%	7.0%	0.0%	0.0%	31.0%	45.0%	45.0%	31.0%	31.0%
2018	38.0%	0.0%	3.0%	0.0%	41.0%	48.0%	48.0%	41.0%	38.0%
2019	26.0%		17.0%	0.0%	29.0%	43.0%	43.0%	29.0%	29.0%
2020	48.6%		20.0%	2.9%	48.6%	48.6%	48.6%	51.4%	48.6%
2021	45.7%		20.0%	5.7%	51.4%	51.4%	48.6%	48.6%	48.6%
2022	54.8%		0.0%	4.8%	57.1%	61.9%	59.5%	59.5%	59.5%

Data source: California Department of Public Health

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Forest Charter

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$9,667

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forest Charter

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 3041^st of 5789 Elementary schools	Ranks 2530^th of 5874 Elementary schools	9.5%
Ranks 1148^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 1208^th of 2802 Middle schools	0.8%
Ranks 405^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 746^th of 2348 High schools	12.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Forest Charter)	56.8	58.7	1.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nevada County Office of Education)	43.2	55.6	12.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	43	5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Forest Charter)	40.5	45.5	4.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nevada County Office of Education)	34	42.9	8.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (California)	50.2	45.1	5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Forest Charter)	40	41.1	1.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nevada County Office of Education)	41.3	38.4	2.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.5	43.7	5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Forest Charter)	30	30.4	0.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Nevada County Office of Education)	20.7	26.4	5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (California)	44.9	40.8	4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Forest Charter)	50	52	2%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nevada County Office of Education)	48.2	50.7	2.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.7	46.7	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Forest Charter)	30.6	32	1.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Nevada County Office of Education)	24.1	31.5	7.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (California)	38	33.4	4.6%
5th Grade Science (Forest Charter)	29.4	41.7	12.3%
5th Grade Science (Nevada County Office of Education)	31.1	43.5	12.4%
5th Grade Science (California)	31.7	31.9	0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Forest Charter)	38.9	37.3	1.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nevada County Office of Education)	45.7	34.3	11.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	44.2	4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Forest Charter)	31.5	16	15.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Nevada County Office of Education)	38.3	16.7	21.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	33.2	5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Forest Charter)	44.1	57.6	13.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nevada County Office of Education)	48.2	54	5.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	47.4	3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Forest Charter)	29.4	45.8	16.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Nevada County Office of Education)	31.3	41.6	10.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	33.2	4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Forest Charter)	55.3	38.2	17.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nevada County Office of Education)	56	36.6	19.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	45.7	3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Forest Charter)	41	22.7	18.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Nevada County Office of Education)	39.3	22.2	17%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.9	6.7%
8th Grade Science (Forest Charter)	30	25.4	4.6%
8th Grade Science (Nevada County Office of Education)	29.4	26.3	3.1%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	28.8	2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Forest Charter)	74.1	53.7	20.4%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Nevada County Office of Education)	69.2	53.4	15.8%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Forest Charter)	29.5	18.5	11%
11th Grade Mathematics (Nevada County Office of Education)	26.7	16.7	10.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
12th Grade Science (Forest Charter)	33.3	57.9	24.6%
12th Grade Science (Nevada County Office of Education)	32.9	38.2	5.4%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.9	1.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	706	774	9.6%
African American	9	0	100%
American Indian	15	9	40%
Asian	13	5	61.5%
Hispanic	84	90	7.1%
Pacific Islander	4	2	50%
White	570	601	5.4%
Two or More Races	11	62	463.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	42.6%	42.2%	0.4%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2024)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Forest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	470 Searls Ave.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-4823	806	39	20.6	41.6%	618 (76.7%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (13.4%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.6%)								(n/a)	35.9	26.4	34.5	37.1	43.8	33.6	20.9	42.9	40.7	39.3	42.9	48.7	49.3	42.0	22.2	34.7	24.5	24.1	25.7	31.1	25.0	26.9	54.8	57.1	61.9	59.5	59.5	59.5	$9,667
Vantage Point Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-5312	37	2	17.0	70.3%	28 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								(n/a)						33.3								52.0								12.0							$14,632

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