Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95701

Summary:

The 95701 zip code area has only one school, Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary, which serves grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 90 students. This small elementary school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 1396 out of 5692 California elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 2847 out of 5862 in 2023-2024.

Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary's academic performance is a concern, with test scores consistently below the state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 41.2%, which could be a contributing factor to the lower academic outcomes. The school's free/reduced lunch rate is 21.11%, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the small school size may present both challenges and opportunities, the data suggests that Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary could benefit from targeted interventions and strategies to address the identified areas of concern, such as improving attendance, raising test scores, and enhancing overall academic performance to better serve the students in the 95701 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2024)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)			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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary	Public	K-8	34050 Alta-Bonny Nook Rd.	Alta	95701	Placer County	Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 389-8283	90	5	18.1	17.8%	68 (75.6%)	2 (2.2%)	15 (16.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	45.1	2847^th of 5862 public elementary schools	51.4%					(n/a)	21.1	54.6	41.7	47.4	45.5	8.3	26.3	$12,257

Cities Near Zip Code 95701

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alta	0.5 mi	1	426^th
Emigrant Gap	9.15 mi	1
Grass Valley	10.55 mi	29	288^th
Colfax	11.38 mi	4	477^th
Nevada City	11.74 mi	11	331^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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