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Forest Charter School
224 Church St., Nevada City, CA, 95959 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Forest Charter School
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 12
County Nevada County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 507 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 24 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 19 students
Grade 1 - 27 students
Grade 2 - 18 students
Grade 3 - 22 students
Grade 4 - 23 students
Grade 5 - 29 students
Grade 6 - 28 students
Grade 7 - 46 students
Grade 8 - 52 students
Grade 9 - 44 students
Grade 10 - 76 students
Grade 11 - 65 students
Grade 12 - 58 students
This School
(CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:22
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CA) School Average
% American Indian 4% 3%
% Asian 1% 5%
% Hispanic 5% 33%
% Black 1% 11%
% White 89% 43%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Twin Ridges Elementary School District
This School's Agency
(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 13 9
Number of Students Managed 2,222 students 3,758 students
District Total Revenue $14,593,000 $51,879,000
District Expenditure $15,069,000 $54,412,000
District Revenue / Student $6,568 $13,805
District Expenditure / Student $6,782 $14,479
In the News:
  • Flu vaccine clinics to open Tuesday (The Grass Valley Union)
    posted on October 29, 2009 at 10:24:16 am
    Flu vaccine clinics to open Tuesday Staff Writer Special to The Union The Nevada County Public Health Department has received a small initial shipment of H1N1 vaccine. Clinics will start Tuesday at area schools for children ages 6 months through eighth grade, one of the groups at greatest risk of serious illness or death from the virus. When more supplies arrive, additional clinics will be held ...
  • Many schools show dip in enrollment (The Grass Valley Union)
    posted on October 5, 2009 at 07:23:22 am
    Fewer students in western Nevada County and drastic cuts in state money to educate them mean local school districts are being squeezed as never before.
  • Meet Your Merchant: A magical place (The Grass Valley Union)
    posted on September 29, 2009 at 02:53:31 am
    The crew has changed, but the name is still the same. Chamba, Nora and Amy Cooke still keep it real at Summer Thyme's Bakery and Deli, nearly two years after buying the Colfax Avenue shop from previous owners Sara and Jeromy Laurin.
  • Wingerd toes the mark - barefoot (The Grass Valley Union)
    posted on September 8, 2009 at 10:23:23 am
    "Let me handle this, Dad," Hayley Wingerd reassured her father. So what if she forgot her ballet shoes? It was only the most important audition of her life.
  • Tahoe's Creekside Cooperative establishes new charter (Sierra Sun)
    posted on June 3, 2009 at 01:18:55 am
    Creekside Cooperative Charter School, formerly a learning center of Forest Charter School, will open its doors in the 2009-2010 school year under its own charter, in partnership with the Newcastle Elementary School District.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (95959)
School Zip (95959)
(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 17,267 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 42% 32%
Population Average Age 45 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $45,803 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 33 years old 39 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (95959)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 77% / 23% 58% / 42%
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1. Grizzly Hill Elementary School - 88 students - view location
2. Twin Ridges Home Study Charter - 192 students - view location
3. Washington Elementary School - 12 students - view location
4. Napa Valley Charter - 224 students - 2.2 mi. away - view location
5. Sierra Montessori - 135 students - 2.3 mi. away - view location
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