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Schools in Rough and Ready

Rough and Ready’s public schools

Nevada Joint Union High School District and Penn Valley Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rough and Ready. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 12% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Nevada Joint Union High
Students per teacher
20.2
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,727 students on the public path
In brief

Rough and Ready’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Rough and Ready’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Bear River High places highest (better than 83%); Ready Springs Elementary lowest (53%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rough and Ready, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–3Williams Ranch Elementaryin Penn ValleyB
4–8Ready Springs Elementaryin Penn ValleyB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Nevada Joint Union High School District.

Two districts serve Rough and Ready

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Nevada Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 5 schools · 2,571 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 20.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$18,632CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Penn Valley Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 535 students · 18.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$15,385CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Nevada Joint Union High School District44%
State average 46.7% · 506 students tested
Math · 9–12, Nevada Joint Union High School District28%
State average 33.1% · 517 students tested
Reading · K–12, Penn Valley Union Elementary School District46%
State average 46.7% · 372 students tested
Math · K–12, Penn Valley Union Elementary School District34%
State average 33.1% · 371 students tested

Rough and Ready vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Rough and Ready’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rough and Ready—Penn Valley Union Elementary K–12 · Nevada Joint Union High 9–12

Every school in Rough and Ready

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Rough and Readyin other towns
Williams Ranch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Penn Valley
B
247 students22:1Rate it →
Ready Springs Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Penn Valley
B−
255 students19:1Rate it →
Nevada Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Grass Valley
B
1,561 students20:1Rate it →
Bear River High
High · Grades 9–12 · Grass Valley
A−
664 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Rough and Ready’s schools

Are Rough and Ready’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rough and Ready. Nevada Joint Union High School District and Penn Valley Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rough and Ready. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rough and Ready in?

Nevada Joint Union High School District and Penn Valley Union Elementary School District.

Where do Rough and Ready kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Nevada Union High and Bear River High.

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What Rough and Ready families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.