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Schools in Washington

Washington’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 12% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Nevada Joint Union High
Students per teacher
20.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,330 students on the public path
In brief

Washington’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Washington’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Bear River High places highest (better than 83%); Nevada Union High lowest (57%). 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 Washington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Grizzly Hillin Nevada CityNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Twin Ridges Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Washington

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

Twin Ridges Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 105 students · 21.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$25,545CA $21,206 · FY2024
D
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
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Twin Ridges Elementary School District27%
State average 46.7% · 69 students tested
Math · K–8, Twin Ridges Elementary School District12%
State average 33.1% · 67 students tested
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

Washington vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Washington’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Washington—Twin Ridges Elementary K–8 · Nevada Joint Union High 9–12

Every school in Washington

3 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 Washingtonin other towns
Grizzly Hill
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Nevada City
105 students21:1Rate 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 Washington’s schools

Are Washington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Washington. Twin Ridges Elementary School District and Nevada Joint Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Washington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Washington in?

Twin Ridges Elementary School District and Nevada Joint Union High School District.

Where do Washington 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 Washington 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.