Tahoe-Truckee Unified Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Donner Trail Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A- North Tahoe High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A- Glenshire Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A- Tahoe Truckee High (High school, exceeds expectations)
5. B Tahoe Lake Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
6. B- Alder Creek Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
7. B- North Tahoe Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
8. C+ Kings Beach Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
9. C Truckee Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
10. D+ Sierra High Continuation (High school, underperforms expectations)

High schools (3)

• A- North Tahoe High, Tahoe City
• D+ Sierra High Continuation, Truckee
• A- Tahoe Truckee High, Truckee

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• B- Alder Creek Middle, Truckee
• B- North Tahoe Middle, Tahoe City

Elementary and primary schools (5)

• A+ Donner Trail Elementary, Kingvale
• A- Glenshire Elementary, Truckee
• C+ Kings Beach Elementary, Kings Beach
• B Tahoe Lake Elementary, Tahoe City
• C Truckee Elementary, Truckee

Other schools and academies (1)

• Cold Stream Alternative, Truckee

Cities and towns served (3)

• Truckee (6)
• Tahoe City (3)
• Kings Beach (1)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Nevada County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 3,920 students with 211 full-time-equivalent teachers and 477 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0638770
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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