# Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning

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Full profile (human-readable): https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city

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## Core identification
- **NCES School ID**: `060202112922`
- **School name**: Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning
- **Location**: Nevada City, CA 95959
- **Address**: 505 Main St.
- **District**: Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning District (LEAID `0602021`)
- **Sector**: Public
- **School type**: Regular
- **School level**: High
- **Grade range**: 9–12
- **Charter school**: Yes
- **Coordinates**: 39.26519, -121.01892
- **Phone**: (530)268-2200

## Enrollment (2024)
- **Students**: 191
- **Teachers (FTE)**: 14
- **Student-teacher ratio**: 13.6:1
- **Free/reduced lunch**: 47.6%

## State accountability rating
- **System**: CA Dashboard
- **Year**: 2024
- **Overall rating**: Yellow
- **Indicators**:
  - college_career: Yellow
  - math: Orange
  - ela: Green
  - graduation: Blue

## Academic performance (state assessments)
### 2024
- **ELA (CA SBAC)**: 65.2% proficient — 41 tested
- **ELA (CA SBAC) colour-derived**: 66.0% proficient
- **Math (CA SBAC)**: 38.0% proficient

## Graduation rates
- **2024**: 100.0% (cohort of 41)
- **2021**: N/A (cohort of 34)

## SAT/ACT participation (2020)
- **SAT/ACT takers**: 11

## Attendance
- **2020**: chronic absence 48.5% (94 students) [source: crdc_2020]
- **2020**: chronic absence 0.0% [source: crdc]

## Discipline (latest CRDC year)
- **Year**: 2020
- **In-school suspensions**: 0
- **Out-of-school suspensions**: 0
- **Expulsions**: 0

## Demographics (2023)
- **White**: 1.1%
- **Hispanic/Latino**: 15.0%
- **Black/African American**: 0.0%
- **Asian**: 1.1%
- **American Indian/Alaska Native**: 70.6%
- **Pacific Islander**: 0.0%
- **Two or more races**: 12.3%
- **Free/reduced lunch eligible**: 53.8%

## Inclusion — IDEA & English Learners (2020)
- **Students with IEP (IDEA)**: 17.8% — 35 students
- **English Learners**: 0.0%

## Programs & enrichment
- Advanced Placement (AP)

## Finance
### District F-33 (2022)
- **District per-pupil revenue**: $15,477,273
- **Federal share**: 6.0%
- **State share**: 14.6%
- **Local share**: 79.4%
- **Instructional spending per pupil**: $8,130,682

## Neighbourhood (ACS 2019-2023)
- **Median household income**: $79,777
- **Poverty rate**: 7.2%
- **Bachelor's degree or higher**: 51.6%
- **Unemployment**: 2.5%
- **Median gross rent**: $1,688
- **Foreign-born residents**: 11.3%
- **Single-parent households**: 4.3%

## Environmental context
- **Nearest Superfund (NPL)**: 3.7 miles (LAVA CAP MINE)
- **Toxic Release Inventory sites within 1 mile**: 0
- **TRI sites within 5 miles**: 5
- **Nearest brownfield**: 0.17 miles (HIRSHMAN S POND)

### Water safety
- **Public water system**: CITY OF NEVADA CITY
- **SDWA health violations (10 yr)**: 2
- **Acute violations (10 yr)**: 2
- **Most recent violation**: 2023-01-01

### Air quality
- **PM2.5 annual average**: 4.17651 μg/m³ (EPA std: 9)
- **Nearest monitor**: 2.9 miles

## Nearby schools performing better

### ela proficiency
- **William & Marian Ghidotti High** — 2.5 mi away, 84.9% (this school: 65.6%)
- **Williams Ranch Elementary** — 9.7 mi away, 72.15% (this school: 65.6%)

### math proficiency
- **Seven Hills Intermediate** — 1.0 mi away, 52% (this school: 38%)
- **Deer Creek Elementary** — 1.1 mi away, 66% (this school: 38%)
- **William & Marian Ghidotti High** — 2.5 mi away, 80% (this school: 38%)
- **Nevada Union High** — 2.6 mi away, 52% (this school: 38%)
- **Grass Valley Charter** — 4.1 mi away, 52% (this school: 38%)

## Related data feeds
- **Profile (human)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city
- **Performance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/performance
- **Finance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/finance
- **Demographics**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/demographics
- **Inclusion**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/inclusion
- **Context (neighbourhood)**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/context
- **Attendance**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/attendance
- **Discipline**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/discipline
- **Outcomes**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/outcomes
- **Workforce**: https://us.ca.whatschool.ai/en/ca/school/sierra-academy-of-expeditionary-learning-nevada-city/workforce

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*Source: US Dept of Education CCD, EDFacts, CRDC, F-33; US Census ACS; EPA SDWIS, TRI, NPL, AQS; state DOE portals (CA CDE, TX TEA, FL DOE, NY NYSED, IL ISBE, WA OSPI). Aggregated by WhatSchool.ai.*

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