Donner Trail Elementary

Elementary school·Grades K-5 Kingvale, California·96161
Score
98.8/100
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#55
Among 4,688 California elementary schools
#1
In Tahoe-Truckee Unified
Top 2%
In California

Score 98.8/100: better than 98% of California elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
83%
Similar California schools ≈ 47%, better than 96% of them
36 students tested
Math
92%
Similar California schools ≈ 42%, better than 99% of them
36 students tested
Science
80%
Similar California schools ≈ 34%, better than 98% of them
15 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA69.213
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELAhidden (small group)8
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA86.715
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA83.336
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math76.913
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Mathhidden (small group)8
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math10015
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math91.736
ScienceGrade 5CAST8015
ScienceAll gradesCAST8015

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
57
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
57
Typical elementary school: 464
Free or reduced-price lunch
5%
Typical elementary school: 72%

District and location

School district
City
Nevada County

Contact

Address
52755 Donner Pass Rd.
Kingvale, CA 96161

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Donner Trail Elementary at a glance

Donner Trail Elementary is a public elementary school in Kingvale, California, serving grades K-5. It is part of the Tahoe-Truckee Unified school district. It has about 57 students (a typical California elementary school has 464). About 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 83% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 92% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California elementary schools, it scores 98.8 out of 100: better than 98% of them, ranking #55 of 4,688. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.