The brief
A Tahoe-Truckee Unified school serving grades Kindergarten – 12th.
Cold Stream Alternative is listed in Tahoe-Truckee Unified, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 201175%
- 201075%
About this school's data5 sources, 2011–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 75% (multi-year average, 2010-2011) · reading/ELA 75% (multi-year average, 2010-2011).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2011 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2011 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2011 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2011 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 96161; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments multi-year average, 2010-2011; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $128,535
- Median home value
- $922,000
- Median rent
- $2,104/mo
- College educated
- 60.4%
- Homeownership
- 78.6%
- Poverty rate
- 6.9%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 96161; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 48
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 85
- Very Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,094/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Truckee. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Truckee), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- AP and IB
- 1 AP course
- 53.8% participation · state average 2.6 AP courses · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
- Advanced STEM courses
- 2 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Cold Stream Alternative serve?
Cold Stream Alternative serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Cold Stream Alternative?
Cold Stream Alternative has an enrollment of approximately 13 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cold Stream Alternative?
The student-teacher ratio at Cold Stream Alternative is 3.2:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
What are the test scores at Cold Stream Alternative?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Cold Stream Alternative has 75% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2010-2011) and 75% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2010-2011).
Is Cold Stream Alternative a charter school?
No, Cold Stream Alternative is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Cold Stream Alternative a Title I school?
No, Cold Stream Alternative is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Cold Stream Alternative?
46.2% of students at Cold Stream Alternative qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 13
- Student-teacher ratio
- 3.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4
- Free or reduced lunch
- 46.2%
- Type
- Alternative
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Town
- County
- Nevada County
- Phone
- (530) 582-2640
- 4-year graduation
- 50%+
- Class of 2023
- Schools in district
- 11
- District spending per student
- $22,692
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 3.9%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 96161)
- 19,231
- Area average commute
- 21.9 min
- Area median age
- 43.4
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.