10401 Merryhill Way
Nevada City, CA 95959

Deer Creek is a dream come true for me and my family. I am one of those Moms that has a hard time letting go, I love my children with everything I have and I am SO comfortable with trusting this school and ALL the personnel I've encountered so far with my boys. I expressed minor concern that my son was having a difficult time and I immediately received offers of 3 additional meets for him if we were interested. I absolutely adore our kindergarten teacher and the Principal. I am absolutely shocked that there would ever be a negative review regarding this precious school in any way. I think like with everything in life if you want to be connected get involved! They welcome parent input and parent involvement tremendously. You will fall in love with this school.

As a parent, I have been incredibly frustrated with my child's experience at Seven Hills. The focus is on rules, obedience, and conformity. The administration is more concerned about what girls wear than how they educate their students. 4th-grade girls are required to follow the same dress code as 8th-grade girls. At back-to-school night, the teacher was happy to explain how she "fixed a 4th-grade girl's" clothes to be more "modest." REALLY? Is "modesty" even a thing for a 9-year-old? It is beyond me how this is even close to appropriate. Parent concerns go ignored and unanswered. If you expect to be respected as a parent and partner with your local school, this is not the school for you. Instead, the school expects parents to fundraise and then keep quiet. The teachers are nice and well-meaning, but the curriculum is old and boring. The administration stripped the school of advanced math for 4th and 5th grades, so students excelling in math sit in class, and do nothing, while students who struggle in math get extra help. The school reads older books like "Penny Reeds Doll" but then doesn't take their students to visit the Donner Memorial Museum. And an English teacher at back-to-school night actually called reading "boring". What is that?!! My students have made nice friends and don't seem to know the difference, so their ignorance is bliss. But as a parent new to the district, and used to a responsive and caring teaching and administration staff, I am appalled. Nevada City School District has gone WAY downhill. It is time for new leadership!

This Is my second year at NU and I absolutely love working here. The teaching staff is dedicated to not only the academic growth of students but also the mental well-being.