10931 Alder Dr., Truckee, Nevada County, 96161
Alder Creek Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Truckee, Nevada County. The school has 538 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hein Larson. It is part of the Tahoe-Truckee Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Alder Creek Middle enrolls 538 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 343 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 538 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alder Creek Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant).
Alder Creek Middle is one of 11 schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified, based in Truckee, California. The district serves 3,959 students district-wide and employs 197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 538 students, Alder Creek Middle is larger than the district average of about 360 students per school.