2012 California County Scorecard

Nevada County
The Scorecard provides a comprehensive picture of childrens well-being, tracking 28 indicators over time, by race/ethnicity and relative to other California counties. How does the well-being of children living in Nevada County compare with the well-being of children in other counties?
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TRENDS

Is the well-being of children in Nevada County improving over time? The well-being of children in Nevada County is getting worse on 7 indicators, staying the same on 6 indicators, and improving on 7 indicators of childrens well-being.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Additional resources, including denitions for Indicator, County Comparison, Trend and Data by Race/Ethnicity, are available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecardtools.

The graphic above indicates how children in Nevada County are faring compared to children in 57 other counties. The 17,623 children living in Nevada County are in the bottom third (red) of performance on 8 indicators, the middle third (yellow) on 9 indicators, and the top third (green) on 9 indicators. The remaining 2 indicators (white) have no available data. INDICATOR COUNTY COMPARISON Bottom
Range/ Avg 56%

DATA BY RACE/ETHNICITY Top

100%

Middle
83%

Trend
-4%

Latino
67% 87% NA 100% 67% 42% 27% NA 69%

White
81% 86% NA 96% 69% 42% 51% NA 72%

African American
100% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Asian
67% NA NA 100% NA NA NA NA NA

Other
74% NA NA 100% 21% NA 24% NA NA

1. Women who receive early prenatal care 2. Newborns who are exclusively breastfed while in the hospital 3. Young children who are read to every day 4. Children, ages 0-3, who do not experience recurring neglect or abuse 5. 3- and 4-year-olds who attend preschool
27% 21%

78%
57% 88%

86%
54% 48% 65% 79%

NA NA

NA
71% 93% 100%

96%
34% 50% 73%

+8% NA +2% 0%

68%
46% 69%

6. 3rd-graders who read at grade level 7. 7th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in math 8. Elementary and middle school students who are supervised by an adult after school 9. Students who are ready or conditionally ready for college-level math courses
NA - Not Available; /* - Statistically Unstable 33% 50%

49%
68%

47%
42% 60% 67%

52%
28% 58% 77%

+10% 71% +25%

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Nevada County INDICATOR COUNTY COMPARISON Bottom

Range/ Avg 38%

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2012 California County Scorecard

DATA BY RACE/ETHNICITY

Middle
76%

Top
93%

Trend
-8%

Latino
23% NA NA 51% NA NA 62% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 71% NA 50%

White
74% NA NA 55% NA NA 78% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 74% NA 41%

African American
12% NA NA NA NA NA 64% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 72% NA 0%

Asian
NA NA NA 49% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 67% NA NA

Other
28% NA NA 45% NA NA 50% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 65% NA 67%

10. 12th-graders who graduate on time 11. Classrooms with high-speed Internet access 12. High school science classes that are taught by a highly qualied teacher 13. Children who feel connected to their school 14. Suspensions that are limited to serious o enses, not willful deance 15. Expulsions that are limited to serious o enses, not willful deance 16. Children who are in a healthy weight zone 17. Eligible students who eat free or reducedprice breakfasts during the school year 18. Children who live near grocery stores, produce stands or farmers markets 19. Eligible students who eat free or reducedprice meals during the summer 20. Schools that have a health center 21. Children who have health insurance for the entire year 22. Children who have a usual source of health care 23. Asthmatic children who have been given an asthma management plan 24. Adolescents who are not at risk for depression 25. Children who have visited a dentist in the last year 26. Children in the child welfare system who have visited a dentist in the last year

45%
31% 92% 100%

89%
67% 92% 100%

NA -20%
44% 58%

80%
32%

53%
32% 58% 84%

+36% -34%

52%
71% 92% 100%

85%
57% 69% 82%

-12% 76% -2% -6%

79% 100%

10%

30%

51%

10%
0%

75%
0% 16% 48%

+71% -13%
14%

7%
0% 2%

0%
86% 92% 97%

0% 91% NA
95%

87%

92%

92%
23% 36% 55%

NA NA

NA
64% 70% 79%

72%
82% 87% 93%

+1% NA -33%

92%
0% 71% 100%

42%

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INDICATOR COUNTY COMPARISON Bottom
27. Children in the child welfare system who have stability in their placement 28. Children in the child welfare system who exit to permanency within three years
NA - Not Available; /* - Statistically Unstable Range/ Avg 69%

Page 3 of 3 DATA BY RACE/ETHNICITY Top

100%

Middle
85%

Trend
+5%

Latino
100% NA

White
87% 83%

African American
100% NA

Asian
NA NA

Other
100% NA

88%
50% 88% 97%

85%

+7%

Learn more from the Scorecard s complete county-level data and functionality, only available online at www.childrennow.org/scorecard.