Is Sierra House Elementary a good school?

Sierra House Elementary ranks 1826 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sierra House Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 410 students attended Sierra House Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra House Elementary?

Students at Sierra House Elementary are 46% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sierra House Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sierra House Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : South Tahoe Middle High : South Tahoe High

Sierra House Elementary

Summary:

Sierra House Elementary is a public elementary school located in South Lake Tahoe, California, serving 410 students in grades K-5 and part of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.

Overall, Sierra House Elementary generally performs better than the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 53.33% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy and 46.12% in Mathematics, compared to 45.55% and 33.94% for the district, respectively. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.4% in 2017-2018 to 40.0% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.01% to 56.34% over the past few years. Interestingly, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students and English Language Learners performing well, while female students and Hispanic students have lagged behind.

When compared to nearby schools, Meyers Elementary, another school in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, consistently outperforms Sierra House Elementary in test scores, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA/Literacy and Mathematics. Meyers Elementary also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate and a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients. In contrast, Diamond Valley Elementary, a small school in the Alpine County Unified School District, has significantly lower test scores compared to Sierra House Elementary and the state as a whole.

Detail:

Public K-5

1709 Remington Trail
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150-6825

(530) 543-2327

District: Lake Tahoe Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1826^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,689

Students who attend Sierra House Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Tahoe Middle
High:	South Tahoe High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.2

Number of students: 410

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

Hispanic:

42.9%

Asian:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sierra House Elementary ranks better than 68.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.83. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (45.9%), Hispanic (42.9%), Asian (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sierra House Elementary is 21.2, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Sierra House Elementary employs 19.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sierra House Elementary is $11,689. 2 elementary schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sierra House Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra House Elementary 1826^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Sierra House Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Lake Tahoe Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Tahoe Unified 776^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sierra House Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	76.35	1062^nd	4809	77.9%
2005	51.52	2112^th	4822	56.2%
2006	48.02	2268^th	4818	52.9%
2007	53.66	2125^th	5113	58.4%
2008	43.09	2778^th	5113	45.7%
2009	48.08	2604^th	5193	49.9%
2010	60.04	1986^th	5314	62.6%
2011	47.59	2746^th	5377	48.9%
2012	56.65	2231^st	5390	58.6%
2013	44.26	3057^th	5530	44.7%
2015	57.03	2082^nd	5611	62.9%
2016	49.94	2491^st	5614	55.6%
2017	53.44	2356^th	5692	58.6%
2018	51.54	2478^th	5662	56.2%
2019	51.36	2520^th	5789	56.5%
2022	65.66	1795^th	5883	69.5%
2023	61.98	1959^th	5874	66.6%
2024	64.83	1826^th	5862	68.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.38	960^th	3246	70.4%
2019	66.70	621^st	3275	81.0%
2022	69.66	494^th	3311	85.1%
2023	66.15	607^th	3250	81.3%
2024	44.56	1505^th	3160	52.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.84	1086^th	2420	55.1%
2024	52.25	910^th	2634	65.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.81	2766^th	5084	45.6%
2019	55.37	2040^th	5173	60.6%
2022	60.02	1679^th	5264	68.1%
2023	54.99	2044^th	5374	62.0%
2024	65.10	1492^nd	5511	72.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.73	2292^nd	5413	57.7%
2019	41.36	3024^th	5492	44.9%
2022	49.84	2418^th	5635	57.1%
2023	50.81	2360^th	5617	58.0%
2024	61.68	1878^th	5605	66.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.23	942^nd	2128	55.7%
2019	44.68	1138^th	2585	56.0%
2022	38.91	1117^th	2227	49.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.61	2467^th	5431	54.6%
2019	58.40	2017^th	5510	63.4%
2022	72.87	1397^th	5663	75.3%
2023	69.03	1548^th	5650	72.6%
2024	63.11	1839^th	5636	67.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.82	3501^st	4830	27.5%
2019	29.75	3709^th	4963	25.3%
2022	49.88	2212^th	5084	56.5%
2023	45.10	2550^th	5098	50.0%
2024	48.33	2380^th	5102	53.4%

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Rank History for White students at Sierra House Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.32	1624^th	2737	40.7%
2019	45.14	1699^th	2834	40.0%
2022	64.48	1002^nd	2726	63.2%
2023	57.73	1203^rd	2662	54.8%
2024	62.66	1043^rd	2647	60.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

This school is a true model school. It takes the love and support from the principal, teachers, and involved parents to make a school great, and this one is it! Kids that attend here are not only happy to attend daily, but each day in enriching just from the very fact that the energy is so positive and strong here. Here, kids are treated as little people who matter our next generation of thoughtful, thinking, and caring leaders. You can't find this in the majority of public schools today, sadly. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sierra House Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	429	9	21	26	6	n/a	n/a	0	491
1989	432	8	17	36	11	n/a	n/a	0	504
1990	430	10	21	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	491
1991	421	6	14	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1992	409	5	20	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	462
1993	414	5	15	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	476
1994	415	5	16	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
1995	384	4	17	77	1	n/a	n/a	0	483
1996	384	4	17	77	1	n/a	n/a	0	483
1997	392	5	13	103	5	n/a	n/a	0	518
1998	377	6	16	100	4	n/a	n/a	0	503
1999	346	4	20	89	5	n/a	n/a	0	464
2000	330	3	20	115	5	n/a	n/a	0	473
2001	323	2	19	103	5	n/a	n/a	8	460
2002	281	2	10	72	2	n/a	n/a	35	402
2003	281	2	10	72	2	n/a	n/a	35	402
2004	261	5	6	63	1	n/a	n/a	26	362
2005	305	6	58	264	4	n/a	n/a	4	641
2006	217	1	51	229	2	n/a	n/a	6	506
2007	223	1	39	204	1	n/a	n/a	8	476
2008	216	5	31	189	1	n/a	n/a	0	442
2009	212	1	39	185	2	1	18	0	458
2010	191	0	44	205	4	1	13	0	458
2011	180	0	46	207	3	1	13	0	450
2012	192	1	39	226	1	1	11	0	471
2013	189	2	39	249	0	0	12	0	491
2014	200	2	43	245	0	0	13	0	503
2015	207	2	48	232	0	0	13	0	502
2016	216	3	46	224	0	0	23	0	512
2017	234	5	36	204	0	0	21	0	500
2018	224	6	33	180	1	0	26	0	470
2019	228	6	36	181	2	0	14	0	467
2020	224	3	37	168	0	1	18	0	451
2021	168	0	27	147	0	1	19	0	362
2022	180	0	22	162	0	0	20	0	384
2023	188	0	22	176	2	1	21	0	410

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sierra House Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	19.0	25.8	n/a
1989	504	18.0	28.0	n/a
1990	491	20.0	24.5	n/a
1991	477	19.0	25.1	n/a
1992	462	19.3	23.9	35.9
1993	476	19.0	25.1	32.1
1994	486	19.9	24.4	34.2
1995	483	19.0	25.4	43.1
1996	483	19.0	25.4	43.1
1997	518	23.0	22.5	40.3
1998	503	25.0	20.1	45.3
1999	464	24.0	19.3	37.5
2000	473	24.0	19.7	39.3
2001	460	21.9	21.0	35.2
2002	402	20.0	20.1	38.7
2003	402	20.0	20.1	38.7
2004	362	17.0	21.3	43.8
2005	641	23.2	27.6	52.7
2006	506	21.8	23.2	61.6
2007	476	24.0	19.8	65.8
2008	442	27.0	16.4	63.6
2009	458	24.0	18.3	58.3
2010	458	24.0	19.0	64.2
2011	450	n/a	n/a	67.8
2012	471	20.9	22.4	67.3
2013	491	21.9	22.3	68
2014	503	22.1	22.7	64
2015	502	21.0	23.9	62.5
2016	512	22.0	23.2	58
2017	500	23.1	21.5	57
2018	470	21.5	21.8	57
2019	467	23.0	20.2	55.5
2020	451	n/a	n/a	49.2
2021	362	17.2	21.0	51.4
2022	384	19.2	19.9	44
2023	410	19.2	21.2	56.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sierra House Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	19.0	25.8	n/a
1989	504	18.0	28.0	n/a
1990	491	20.0	24.5	n/a
1991	477	19.0	25.1	n/a
1992	462	19.3	23.9	35.9
1993	476	19.0	25.1	32.1
1994	486	19.9	24.4	34.2
1995	483	19.0	25.4	43.1
1996	483	19.0	25.4	43.1
1997	518	23.0	22.5	40.3
1998	503	25.0	20.1	45.3
1999	464	24.0	19.3	37.5
2000	473	24.0	19.7	39.3
2001	460	21.9	21.0	35.2
2002	402	20.0	20.1	38.7
2003	402	20.0	20.1	38.7
2004	362	17.0	21.3	43.8
2005	641	23.2	27.6	52.7
2006	506	21.8	23.2	61.6
2007	476	24.0	19.8	65.8
2008	442	27.0	16.4	63.6
2009	458	24.0	18.3	58.3
2010	458	24.0	19.0	64.2
2011	450	n/a	n/a	67.8
2012	471	20.9	22.4	67.3
2013	491	21.9	22.3	68
2014	503	22.1	22.7	64
2015	502	21.0	23.9	62.5
2016	512	22.0	23.2	58
2017	500	23.1	21.5	57
2018	470	21.5	21.8	57
2019	467	23.0	20.2	55.5
2020	451	n/a	n/a	49.2
2021	362	17.2	21.0	51.4
2022	384	19.2	19.9	44
2023	410	19.2	21.2	56.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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