Tahoe Lake Elementary

Summary:

Tahoe Lake Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tahoe City, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 292 students. The school is part of the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, which is ranked 256 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tahoe Lake Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were 49.29% and 46.48%, respectively, compared to the district's 60.04% and 49.37%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance in Science was also below the district and state averages, with a 37.25% proficiency rate. Notably, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students, and Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds tending to have lower proficiency rates compared to their White and higher-income peers.

Tahoe Lake Elementary's challenges extend beyond academic performance. The school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.6% in the 2020-2021 school year to 36.5% in the 2022-2023 school year. In comparison, the nearby Donner Trail Elementary and Sierra Expeditionary Learning have much lower chronic absenteeism rates, at 4.9% and 3.8%, respectively, in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the two charter schools in the area, Sierra Expeditionary Learning and Creekside Charter, have demonstrated strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science exceeding the state averages.


Detail:

Public K-5

 375 Grove St.
       Tahoe City, CA  96145


(530) 582-2700

District: Tahoe-Truckee Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2014th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,697 Help


Students who attend Tahoe Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    North Tahoe Middle
High:    North Tahoe High

Student/teacher ratio:  22.4 Help
Number of students:  292

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.4%
Hispanic:
22.6%
Two or more races:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.3% Help


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Compare Details Tahoe Lake Elementary ranks better than 65.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.29. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.4%), Hispanic (22.6%), two or more races (9.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tahoe Lake Elementary is 22.4, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tahoe Lake Elementary is $16,697, which is the 2nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tahoe Lake Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tahoe Lake Elementary 2014th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tahoe Lake Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tahoe-Truckee Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tahoe-Truckee Unified 256th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tahoe Lake Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 77.23 1021st 4809 78.8%
2005 80.25 917th 4822 81.0%
2006 88.56 562nd 4818 88.3%
2007 92.67 367th 5113 92.8%
2008 92.65 338th 5113 93.4%
2009 83.42 822nd 5193 84.2%
2013 61.11 2054th 5530 62.9%
2015 38.60 3095th 5611 44.8%
2016 42.01 2957th 5614 47.3%
2017 49.40 2585th 5692 54.6%
2018 60.44 2019th 5662 64.3%
2019 82.98 1016th 5789 82.4%
2021 69.43 400th 1417 71.8%
2022 76.48 1341st 5883 77.2%
2023 68.66 1640th 5874 72.1%
2024 61.29 2014th 5862 65.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.51 1787th 3246 44.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.07 1230th 2634 53.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.55 3355th 5084 34.0%
2019 83.47 565th 5173 89.1%
2022 52.87 2096th 5264 60.2%
2023 36.46 3360th 5374 37.5%
2024 58.22 1905th 5511 65.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.02 2276th 5413 58.0%
2019 83.10 919th 5492 83.3%
2021 66.50 377th 1267 70.2%
2022 68.96 1570th 5635 72.1%
2023 64.02 1760th 5617 68.7%
2024 57.69 2050th 5605 63.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.42 515th 2128 75.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.64 1732nd 5431 68.1%
2019 80.40 1053rd 5510 80.9%
2021 70.59 341st 1272 73.2%
2022 80.29 1101st 5663 80.6%
2023 70.11 1502nd 5650 73.4%
2024 62.91 1847th 5636 67.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.17 3752nd 4830 22.3%
2019 77.67 803rd 4963 83.8%
2022 52.10 2068th 5084 59.3%
2023 21.20 4399th 5098 13.7%
2024 25.57 4060th 5102 20.4%
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Rank History for White students at Tahoe Lake Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.48 1025th 2737 62.6%
2019 72.78 711th 2834 74.9%
2022 69.20 841st 2726 69.1%
2023 59.80 1122nd 2662 57.9%
2024 41.96 1653rd 2647 37.6%
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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.

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Tahoe Lake Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Tahoe Lake Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 433 0 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1989 487 3 5 9 1 n/a n/a 0 505
1990 503 3 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 520
1991 384 1 5 14 2 n/a n/a 0 406
1992 409 2 3 7 3 n/a n/a 0 424
1993 397 5 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 419
1994 385 6 3 15 2 n/a n/a 0 411
1995 379 2 3 16 2 n/a n/a 0 402
1996 379 2 3 16 2 n/a n/a 0 402
1997 377 2 2 12 2 n/a n/a 0 395
1998 332 3 4 14 2 n/a n/a 0 355
1999 311 1 3 10 0 n/a n/a 2 327
2000 241 0 0 0 2 n/a n/a 2 245
2001 203 2 6 7 3 n/a n/a 1 222
2002 165 1 3 1 3 n/a n/a 1 174
2003 165 1 3 1 3 n/a n/a 1 174
2004 258 4 9 9 1 n/a n/a 0 281
2005 220 0 9 13 3 n/a n/a 0 245
2006 251 2 3 23 2 n/a n/a 0 281
2007 227 0 3 13 3 n/a n/a 1 247
2008 221 n/a 1 12 36 n/a n/a 0 270
2009 228 0 0 23 32 0 8 0 291
2010 121 0 1 143 24 0 6 0 295
2011 103 0 1 120 19 0 8 0 251
2012 131 0 1 115 2 0 6 0 255
2013 170 1 2 146 1 0 10 0 330
2014 170 0 1 141 1 0 9 0 322
2015 183 0 1 130 2 0 5 0 321
2016 171 1 1 125 1 0 4 0 303
2017 162 0 2 111 2 0 2 0 279
2018 156 0 3 94 1 0 3 0 257
2019 152 1 1 79 1 1 11 0 246
2020 142 0 1 65 0 1 15 0 224
2021 155 0 1 66 0 2 17 0 241
2022 217 0 4 74 0 0 26 0 321
2023 194 0 5 66 0 0 27 0 292

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 Tahoe Lake Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 443 17.5 25.3 n/a
1989 505 18.7 27.0 n/a
1990 520 21.0 24.7 n/a
1991 406 16.6 24.4 n/a
1992 424 16.9 25.0 3.8
1993 419 16.7 25.1 0
1994 411 16.8 24.5 5.4
1995 402 19.3 20.8 9.7
1996 402 19.3 20.8 9.7
1997 395 23.3 17.0 11.1
1998 355 23.3 15.2 12.4
1999 327 20.5 16.0 9.5
2000 245 16.5 14.8 12.8
2001 222 13.6 16.3 13.1
2002 174 10.0 17.4 5.8
2003 174 10.0 17.4 5.8
2004 281 16.5 17.0 6.8
2005 245 15.0 16.3 11.4
2006 281 17.0 16.5 11
2007 247 16.0 15.4 5.7
2008 270 17.0 15.9 7.8
2009 291 14.6 18.2 11
2010 295 15.9 18.5 52.9
2011 251 n/a n/a 54.6
2012 255 9.5 26.8 n/a
2013 330 14.5 22.7 47.6
2014 322 14.0 23.0 55.6
2015 321 16.0 20.0 48
2016 303 15.0 20.2 49.5
2017 279 14.2 19.6 47
2018 257 14.0 18.3 40.1
2019 246 13.0 18.9 41.1
2020 224 n/a n/a 46.4
2021 241 12.0 20.0 43.6
2022 321 14.0 22.9 26.5
2023 292 13.0 22.4 23.3

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 Tahoe Lake Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 443 17.5 25.3 n/a
1989 505 18.7 27.0 n/a
1990 520 21.0 24.7 n/a
1991 406 16.6 24.4 n/a
1992 424 16.9 25.0 3.8
1993 419 16.7 25.1 0
1994 411 16.8 24.5 5.4
1995 402 19.3 20.8 9.7
1996 402 19.3 20.8 9.7
1997 395 23.3 17.0 11.1
1998 355 23.3 15.2 12.4
1999 327 20.5 16.0 9.5
2000 245 16.5 14.8 12.8
2001 222 13.6 16.3 13.1
2002 174 10.0 17.4 5.8
2003 174 10.0 17.4 5.8
2004 281 16.5 17.0 6.8
2005 245 15.0 16.3 11.4
2006 281 17.0 16.5 11
2007 247 16.0 15.4 5.7
2008 270 17.0 15.9 7.8
2009 291 14.6 18.2 11
2010 295 15.9 18.5 52.9
2011 251 n/a n/a 54.6
2012 255 9.5 26.8 n/a
2013 330 14.5 22.7 47.6
2014 322 14.0 23.0 55.6
2015 321 16.0 20.0 48
2016 303 15.0 20.2 49.5
2017 279 14.2 19.6 47
2018 257 14.0 18.3 40.1
2019 246 13.0 18.9 41.1
2020 224 n/a n/a 46.4
2021 241 12.0 20.0 43.6
2022 321 14.0 22.9 26.5
2023 292 13.0 22.4 23.3

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Tahoe Lake Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201261.0%0.0%0.0%39.0%76.0%91.0%96.0%75.0%72.0%
201348.0%4.0%0.0%48.0%55.0%84.0%82.0%55.0%51.0%
201482.0%14.0%2.0%2.0%82.0%84.0%83.0%82.0%82.0%
201564.0%30.0%3.0%3.0%66.0%64.0%66.0%66.0%64.0%
201675.0%5.0%2.0%18.0%85.0%82.0%93.0%91.0%82.0%
201788.0%2.0%2.0%9.0%97.0%92.0%≥98.0%97.0%97.0%
2018≥95.0%≤5.0%≤5.0%≤5.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%≥95.0%
201989.0%5.0%5.0%92.0%95.0%93.0%90.0%90.0%
202094.9%5.1%0.0%94.9%94.9%94.9%94.9%94.9%
202191.1%1.8%7.1%96.4%96.4%92.9%94.6%
202295.2%0.0%4.8%96.8%96.8%95.2%95.2%96.8%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tahoe Lake Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $16,697

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Tahoe Lake Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1016th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 1640th of 5874 Elementary schools
 10.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tahoe Lake Elementary)73.852.3
 21.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tahoe-Truckee Unified)58.253.4
 4.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tahoe Lake Elementary)59.159.1
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tahoe-Truckee Unified)59.359.1
 0.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tahoe Lake Elementary)70.944.2
 26.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tahoe-Truckee Unified)60.351.8
 8.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Tahoe Lake Elementary)65.550
 15.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tahoe-Truckee Unified)5951.9
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students246292
 18.7%
African American10
 100%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian15
 400%
Hispanic7966
 16.5%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White152194
 27.6%
Two or More Races1127
 145.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.1%23.3%
 17.8%


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Tahoe Lake Elementary ranks 2014th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 292 students attended Tahoe Lake Elementary.

Students who attend Tahoe Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Tahoe Middle
High : North Tahoe High

Students at Tahoe Lake Elementary are 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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