Is Tahoe Lake Elementary a good school?

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

How many students attend Tahoe Lake Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 286 students attended Tahoe Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tahoe Lake Elementary?

Students at Tahoe Lake Elementary are 71% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tahoe Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tahoe Lake Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : North Tahoe Middle High : North Tahoe High

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:
2014^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,697

Students who attend Tahoe Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Tahoe Middle
High:	North Tahoe High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.8

Number of students: 286

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Hispanic:

22.4%

Two or more races:

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tahoe Lake Elementary ranks better than 65.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.29. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 (70.6%), Hispanic (22.4%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 32.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tahoe Lake Elementary is 22.8. 3 elementary schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Tahoe Lake Elementary employs 12.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tahoe Lake Elementary is $16,697, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tahoe Lake Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tahoe Lake Elementary 2014^th 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 256^th 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
2004	77.23	1021^st	4809	78.8%
2005	80.25	917^th	4822	81.0%
2006	88.56	562^nd	4818	88.3%
2007	92.67	367^th	5113	92.8%
2008	92.65	338^th	5113	93.4%
2009	83.42	822^nd	5193	84.2%
2013	61.11	2054^th	5530	62.9%
2015	38.60	3095^th	5611	44.8%
2016	42.01	2957^th	5614	47.3%
2017	49.40	2585^th	5692	54.6%
2018	60.44	2019^th	5662	64.3%
2019	82.98	1016^th	5789	82.4%
2021	69.43	400^th	1417	71.8%
2022	76.48	1341^st	5883	77.2%
2023	68.66	1640^th	5874	72.1%
2024	61.29	2014^th	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	1787^th	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	1230^th	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
2018	35.55	3355^th	5084	34.0%
2019	83.47	565^th	5173	89.1%
2022	52.87	2096^th	5264	60.2%
2023	36.46	3360^th	5374	37.5%
2024	58.22	1905^th	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
2018	54.02	2276^th	5413	58.0%
2019	83.10	919^th	5492	83.3%
2021	66.50	377^th	1267	70.2%
2022	68.96	1570^th	5635	72.1%
2023	64.02	1760^th	5617	68.7%
2024	57.69	2050^th	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	515^th	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
2018	64.64	1732^nd	5431	68.1%
2019	80.40	1053^rd	5510	80.9%
2021	70.59	341^st	1272	73.2%
2022	80.29	1101^st	5663	80.6%
2023	70.11	1502^nd	5650	73.4%
2024	62.91	1847^th	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
2018	27.17	3752^nd	4830	22.3%
2019	77.67	803^rd	4963	83.8%
2022	52.10	2068^th	5084	59.3%
2023	21.20	4399^th	5098	13.7%
2024	25.57	4060^th	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
2018	64.48	1025^th	2737	62.6%
2019	72.78	711^th	2834	74.9%
2022	69.20	841^st	2726	69.1%
2023	59.80	1122^nd	2662	57.9%
2024	41.96	1653^rd	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.

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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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
2024	202	0	2	64	0	0	18	0	286

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
2024	286	12.5	22.8	32.5

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
2024	286	12.5	22.8	32.5

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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