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Best Public Schools in Lake County, CA

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Schools

10,020

Students

Districts

Top rankedCoyote Valley Elementary1663^rd of 5,804 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cobb Mountain Elementary up 1,457 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clear Lake High 16 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Shade Canyon

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Upper Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	679 Second St.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-2357	429	21	20.9	83.4%	193 (45.0%)	2 (0.5%)	146 (34.0%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (12.4%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.0%)	14	5295^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.8%		14	5341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%	46	7.6				7.6	29.0	12.3	22.6					21.4	30.4	15.6	9.4					19.4	97%	0%	$21,523	$19,148	$2,375
Clover Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	682 Clover Valley Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-0840	14	1	14.1	92.9%	8 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)																								$16,178	$12,058	$4,120
Upper Lake High	Public	9-12	675 Clover Valley Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-2338	307	17	18.0	83.4%	156 (50.8%)	5 (1.6%)	110 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	33.3	1420^th of 2137 public high schools	33.6%		21.9	1655^th of 2162 public high schools	23.5%	235			20.3		20.0							46.4	46.4							11.6	11.6			$25,266	$22,770	$2,496
Upper Lake Middle	Public	6-8	725 Old Lucerne Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-0223	183	9	21.0	81.4%	83 (45.4%)	1 (0.5%)	64 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.7%)	8	2620^th of 2703 public middle schools	3.1%		10.7	2594^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.0%	26		10.6			10.6				10.5	18.3	17.4		15.0				3.0	10.0	10.9		7.5			$30,355	$27,488	$2,867
Upper Lake Community Day	Public, Virtual	9-12	675 Clover Valley Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 275-0840	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake County International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15850 Armstrong St.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Lake County International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-3063	88	4	22.0	76.1%	60 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)								(n/a)
Shade Canyon	Public, Charter	K-8	4335 Sylar Ln.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Shade Canyon District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 245-7757	64	4	16.0	42.2%	40 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	12	5459^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.9%					(n/a)						18.2	8.3						13.0	36.4	0.0						17.4	≥ 95%		$28,960	$25,008	$3,952
Educational Donaldson Education Center	Public	9-12	4500 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-8414	26	1	34.6	73.1%	8 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)																								$41,460	$40,390	$1,070
Kelseyville Elementary	Public	K-5	5065 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-4232	543	25	21.7	75.0%	192 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	305 (56.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	17.6	4997^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.1	5002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%	5	13.3				13.3	33.8	23.9	17.2					24.5	29.7	23.6	13.8					22.0	98%	0%	$26,047	$23,926	$2,121
Kelseyville High	Public	9-12	5480 Main St.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-4923	515	29	17.6	62.7%	210 (40.8%)	2 (0.4%)	248 (48.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.5%)	37.8	1322^nd of 2137 public high schools	38.1%		28.6	1510^th of 2162 public high schools	30.2%	188			24.8		24.3							48.6	48.6							12.8	12.8			$28,091	$26,694	$1,397
Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	10505 Fairway Dr.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 277-6050	287	13	22.0	65.9%	157 (54.7%)	3 (1.0%)	80 (27.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.9%)	29.3	4037^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.4%		16.6	5142^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%	1105	30.2				30.2	34.1	33.3	38.5					35.5	25.0	31.7	17.3					24.1	≥ 95%		$27,602	$26,170	$1,432
Mountain Vista Middle	Public	6-8	5081 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-4060	405	19	21.3	70.4%	153 (37.8%)	3 (0.7%)	204 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	7.5	2638^th of 2703 public middle schools	2.4%		12.9	2521^st of 2761 public middle schools	8.7%	117		7.6			7.6				16.5	11.6	17.8		15.2				9.9	3.6	7.6		7.0			$24,313	$22,468	$1,845
Kelseyville Community Day	Public	6-12	3980 Gard St.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-2410	6	1	6.2	—	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)								(n/a)																								$52,984	$52,984	$00
Kelseyville Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4410 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 279-4305	36	2	18.4	50.0%	20 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.9%)								(n/a)					25.0								50.0								22.9			$14,880	$14,206	$674
Burns Valley	Public	K-6	3620 Pine St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-2272	568	23	24.6	82.2%	120 (21.1%)	10 (1.8%)	376 (66.2%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	11.9	5470^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.8%		11.1	5563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%	93	17.5				17.5	14.0	16.4	28.4	22.4				20.2	15.3	12.5	8.8	16.4				13.2	90%	0%
Carle (William C.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	9345 Winchester St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-1033	85	6	14.6	77.6%	30 (35.3%)	3 (3.5%)	41 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (10.6%)	7.8	2066^th of 2137 public high schools	3.3%		8.6	2090^th of 2162 public high schools	3.3%	24			2.2		4.0							10.4	10.4							0.0	0.0
East Lake	Public	K-6	13050 High Valley Rd.	Clearlake Oaks	95423	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 998-3387	195	9	22.2	79.5%	88 (45.1%)	2 (1.0%)	82 (42.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.7%)	23.7	4489^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.7%		23	4591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%	102	23.1				23.1	19.2	31.3	40.0	40.0				32.0	15.4	31.3	11.5	20.0				20.2	89%	0%
Lower Lake High	Public	8-12	9430 A Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6471	966	45	21.3	75.8%	290 (30.0%)	14 (1.4%)	563 (58.3%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.2%)	21.3	1631^st of 2137 public high schools	23.7%		18.7	1719^th of 2162 public high schools	20.5%	88			17.3		16.7							30.3	30.3							6.6	6.6
Highlands Academy	Public	1-8	9707 Winchester St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-1033	15	2	7.5	93.3%	7 (46.7%)	1 (6.7%)	6 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													5.0								0.0
Lower Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	9240 Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-5787	743	28	26.3	80.1%	235 (31.6%)	11 (1.5%)	407 (54.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.3%)	11.6	5489^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.4%		11	5564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%	75	11.7				11.7	20.6	13.7	25.8	25.4				21.6	29.4	4.3	6.2	7.1				11.9	96%	0%
Richard H. Lewis Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	15880 Dam Rd. Ext	Clearlake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 701-0264	118	6	21.0	72.0%	64 (54.2%)	4 (3.4%)	35 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.0%)								(n/a)		5.0	13.6		8.5					20.0	21.1	20.8	17.8					6.7	10.0	0.0	5.4
Pomo	Public	K-6	3350 Acacia St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6744	702	27	26.0	85.3%	186 (26.5%)	6 (0.9%)	424 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.7%)	8.7	5661^st of 5804 public elementary schools	2.5%		7	5781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%	120	11.1				11.1	11.8	25.0	18.8	6.9				15.2	15.3	16.0	7.0	6.0				10.6	91%	0%
Obsidian Middle	Public	6-8	15850-A Dam Road Extention	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6447	590	26	22.4	76.9%	206 (34.9%)	17 (2.9%)	311 (52.7%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	9.4	2582^nd of 2703 public middle schools	4.5%		11	2588^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%	6		13.0			13.0					17.5	19.3		18.4					6.5	8.7		7.6
Clear Lake High	Public	9-12	350 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3010	335	21	16.0	77.3%	133 (39.7%)	6 (1.8%)	137 (40.9%)	10 (3.0%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	29.2	1497^th of 2137 public high schools	29.9%		33	1424^th of 2162 public high schools	34.1%	73			17.2		17.0							43.1	43.1							10.3	10.3			$23,569	$23,212	$357
Lakeport Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3005	530	26	20.3	81.5%	188 (35.5%)	7 (1.3%)	221 (41.7%)	14 (2.6%)	46 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.6%)	10.1	5584^th of 5804 public elementary schools	3.8%		13.1	5417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%	167						25.8	12.2						19.3	18.6	5.6						12.3	92%	0%	$24,000	$23,108	$892
Natural High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2508 Howard Ave.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3013	25	1	24.5	84.0%	10 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.0%)	42.4	1214^th of 2137 public high schools	43.2%		36.8	1335^th of 2162 public high schools	38.3%	121			28.6		26.7							42.9	42.9							21.4	21.4			$16,329	$14,614	$1,715
Terrace Middle	Public	5-8	250 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3007	370	21	17.2	78.9%	169 (45.7%)	6 (1.6%)	125 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	42 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	13.1	2460^th of 2703 public middle schools	9.0%		13.1	2514^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%	54	23.5	12.5			17.9			29.4	30.0	20.7	18.9		24.8			13.1	15.7	11.0	9.0		12.2			$21,593	$20,600	$993
Lakeport Alternative (Home School)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2508 Howard Ave.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 262-3013	101	6	16.8	76.2%	44 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (33.7%)	5 (5.0%)	12 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)								(n/a)					33.3								35.1								13.9			$33,748	$33,430	$318
Lakeport Community Day	Public	6-10	2508 Howard Ave.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3013	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																								$3,192	$3,192	$00
Lucerne Elementary	Public	K-8	3351 Country Club Dr.	Lucerne	95458	Lake County	Lucerne Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 274-5578	282	14	20.1	84.4%	132 (46.8%)	3 (1.1%)	117 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	14.1	5282^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	9.0%		16	5187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%	95	17.1	18.2			17.5	28.6	18.2	28.6	12.5	11.5	22.7		20.1	21.4	15.2	14.3	15.0	15.4	18.2		16.3	94%	0%	$34,242	$31,988	$2,254
Coyote Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	18950 Coyote Valley Rd.	Hidden Valley Lake	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-3357	427	20	21.1	43.3%	246 (57.6%)	2 (0.5%)	137 (32.1%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	68.3	1663^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	71.3%		66.7	1756^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%	93	39.4				39.4	53.6	51.3	59.1					54.4	60.9	50.0	48.5					53.0	95%	0%	$15,276	$14,412	$864
Minnie Cannon Elementary	Public	K-5	20931 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4130	164	7	23.2	62.8%	79 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	22.1	4608^th of 5804 public elementary schools	20.6%		27.6	4164^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.9%	444	17.4				17.4	39.1	7.4	17.4					20.6	60.9	3.7	8.7					23.3	≥ 95%		$15,767	$13,868	$1,899
Loconoma Valley High	Public	10-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4170	10	1	10.0	70.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$19,268	$19,088	$180
Middletown High	Public	9-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4140	421	23	18.3	55.1%	247 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (31.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.1%)	49.8	1038^th of 2137 public high schools	51.4%		67.4	649^th of 2162 public high schools	70.0%	389			25.5		25.5							69.8	69.8							15.1	15.1			$15,827	$15,382	$445
Cobb Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	15895 Highway 175	Cobb	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-1450	110	4	24.7	46.4%	82 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.6%)	3 (2.7%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)	53.5	2404^th of 5804 public elementary schools	58.6%		31.2	3861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.1%	1457	26.3				26.3	59.1	52.6	31.6					48.3	59.1	52.6	21.1					45.0			$14,453	$14,000	$453
Middletown Middle	Public	6-8	15846 Wardlaw St.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4160	320	15	20.9	53.4%	185 (57.8%)	3 (0.9%)	106 (33.1%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	38	1535^th of 2703 public middle schools	43.2%		42.4	1417^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.7%	118		19.8			19.8				44.4	43.9	34.4		41.4				34.8	30.7	22.5		29.9			$12,253	$11,912	$341
Lloyd Hance Community	Public	7-12	1510 Argonaut Rd.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lake County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-4167	21	1	20.1	71.4%	10 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)
Clearlake Creativity	Public, Alternative	K-12	6945 Old Highway 53	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Lake County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 995-9523	19	3	6.0	84.2%	14 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)

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