Summary:
The Kelseyville Unified district operates three high schools serving grades 9-12 in a predominantly rural area of Lake County, where a significant majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Kelseyville High is the district's main comprehensive school and stands out with a strong 92% graduation rate, outperforming both the district and state averages. While its English Language Arts scores are relatively solid for the area, its math proficiency is very low at under 9%, indicating a key academic challenge shared across the district. In contrast, the two much smaller alternative schools, Educational Donaldson Education Center and Kelseyville Community Day, face severe issues with chronic absenteeism, with over 80% of students missing significant school, and Donaldson reports a much lower graduation rate of 73%.
Overall, the district ranks in the bottom 10% statewide, highlighting systemic challenges. Parents should note the stark differences between school types: the main high school offers greater stability and higher graduation odds but struggles with math achievement, while the alternative schools provide small, intensive settings with very high per-student resources but grapple with profound attendance barriers that hinder student outcomes.
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