Summary:
Tulelake High is the only high school in Tulelake Basin Joint Unified; it serves grades 7–12 and enrolls 209 students. In 2025–26, its all-grades proficiency rates were 23% in English language arts (ELA), 14% in mathematics and 20% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%, respectively. That puts the school below the state in every subject, with gaps of 27 points in ELA, 24 in mathematics and 16 in science—the broad proficiency shortfall is the most important finding for families.
There is no top or bottom school to compare within the area because Tulelake High is the only school in the group. Its strongest relative results are graduation and dropout: in 2025–26, graduation was 100% versus 88% statewide, while dropout was 0% versus 8% statewide. Science was its strongest tested subject relative to the state, and it was 2 points above the district rate; ELA was the weakest, 27 points below the state and 4 below the district. Chronic absenteeism was 16%, below the state’s 18% and the district’s 17%. These favorable completion and attendance figures contrast with lower proficiency and offer a different part of the school’s picture.
Proficiency improved in all three subjects from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA rose 3 percentage points, mathematics 9 and science 11, while the school’s gaps with the state narrowed by 2, 8 and 8 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranked Tulelake High 1,387 of 2,137 schools in 2025–26, at the 35th percentile with two stars; its rank improved by 302 places and its percentile rose 13 points from the prior year. The school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 15.5, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. These are context about the school, not explanations for its results; with only one school in the area, there is no local school-to-school comparison.
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