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Upper Lake Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5341^st

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Upper Lake Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 429 students in the Upper Lake Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 6% of all districts in California.

Academic performance at the school is very low and has declined sharply over several years, now ranking in the bottom 9% of all California elementary schools; notably, student proficiency in English is under 20% and in math is under 19%, with science scores at a critical 11.4%. This is despite the school spending significantly more per student ($23,500) than many nearby schools like Potter Valley Elementary ($13,360) and River Oak Charter ($13,770), which achieve much higher proficiency rates. There are also extreme inconsistencies between grades, such as 5th grade math proficiency being six times lower than in 4th grade.

The school's challenges are reflected in the broader area, as other local schools like Lucerne Elementary and Lakeport Elementary also perform poorly, though Upper Lake's chronic absenteeism rate (30.3%) is better than some neighbors. The stark contrast with higher-performing charter schools nearby, which serve similar communities, suggests factors beyond funding and demographics are influencing outcomes at Upper Lake Elementary.

429

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,523

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

679 Second St.
Upper Lake, CA 95485-0036

(707) 275-2357

District: Upper Lake Unified

Students who attend Upper Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Upper Lake Middle
High:	Upper Lake High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

Hispanic:

34.0%

American Indian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg16%

California avg41%

5,341^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 39 pts since 2019

From bottom 48% (2019) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1455^th of 1,543Upper Lake Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	5341 of 5857	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5258 of 5869	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4970 of 5859	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4190 of 5883	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	910 of 1417	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	3038 of 5789	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	5019 of 5597	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4963 of 5612	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	4213 of 5609	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3772 of 5635	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	734 of 1267	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2754 of 5492	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	3162 of 5413	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	4989 of 5107	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4551 of 5107	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	4418 of 5087	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4172 of 5084	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3285 of 4963	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	2636 of 4830	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5013 of 5460	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5176 of 5517	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4764 of 5363	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3195 of 5264	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	393 of 1110	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	2158 of 5173	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	2382 of 5084	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5166 of 5628	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	5062 of 5643	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5137 of 5638	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4204 of 5663	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	868 of 1272	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	3032 of 5510	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	3125 of 5431	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	2495 of 2598	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	2570 of 2651	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	2554 of 2661	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2511 of 2726	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	2176 of 2834	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	2129 of 2737	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Horrible principal! Does not care for her students. Very sad. She took fun activities away from students. Has some really good teachers and it's unfortunate they are under her thumb. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	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	5341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		15.5	5258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.4%	83	11.4		11.4	19.7	15.8	22.9				19.7	21.4	31.6	5.7				18.8	94.6	97.3		94.6	97.3	$21,523	$19,148	$2,375
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%)	13.1	5417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%					(n/a)				10.9	24.4					17.2	17.4	24.7					20.8	94.1	96.6	98.3	94.9		$24,000	$23,108	$892
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%)	16	5187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		25.4	4331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	856	16.7	11.5	14.7	15.2	25.0	26.8	26.9	36.4	23.1	25.0	21.2	21.9	12.2	15.4	13.6	11.5	16.1	91.1	91.1		91.1		$34,242	$31,988	$2,254
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%)								(n/a)																							$28,960	$25,008	$3,952
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%)	18.1	5002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		15.6	5248^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	246	14.9		14.9	34.1	18.8	23.0				25.4	30.7	15.3	13.8				20.0	96.4	98.2		96.4		$26,047	$23,926	$2,121
Potter Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1115	143	9	16.8	65.7%	83 (58.0%)	1 (0.7%)	41 (28.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	36.2	3463^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		38.7	3258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	205	38.5		38.5	16.7	20.0	42.3	38.9			31.2	33.3	26.7	30.8	33.3			31.2						$21,830	$19,078	$2,752
Oak Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Oak Manor Dr.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5180	417	19	22.5	93.3%	83 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (65.7%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	14.4	5318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		16.1	5205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	113	17.9		17.9	21.7	22.2	28.6	10.3			22.1	9.8	22.7	14.3	3.3			14.1	95.7		97.1			$20,174	$18,328	$1,846
East Lake	Public	K-7	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	4591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		12.8	5497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	906	5.6		5.6	37.0	38.5	10.5	32.0			30.9	33.3	19.2	15.8	16.0			21.7
River Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	555 Leslie St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	River Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-1855	245	11	22.1	38.4%	145 (59.2%)	5 (2.0%)	59 (24.1%)	8 (3.3%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	47.6	2728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		54.7	2308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	420	58.3	63.2	60.5	30.8	17.4	70.8	40.0	55.6	52.6	44.4	36.0	26.1	25.0	56.0	44.4	52.6	39.9	85.7		92.9	92.9
Tree of Life Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	241 Ford Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Tree of Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 462-0913	93	5	18.6	51.6%	52 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (25.8%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.8%)								(n/a)			92.9		46.2					59.2		38.5					40.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Upper Lake Elementary

What district is Upper Lake Elementary in?

Upper Lake Unified

Is Upper Lake Elementary a good school?

Upper Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Upper Lake Elementary?

Students at Upper Lake Elementary are 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% American Indian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Upper Lake Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Upper Lake Middle
High : Upper Lake High

How many students attend Upper Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Upper Lake Elementary.

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