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Upper Lake High

Public Grades 9-12

1655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 23% of California high schools

Summary

Upper Lake High is a public high school serving about 307 students in grades 9-12 in a rural area of Lake County, California, within the Upper Lake Unified district.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with test scores in core subjects well below state averages, though they are generally similar to other local high schools like Kelseyville High and Clear Lake High. A major area of concern is chronic absenteeism, with over a third of students missing significant school, a rate much higher than the state average and nearby Potter Valley High. Despite these hurdles, Upper Lake High excels at graduating its students, with a rate of 94.6% that surpasses the state average and is a key strength.

An interesting finding is that Upper Lake High spends significantly more per student than surrounding schools, yet this higher investment does not currently translate into stronger academic results. The school's performance has also been inconsistent from year to year. These trends are part of broader regional patterns, as the local district and others like Kelseyville Unified face similar challenges. The school's strong success in getting students to graduate provides a solid foundation for future improvements.

307

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,708

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

675 Clover Valley Rd.
Upper Lake, CA 95485-9220

(707) 275-2338

District: Upper Lake Unified

Feeder schools for Upper Lake High:

Elementary:	Upper Lake Elementary
Middle:	Upper Lake Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Hispanic:

35.8%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg16%

California avg41%

1,655^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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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	21.9	1655 of 2162	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1365 of 2159	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1506 of 2170	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1488 of 2123	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	843 of 1290	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1618 of 2133	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	1019 of 1161	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1531 of 1906	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1488 of 1915	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1307 of 1915	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1411 of 1858	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	761 of 1054	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1521 of 1833	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1114 of 1760	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1401 of 1900	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1219 of 1902	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1439 of 1917	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1403 of 1861	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1353 of 1814	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1278 of 1742	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1575 of 2013	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1296 of 2026	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1392 of 2030	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1350 of 1943	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	633 of 1126	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1417 of 1937	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1312 of 1862	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1494 of 1942	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	947 of 1948	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.9	1463 of 1963	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1378 of 1916	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	755 of 1122	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1429 of 1880	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1522 of 1834	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1071 of 1155	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	931 of 1173	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	999 of 1193	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1027 of 1204	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1102 of 1222	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1054 of 1173	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

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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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	21.9	1655^th of 2162 public high schools	23.5%		35.1	1365^th of 2159 public high schools	36.8%	290	15.3	15.3	26.0	26.0	8.3	8.3	$25,708	$5,109	$20,599
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)
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)							$12,907	$3,759	$9,148
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%)	36.8	1335^th of 2162 public high schools	38.3%					(n/a)	9.1	9.1	27.3	27.3	36.4	36.4	$9,007	$22	$8,985
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%)	33	1424^th of 2162 public high schools	34.1%		25.2	1580^th of 2159 public high schools	26.8%	156	14.9	14.7	30.3	30.3	23.9	23.9	$12,544	$563	$11,981
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)							$67,860	$745	$67,115
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)							$31,877	$00	$31,877
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)							$13,533	$606	$12,927
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%)	28.6	1510^th of 2162 public high schools	30.2%		24.3	1600^th of 2159 public high schools	25.9%	90	15.5	15.2	40.2	40.2	8.9	8.9	$20,928	$1,871	$19,057
Mendocino County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	2240 Old River Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Mendocino County Regional Occupational Center/Regional Occu	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 467-5123	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Upper Lake High

What is the racial makeup of Upper Lake High?

Students at Upper Lake High are 51% White, 36% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Upper Lake High?

Upper Lake High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Upper Lake Elementary
Middle : Upper Lake Middle

How many students attend Upper Lake High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Upper Lake High.

What district is Upper Lake High in?

Upper Lake Unified

Is Upper Lake High a good school?

Upper Lake High ranks in the bottom 23.5% of California high schools.

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