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Mountain Lakes High

Public Grades 10-12

1745^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 19% of California high schools

Summary

Mountain Lakes High is a very small public high school serving just 68 students in grades 10-12 within the Gateway Unified School District in Shasta Lake, California, and it faces significant challenges with student attendance and academic achievement.

The school's most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 9 out of 10 students missing a large amount of school, a rate far higher than nearby schools like Central Valley High (24.6%) and Shasta High (17.6%). This is reflected in very low proficiency rates in core subjects like math (5.88%) and English (17.65%), which are dramatically lower than both the state average and other local schools, including its higher-performing district neighbor, Central Valley High. The graduation rate is 63.2%, well below the state average, while the dropout rate is notably high.

Interestingly, Mountain Lakes High spends considerably more per student ($27,151) than most comparison schools, including high-performing University Preparatory ($12,257), yet these resources have not led to comparable outcomes. The school serves a population with high economic need, and its small size and grade configuration suggest it may function with a specialized mission, similar to a continuation school like Pioneer Continuation High, though it receives more funding per student.

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,409

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.
Shasta Lake, CA 96003-8401

(530) 275-7000

District: Gateway Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Hispanic:

13.2%

American Indian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (63% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,745^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Gateway Unified

1018^th of 1,543Gateway 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	16.9	1745 of 2162	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2013 of 2159	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1870 of 2170	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1899 of 2123	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	2067 of 2133	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1420 of 2017	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	1749 of 2021	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	1570 of 2039	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1638 of 1994	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	1870 of 2426	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	1577 of 2354	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.2	1489 of 2367	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.8	1663 of 2281	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	993 of 2238	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	24.1	1354 of 2117	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.5	1122 of 2063	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	1026 of 1968	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.7	971 of 1901	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.9	888 of 1653	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1801 of 1906	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1812 of 1915	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1726 of 1858	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1630 of 2013	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1854 of 2026	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1931 of 2030	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1813 of 1943	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1911 of 1937	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1267 of 1862	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1551 of 1942	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1808 of 1948	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1680 of 1963	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1710 of 1916	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1862 of 1880	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1372 of 1834	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1086 of 1155	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1166 of 1173	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1144 of 1193	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1171 of 1204	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1003 of 1173	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 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 (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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain Lakes High	Public	10-12	17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.	Shasta Lake	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7000	68	4	18.0	94.1%	48 (70.6%)	2 (2.9%)	9 (13.2%)	3 (4.4%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	16.9	1745^th of 2162 public high schools	19.3%		10.9	2013^th of 2159 public high schools	6.8%	268		15.0		16.7				17.7	17.7				5.9	5.9	$35,409	$30,634	$4,775
Gateway Community Day	Public	7-12	17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.	Shasta Lake	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7000	12	2	4.8	75.0%	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)															$91,593	$78,742	$12,851
Central Valley High	Public	9-12	4066 La Mesa Ave.	Shasta Lake	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7075	583	27	21.9	71.5%	350 (60.0%)	7 (1.2%)	103 (17.7%)	23 (3.9%)	49 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (8.1%)	85.3	306^th of 2162 public high schools	85.8%		77.4	450^th of 2159 public high schools	79.2%	144		49.2		49.2				71.0	71.0				44.9	44.9	$26,633	$24,922	$1,711
Shasta County Independent Study	Public	6-12	3711 Oasis Rd.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Shasta County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0163	102	4	25.3	74.5%	63 (61.8%)	4 (3.9%)	23 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.8%)	25.3	1590^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%		18.7	1727^th of 2159 public high schools	20.0%	137			16.7	15.8				20.0	30.0				3.9	7.5	$19,878	$18,752	$1,126
Pioneer Continuation High	Public	9-12	2650 Eighth St.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 243-1880	215	15	14.2	76.7%	133 (61.9%)	9 (4.2%)	37 (17.2%)	4 (1.9%)	16 (7.4%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.5%)	9.1	2062^nd of 2162 public high schools	4.6%		14.9	1821^st of 2159 public high schools	15.7%	241		0.0		1.5				11.8	11.8				1.3	1.3	$4,259	$3,324	$935
Shasta High	Public	9-12	2500 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 241-4161	1,268	62	20.4	48.1%	809 (63.8%)	34 (2.7%)	225 (17.7%)	64 (5.0%)	69 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	58 (4.6%)	83.2	356^th of 2162 public high schools	83.5%		90.7	209^th of 2159 public high schools	90.3%	147		44.7		44.9				66.0	66.0				50.7	50.7	$7,135	$5,872	$1,263
University Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2200 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	University Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2790	1,009	48	21.1	31.7%	691 (68.5%)	8 (0.8%)	123 (12.2%)	67 (6.6%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	104 (10.3%)	96.2	75^th of 2162 public high schools	96.5%		93.5	145^th of 2159 public high schools	93.3%	70	55.6	65.4	54.6	58.5	72.7	77.3	79.6	85.0	78.4	51.0	57.4	61.6	57.1	56.8
Shasta Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	2200 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2760	76	7	10.3	46.1%	52 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.5%)	3 (3.9%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.9%)	86.9	266^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%		76.1	469^th of 2159 public high schools	78.3%	203		48.6		47.2				77.8	77.8				44.4	44.4	$4,788	$3,920	$868
Shasta Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	307 Park Marina Cir.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2600	283	15	19.2	37.8%	191 (67.5%)	3 (1.1%)	42 (14.8%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.9%)	79.6	416^th of 2162 public high schools	80.8%		77.8	440^th of 2159 public high schools	79.6%	24		48.6		48.6				63.9	63.9				38.9	38.9
Enterprise High	Public	9-12	3411 Churn Creek Rd.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 222-6601	1,148	54	21.2	65.7%	547 (47.6%)	68 (5.9%)	269 (23.4%)	153 (13.3%)	52 (4.5%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.7%)	55.7	917^th of 2162 public high schools	57.6%		76.8	462^nd of 2159 public high schools	78.6%	455		30.2		30.2				45.6	45.6				31.6	31.6	$7,940	$6,040	$1,900

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Lakes High

How many students attend Mountain Lakes High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 68 students attended Mountain Lakes High.

Is Mountain Lakes High a good school?

Mountain Lakes High ranks in the bottom 19.3% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Lakes High?

Students at Mountain Lakes High are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Mountain Lakes High in?

Gateway Unified

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