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Lower Lake High

Q: Is Lower Lake High a good school?

Lower Lake High ranks in the bottom 20.5% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Lower Lake High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 966 students attended Lower Lake High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lower Lake High?

Students at Lower Lake High are 58% Hispanic, 30% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Lower Lake High?

Lower Lake High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Burns Valley Elementary : East Lake Elementary : Lower Lake Elementary Elementary : Pomo

Public Grades 9-12

1719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 20% of California high schools

Summary

Lower Lake High is a public high school serving about 966 students in grades 9-12 within the Konocti Unified School District, a district that faces significant challenges across the state.

The school has struggled academically, with proficiency rates in core subjects like math being critically low at under 4%, which is far below both state averages and nearby schools such as Middletown High and Clear Lake High. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 40% of students missing significant school time, a rate that is more than double the state average and higher than most surrounding high schools. While the school's graduation rate has recovered to near the state average after a sharp pandemic drop, its academic performance has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.

Notably, Lower Lake High spends significantly more per student than comparable schools in the area, yet these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes. The school does perform better than its district's continuation school, Carle (William C.) High (Continuation), across key metrics. Comparisons show that other local schools with similar student demographics, like Kelseyville High, achieve higher test scores and have lower absenteeism with much lower spending, raising questions about resource effectiveness and highlighting areas for potential improvement.

966

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$59,822

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9430 A Lake St.
Lower Lake, CA 95457-0799

(707) 994-6471

District: Konocti Unified

Feeder schools for Lower Lake High:

Elementary:	Burns Valley
	East Lake
	Lower Lake Elementary
	Pomo

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.3%

White:

30.0%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg13%

California avg41%

1,719^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Konocti Unified

1485^th of 1,543Konocti 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.2	2702 of 2781	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	2700 of 2740	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	2322 of 2715	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	2319 of 2497	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	1480 of 1531	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1362 of 1491	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	873 of 1521	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1374 of 1540	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1311 of 1442	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	7.4	2507 of 2531	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	2483 of 2509	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	2141 of 2380	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.2	2335 of 2374	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2317 of 2359	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1771 of 2213	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	10.4	2458 of 2531	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2400 of 2458	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2055 of 2369	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	2430 of 2538	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2495 of 2527	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	2065 of 2407	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	1.6	676 of 677	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	662 of 665	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	551 of 554	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	1489 of 1531	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.1	1528 of 1543	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	1551 of 1555	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1542 of 1602	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1719 of 2162	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1559 of 2159	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1786 of 2170	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1649 of 2123	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1048 of 1290	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1260 of 2133	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	1088 of 2017	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.1	1420 of 2021	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.3	1219 of 2039	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.3	995 of 1994	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.4	1174 of 2426	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.4	1202 of 2354	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	1063 of 2367	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.9	1201 of 2281	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	1157 of 2238	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	1107 of 2117	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.5	1002 of 2063	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.0	838 of 1968	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.7	678 of 1901	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.5	716 of 1653	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	1131 of 1161	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1096 of 1117	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	823 of 1085	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	880 of 1064	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	938 of 1044	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	428 of 467	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	604 of 941	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	262 of 938	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1536 of 1906	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1379 of 1915	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1648 of 1915	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1631 of 1858	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	951 of 1054	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1216 of 1833	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1121 of 1760	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1506 of 1900	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1461 of 1902	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1653 of 1917	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1349 of 1861	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1138 of 1814	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	918 of 1742	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	275 of 410	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1574 of 2013	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1470 of 2026	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1743 of 2030	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1561 of 1943	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	917 of 1126	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1176 of 1937	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	825 of 1862	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1602 of 1942	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1487 of 1948	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1604 of 1963	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1431 of 1916	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	918 of 1122	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1155 of 1880	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	950 of 1834	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	84 of 85	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	568 of 577	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	473 of 574	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	398 of 422	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	990 of 1252	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	682 of 1216	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1145 of 1197	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1073 of 1155	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1007 of 1173	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1087 of 1193	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1141 of 1204	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	895 of 1222	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	823 of 1173	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)43rd percentile+40 vs school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)2nd percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile-4 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-19 vs school

Migrant (2025)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics4%-34 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Feel sorry for the students. Uncredentialed teachers, extremely poor leadership, generational poverty, superintendent and school board are an absolute joke. Close Quote

Schools Near Lower Lake High

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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
Lower Lake High	Public	9-12	9430 A Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6471	966	45	21.3	75.8%	290 (30.0%)	14 (1.4%)	563 (58.3%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.2%)	18.7	1719^th of 2162 public high schools	20.5%		26.7	1559^th of 2159 public high schools	27.8%	160	11.9	11.9	27.8	27.8	3.7	3.7	$59,822	$8,713	$51,109
Carle (William C.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	9345 Winchester St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-1033	85	6	14.6	77.6%	30 (35.3%)	3 (3.5%)	41 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (10.6%)	8.6	2090^th of 2162 public high schools	3.3%		14.7	1825^th of 2159 public high schools	15.5%	265	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Loconoma Valley High	Public	10-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4170	10	1	10.0	70.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$15,595	$3,350	$12,245
Middletown High	Public	9-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4140	421	23	18.3	55.1%	247 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (31.6%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.1%)	67.4	649^th of 2162 public high schools	70.0%		59.1	794^th of 2159 public high schools	63.2%	145	36.4	36.0	73.0	73.0	23.6	23.6	$15,940	$787	$15,153
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
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 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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lower Lake High

What is the racial makeup of Lower Lake High?

Students at Lower Lake High are 58% Hispanic, 30% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Lower Lake High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 966 students attended Lower Lake High.

What schools feed into Lower Lake High?

Lower Lake High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burns Valley
Elementary : East Lake
Elementary : Lower Lake Elementary
Elementary : Pomo

What district is Lower Lake High in?

Konocti Unified

Is Lower Lake High a good school?

Lower Lake High ranks in the bottom 20.5% of California high schools.

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