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Lake Elementary

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Lake Elementary ranks 2112 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lake Elementary is a highly-regarded, small K-8 public school serving 196 students in Orland, CA, operating as its own Lake Elementary district, which ranks in the top 20% statewide.

Academically, the school shines in English Language Arts, with 66% of students testing proficient, well above the state average of 49%; math and science scores are also solidly above average. A standout strength is the school's exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4%, far below the state's 19%, indicating a strong culture of attendance and engagement. The school achieves these strong results while serving a student population where about 43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, performing significantly better than other nearby schools with similar economic demographics, such as Kirkwood Elementary.

When compared to other schools in the area, Lake is part of a pocket of high-performing options, alongside Plaza Elementary and Nord Country. Notably, Lake's middle school grades (6-8) show remarkable strength in ELA, though there is a notable performance dip in 5th grade that the school may be addressing. The school also operates efficiently, with per-student spending lower than some neighboring schools in the Orland Joint Unified district that have weaker results.

196

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,222

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4672 County Road North
Orland, CA 95963-8122

(530) 865-1255

District: Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

Hispanic:

33.7%

American Indian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,112^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

358^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

296^th of 1,543Lake Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	2112 of 5857	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	1602 of 5869	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	2140 of 5859	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	1431 of 5883	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	632 of 1417	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	1834 of 5789	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	2659 of 5662	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	2747 of 5692	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.9	2185 of 5614	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.3	1923 of 5611	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.4	1657 of 5530	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	1119 of 5390	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	1359 of 5377	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	52.1	2445 of 5314	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.9	2883 of 5193	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	2358 of 5113	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.3	2712 of 5113	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	2077 of 4818	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.1	2390 of 4822	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.2	1866 of 4809	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1855 of 5597	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	1448 of 5612	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1631 of 5609	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	886 of 5635	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	409 of 1267	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	3052 of 5492	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4253 of 5413	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	2304 of 5460	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	2196 of 5084	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	3343 of 5628	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	2023 of 5643	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	1637 of 5663	71.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	1406 of 2598	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	1351 of 2651	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	1252 of 2661	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1303 of 2726	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	1535 of 2834	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1929 of 2737	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	358 of 2761	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	836 of 2783	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	717 of 2781	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	937 of 2740	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	314 of 894	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	629 of 2715	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	242 of 2480	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.9	313 of 2508	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	69.0	676 of 2497	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	65.6	748 of 2477	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	85.9	170 of 2379	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	55.9	922 of 2259	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	934 of 2236	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.9	1288 of 2179	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.1	1241 of 2005	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.5	515 of 1999	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	59.5	638 of 1804	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	535 of 1777	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.9	436 of 1769	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	70.5	604 of 2531	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	1139 of 2509	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	185 of 738	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	952 of 2380	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	88.0	170 of 2369	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	1365 of 2552	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.7	222 of 2407	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	285 of 1520	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	742 of 1537	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	727 of 1543	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	834 of 1555	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	690 of 1602	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.4	179 of 1496	88.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)93rd percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2023)76th percentile~ school

Male (2024)47th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)						CSA Spanish Listening (2025)						CSA Spanish Writing (2025)						CSA Spanish Reading (2025)						CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Elementary	Public	K-8	4672 County Road North	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1255	196	10	20.6	43.4%	124 (63.3%)	1 (0.5%)	66 (33.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	59.1	2112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.9%		69.9	1602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.7%	510																									24.0	50.0	34.9	71.4	54.6	24.0	89.5	81.0	88.9	65.9	81.0	40.9	12.0	73.7	28.6	55.6	46.8							$32,222	$30,338	$1,884
Mill Street Elementary	Public	K-2	102 Second St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1240	521	27	19.3	86.9%	121 (23.2%)	3 (0.6%)	374 (71.8%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)																																										93.6		98.4	94.7	97.9	98.4	$23,951	$21,946	$2,005
Fairview Elementary	Public	3-5	1308 Fairview St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Orland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1235	458	20	22.4	84.9%	112 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	318 (69.4%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	12.7	5448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		13	5479^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	31																									13.1		13.1	19.6	24.7	20.3				21.5	16.5	18.1	9.2				14.5							$24,017	$22,066	$1,951
Capay Joint Union Elementary	Public	K-8	7504 Cutting Ave.	Orland	95963	Tehama County	Capay Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1222	211	10	21.1	41.2%	118 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	39.7	3237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.7%		66.2	1769^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	1468																									23.5	15.8	19.4	34.8	40.9	17.7	33.3	41.2	21.1	31.9	60.9	31.8	23.5	41.2	23.5	10.5	33.0							$28,319	$27,024	$1,295
Plaza Elementary	Public	K-8	7322 County Road 24	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Plaza Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1250	215	10	21.5	29.8%	123 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	76.9	1287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		76.5	1317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	30																									56.5	52.6	54.8	69.6	77.3	69.6	30.4	71.4	70.0	64.4	87.0	81.8	39.1	39.1	71.4	52.6	61.8							$27,101	$24,766	$2,335
Kirkwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2049 Kirkwood Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Kirkwood Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7773	105	5	21.0	41.0%	90 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										23.1	34.8		15.4				53.9	40.9		30.8				15.4	31.8							$28,129	$27,828	$301
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	393	22	18.1	91.3%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (92.6%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	16.2	5169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		20.6	4798^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	371	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.8	14.8	11.1	11.1	13.6	8.3	11.8	3.7	19.2	3.7	4.6	4.2	7.1	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	1.6	12.8	17.4	15.1	10.2	7.8	22.2	32.6	32.6	13.3	19.4	26.5	11.8	10.9	32.6	11.6	15.2	18.2							$21,715	$21,250	$465
Columbia Academy	Public	K-8	1785 Columbia Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7797	8	2	3.9		3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Olive View Elementary	Public	K-6	1402 Fig St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7715	549	23	23.8	89.6%	104 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	433 (78.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17.1	5089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.9	5036^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.2%	53																									13.6		13.6	19.7	31.6	22.5	14.9			22.9	29.9	25.0	8.0	20.4			20.3	95.9	96.9			96.9	96.9	$18,171	$16,876	$1,295
Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 California St.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Nord Country District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3138	213	10	22.3	15.0%	174 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	89.1	710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.1	946^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	236																									72.0	71.4	71.7	70.8	68.0	96.0	56.5	42.9	81.0	69.8	75.0	84.0	72.0	43.5	9.5	42.9	56.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Elementary

How many students attend Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Elementary?

Students at Lake Elementary are 63% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Is Lake Elementary a good school?

Lake Elementary ranks 2112^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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