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Mt. Tallac High

Public Grades 9-12

2128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 2% of California high schools

Summary

Mt. Tallac High is a very small, alternative high school serving about 50 students in grades 9-12 within the Lake Tahoe Unified school district in South Lake Tahoe, sharing its location with the much larger comprehensive South Tahoe High.

The school serves a high-needs population and faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, which has exceeded 90% for several years, and very low academic proficiency rates, ranking it in the bottom 2% of all California high schools. While it offers a smaller class size than South Tahoe High, these structural advantages have not translated into stronger outcomes, and its performance has declined over the past decade.

In contrast, the broader Lake Tahoe Unified district performs near the state average, and South Tahoe High shows significantly higher test scores and lower absenteeism. The data suggests Mt. Tallac High functions as an alternative program for students with substantial barriers to traditional education, though its educational model has struggled to improve outcomes for its vulnerable student population.

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,612

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150-3718

(530) 543-2264

District: Lake Tahoe Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

White:

34.0%

American Indian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (68% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg40%

California avg43%

2,128^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified

734^th of 1,543Lake Tahoe 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	7.7	2128 of 2162	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2109 of 2159	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1863 of 2170	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1887 of 2123	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1783 of 2133	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1559 of 2017	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	1541 of 2021	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	1696 of 2039	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	1598 of 1994	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	1655 of 2426	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.3	1878 of 2354	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	2095 of 2367	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.8	1911 of 2281	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	1383 of 2238	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	8.7	1907 of 2117	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.8	1553 of 2063	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	1760 of 1968	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.7	1631 of 1901	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.9	1235 of 1653	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	9.7	1829 of 1915	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	1890 of 1900	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1786 of 1917	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1754 of 1814	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1967 of 2013	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1810 of 2030	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1699 of 1937	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1379 of 1862	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1920 of 1942	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1765 of 1963	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1845 of 1880	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)4th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)4th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy5%-44 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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	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 10th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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
Mt. Tallac High	Public	9-12	1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2264	50	3	16.9	70.0%	17 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	7.7	2128^th of 2162 public high schools	1.6%		9.2	2109^th of 2159 public high schools	2.3%	19				4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	$34,612	$33,722	$890
South Tahoe High	Public	9-12	1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 541-4111	1,076	55	19.6	46.7%	457 (42.5%)	4 (0.4%)	519 (48.2%)	47 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.3%)	51.3	1014^th of 2162 public high schools	53.1%		56	855^th of 2159 public high schools	60.4%	159	27.5	27.3	27.5	41.5	41.5	27.7	27.7	$21,739	$20,304	$1,435
Alpine County Secondary Community Day	Public, Virtual	7-12	43 Hawkside Dr.	Markleeville	96120	Alpine County	Alpine County Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 694-2230	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Tallac High

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Tallac High?

Students at Mt. Tallac High are 58% Hispanic, 34% White, 4% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Mt. Tallac High in?

Lake Tahoe Unified

Is Mt. Tallac High a good school?

Mt. Tallac High ranks in the bottom 1.6% of California high schools.

How many students attend Mt. Tallac High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 50 students attended Mt. Tallac High.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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