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South Tahoe High

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South Tahoe High ranks 1014 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 53% of California high schools

Summary

South Tahoe High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,076 students in the scenic Lake Tahoe Unified School District, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating and ranking in the middle to upper-middle range of all California high schools.

The school stands out as the academic anchor of its district, with a 93.5% graduation rate that exceeds both district and state averages, suggesting strong support systems to help students complete their diplomas. However, academic proficiency in core subjects like math is below the state average, and the school is actively working to address a concerning rate of chronic student absences. Performance can vary for different groups of students, and the school's statewide ranking has seen a recent decline.

Within the district, South Tahoe High significantly outperforms the only other local high school, Mt. Tallac High, in graduation rates, test scores, and attendance, indicating the two schools likely serve different student populations with Mt. Tallac High functioning as an alternative program.

1,076

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,734

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(530) 541-4111

District: Lake Tahoe Unified

Feeder schools for South Tahoe High:

Elementary:	Bijou Community
	Sierra House Elementary
	Tahoe Valley Elementary
Middle:	South Tahoe Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

White:

42.5%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2013 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,014^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	51.3	1014 of 2162	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	855 of 2159	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	696 of 2170	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	869 of 2123	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	762 of 2133	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	943 of 2017	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	656 of 2021	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	1014 of 2039	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.4	1008 of 1994	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.8	540 of 2426	77.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.0	351 of 2354	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	60.4	501 of 2367	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	60.2	515 of 2281	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	64.6	347 of 2238	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	64.1	390 of 2117	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	65.3	343 of 2063	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.1	282 of 1968	85.7%	★★★★☆
2005	70.3	249 of 1901	86.9%	★★★★☆
2004	58.4	366 of 1653	77.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	612 of 1161	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	710 of 1117	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	562 of 1052	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	223 of 1085	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	31.9	778 of 1064	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	631 of 1044	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	518 of 941	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	534 of 938	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	872 of 1906	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	656 of 1915	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	514 of 1915	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	771 of 1858	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	727 of 1833	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	817 of 1760	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1321 of 1900	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1175 of 1902	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	1000 of 1917	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	1103 of 1861	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1159 of 1814	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1105 of 1742	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1163 of 2013	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1207 of 2026	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	850 of 2030	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	1255 of 1943	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	825 of 1937	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	1033 of 1862	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	967 of 1942	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	906 of 1948	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	854 of 1963	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	811 of 1916	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	706 of 1880	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	983 of 1834	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	357 of 574	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	641 of 1252	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	448 of 1216	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	878 of 1197	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	602 of 1155	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	468 of 1173	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	483 of 1193	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	604 of 1204	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	505 of 1222	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	675 of 1173	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)38th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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Schools Near South Tahoe 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 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	$11,127	$494	$10,633
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	$10,734	$584	$10,150
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 South Tahoe High

What district is South Tahoe High in?

Lake Tahoe Unified

What is the racial makeup of South Tahoe High?

Students at South Tahoe High are 48% Hispanic, 42% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is South Tahoe High a good school?

South Tahoe High ranks 1014^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Tahoe High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,076 students attended South Tahoe High.

What schools feed into South Tahoe High?

South Tahoe High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bijou Community
Elementary : Sierra House Elementary
Elementary : Tahoe Valley Elementary
Middle : South Tahoe Middle

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