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Tahoe Valley Elementary

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Tahoe Valley Elementary ranks 2982 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2982^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tahoe Valley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 395 students in the Lake Tahoe Unified school district in South Lake Tahoe, showing a recent positive trend in its statewide ranking.

The school serves a community with significant economic needs, and while it shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners, it faces a major challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is much higher than at nearby schools like Meyers Elementary. Academically, test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, though the school has been improving from much lower results in recent years. A striking comparison exists within its own district, as Meyers Elementary, just a few miles away, has significantly higher test scores and lower absenteeism with a less economically disadvantaged student population.

Despite receiving comparable funding to other schools in Lake Tahoe Unified, Tahoe Valley's outcomes lag, highlighting the complex challenges it navigates. The school is on an upward trajectory, having moved out of the state's lowest ranking tier, and its efforts to reduce absenteeism and boost scores are showing results. Parents should note the school's dedicated support for high-needs students and its improving path, while being aware of the performance gaps with some neighboring schools in the region.

395

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,348

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

943 Tahoe Island Dr.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150-4200

(530) 543-2350

District: Lake Tahoe Unified

Students who attend Tahoe Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Tahoe Middle
High:	South Tahoe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

White:

41.3%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

!Near the bottom of Lake Tahoe Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,982^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary 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	43.4	2982 of 5857	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3375 of 5869	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4334 of 5859	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4141 of 5883	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	4270 of 5789	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4974 of 5662	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	4464 of 5692	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.4	3661 of 5614	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	3514 of 5611	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.1	3248 of 5530	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.1	2610 of 5390	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.1	3162 of 5377	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.1	3349 of 5314	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	2488 of 5193	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.6	3228 of 5113	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.7	3241 of 5113	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	2848 of 4818	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.5	1979 of 4822	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.2	2797 of 4809	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	782 of 3162	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	32.9	2330 of 3245	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	3188 of 3311	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	2207 of 3275	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2987 of 5597	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3449 of 5612	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4187 of 5609	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4365 of 5635	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4747 of 5492	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	5222 of 5413	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	3153 of 5107	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2843 of 5107	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4259 of 5087	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4606 of 5084	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3994 of 4963	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3784 of 4830	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	2193 of 5460	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	2694 of 5517	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.6	4405 of 5363	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2977 of 5264	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	3398 of 5173	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4450 of 5084	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	2832 of 5628	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	3033 of 5643	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	4125 of 5638	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3482 of 5663	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	3335 of 5510	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4056 of 5431	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1925 of 2598	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2239 of 2651	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2421 of 2661	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2303 of 2726	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	2605 of 2834	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	2674 of 2737	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Monday, May 11, 2020

Tahoe Valley Elementary has an emphasis in performing arts. This school has a first rate stage with lighting for performances, and a staff with expertise in music and drama. The school has a well-equipped science lab. The school is in always kept in top condition, due to snow load remodeling. The play area has new equipment and is surrounded by the natural beauty of Lake Tahoe's trees and mountains. Students are kept abreast in the latest in technology. Each child has their own netbook to use at Tahoe Valley Elementary. Most importantly, Tahoe Valley has a dedicated and talented staff whose primary objective is the success of their students. Close Quote

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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)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Tahoe Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	943 Tahoe Island Dr.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2350	395	18	21.9	61.3%	163 (41.3%)	1 (0.3%)	190 (48.1%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)	43.4	2982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.1%		36.9	3375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	393	30.5	30.5	52.4	45.7	39.3	46.1	36.5	27.7	29.3	31.6	84.1	87.4		85.4	86.1	86.1	$10,348	$497	$9,851
Sierra House Elementary	Public	K-5	1709 Remington Trail	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2327	418	20	20.9	58.9%	160 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	200 (47.8%)	24 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)	61.5	1989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		64.8	1829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	160	39.7	39.7	56.1	41.3	61.1	52.3	55.1	47.5	33.8	45.3	91.8	96.7		91.8	96.7	95.1	$10,110	$554	$9,556
Bijou Community	Public	K-5	3501 Spruce Ave.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2337	422	18	23.4	59.0%	126 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (64.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	40.7	3170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		44.9	2867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.2%	303	35.5	35.5	39.4	46.6	48.4	44.6	34.9	19.0	25.8	26.9	92.8				95.7		$10,614	$644	$9,970
Meyers Elementary	Public	K-5	1095 San Bernardino Ave.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2371	334	14	23.8	27.2%	250 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.3%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.6%)	89.7	680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		89	751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	71	57.1	57.1	74.6	75.5	73.4	74.4	71.4	67.4	56.3	64.8	92.4	95.5		95.5	93.9	93.9	$8,966	$484	$8,482
Diamond Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	35 Hawkside Dr.	Markleeville	96120	Alpine County	Alpine County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 694-2238	51	5	10.2	76.5%	16 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						35.5				25.0							$50,498	$5,722	$44,776
Tahoe Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Grove St.	Tahoe City	96145	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2700	282	14	20.8	28.0%	183 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (25.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	75.8	1345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		61.3	2018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.6%	673	56.8	56.8	51.2	45.7	63.6	53.4	63.6	56.5	61.4	60.5	95.2	96.8	96.8	95.2	95.2	96.8	$30,098	$312	$29,786
Silver Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	1325 Sugarloaf Ave.	Kyburz	95720	El Dorado County	Silver Fork Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 293-3163	10	2	5.0	40.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$20,458	$138	$20,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Tahoe Valley Elementary

How many students attend Tahoe Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Tahoe Valley Elementary.

What district is Tahoe Valley Elementary in?

Lake Tahoe Unified

What schools do graduates of Tahoe Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tahoe Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Tahoe Middle
High : South Tahoe High

What is the racial makeup of Tahoe Valley Elementary?

Students at Tahoe Valley Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 41% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Tahoe Valley Elementary a good school?

Tahoe Valley Elementary ranks 2982^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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