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Lucerne Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lucerne Elementary is a public K-8 school serving 282 students in the small, rural community of Lucerne, California, where it operates within the Lucerne Elementary district, which faces significant challenges ranking in the bottom 6% of all districts in the state.

The school is navigating a difficult regional context, with high rates of student poverty and chronic absenteeism that are common across Lake County. While Lucerne spends more per student ($19,754) than many nearby schools like Cobb Mountain Elementary ($13,143) and Kelseyville Elementary ($17,933), its academic results remain low, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and 16% in math. Its recent performance has been volatile, showing a notable decline in its statewide ranking this year.

Compared to other local schools with similar student demographics, such as Pomo and Burns Valley in the Konocti Unified district, Lucerne's outcomes are somewhat better, but they still lag behind peers like East Lake. The data suggests that improving education in this area will likely require community-wide efforts addressing broader issues like attendance and poverty, rather than changes at this school alone.

282

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,754

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3351 Country Club Dr.
Lucerne, CA 95458-1083

(707) 274-5578

District: Lucerne Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

41.5%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,187^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,327^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1447^th of 1,543Lucerne 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	16.0	5187 of 5857	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4331 of 5869	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4659 of 5859	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	4637 of 5883	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	1045 of 1417	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4600 of 5789	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4991 of 5662	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	4988 of 5692	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	5046 of 5614	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	3973 of 5611	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	4271 of 5530	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	3649 of 5390	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.7	1769 of 5377	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.8	2859 of 5314	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.0	3370 of 5193	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.6	3858 of 5113	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.6	4035 of 5113	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.0	3518 of 4818	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.7	3121 of 4822	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.4	3223 of 4809	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5051 of 5597	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3914 of 5612	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4926 of 5609	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3707 of 5635	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	751 of 1267	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3993 of 5492	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	4957 of 5413	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	4231 of 5107	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4441 of 5107	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4790 of 5460	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3718 of 5517	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	4096 of 5363	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	4289 of 5264	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	706 of 1110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3902 of 5173	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4444 of 5084	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	4856 of 5628	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4411 of 5643	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4073 of 5638	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4518 of 5663	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1088 of 1272	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4663 of 5510	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4744 of 5431	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	2504 of 2598	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	2486 of 2651	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	2387 of 2661	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2448 of 2726	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2476 of 2834	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	2610 of 2737	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2327 of 2761	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1412 of 2783	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1627 of 2781	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1943 of 2740	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	623 of 894	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2214 of 2715	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2283 of 2480	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	2236 of 2508	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	2194 of 2497	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	2216 of 2477	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	2115 of 2379	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	1868 of 2259	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	1577 of 2236	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	1860 of 2179	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	1662 of 2063	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.4	1233 of 2005	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	818 of 1999	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.0	970 of 1804	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.5	944 of 1777	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.1	1129 of 1769	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	2487 of 2533	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	1036 of 2551	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	1497 of 2531	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1282 of 2509	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	589 of 738	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.0	1678 of 2213	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	2177 of 2542	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.4	1062 of 2579	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	1512 of 2531	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1648 of 2458	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	449 of 721	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1899 of 2369	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	2080 of 2230	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1963 of 2534	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1630 of 2552	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1423 of 2538	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2195 of 2527	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	413 of 763	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2035 of 2407	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1853 of 2273	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1360 of 1520	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1002 of 1537	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1231 of 1543	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1352 of 1555	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1491 of 1602	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1435 of 1496	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2019)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

Science15%-18 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)							% 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 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
Lucerne Elementary	Public	K-8	3351 Country Club Dr.	Lucerne	95458	Lake County	Lucerne Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 274-5578	282	14	20.1	84.4%	132 (46.8%)	3 (1.1%)	117 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	16	5187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		25.4	4331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	856	16.7	11.5	14.7	15.2	25.0	26.8	26.9	36.4	23.1	25.0	21.2	21.9	12.2	15.4	13.6	11.5	16.1	91.1	91.1			91.1		$19,754	$3,004	$16,750
Lakeport Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3005	530	26	20.3	81.5%	188 (35.5%)	7 (1.3%)	221 (41.7%)	14 (2.6%)	46 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.6%)	13.1	5417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%					(n/a)				10.9	24.4					17.2	17.4	24.7					20.8	94.1	96.6	98.3		94.9		$15,348	$2,131	$13,217
Shade Canyon	Public, Charter	K-8	4335 Sylar Ln.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Shade Canyon District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 245-7757	64	4	16.0	42.2%	40 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)								(n/a)																								$23,640	$4,438	$19,202
East Lake	Public	K-7	13050 High Valley Rd.	Clearlake Oaks	95423	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 998-3387	195	9	22.2	79.5%	88 (45.1%)	2 (1.0%)	82 (42.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.7%)	23	4591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.6%		12.8	5497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	906	5.6		5.6	37.0	38.5	10.5	32.0			30.9	33.3	19.2	15.8	16.0			21.7
Kelseyville Elementary	Public	K-5	5065 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-4232	543	25	21.7	75.0%	192 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	305 (56.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	18.1	5002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.6%		15.6	5248^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.6%	246	14.9		14.9	34.1	18.8	23.0				25.4	30.7	15.3	13.8				20.0	96.4	98.2			96.4		$17,933	$2,575	$15,358
Upper Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	679 Second St.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-2357	429	21	20.9	83.4%	193 (45.0%)	2 (0.5%)	146 (34.0%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (12.4%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.0%)	14	5341^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		15.5	5258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.4%	83	11.4		11.4	19.7	15.8	22.9				19.7	21.4	31.6	5.7				18.8	94.6	97.3			94.6	97.3	$23,500	$3,589	$19,911
Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	10505 Fairway Dr.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 277-6050	287	13	22.0	65.9%	157 (54.7%)	3 (1.0%)	80 (27.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.9%)	16.6	5142^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		16.8	5142^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%		11.1		11.1	15.0	28.6	20.4				21.7	15.0	36.7	9.3				20.3							$18,787	$1,853	$16,934
Pomo	Public	K-7	3350 Acacia St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6744	702	27	26.0	85.3%	186 (26.5%)	6 (0.9%)	424 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.7%)	7	5781^st of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		8.5	5752^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.0%	29	2.9		2.9	20.5	11.7	8.6	15.2			13.5	18.1	7.8	0.0	6.4			7.6	92.4	96.7		95.7	94.6	96.7	$73,711	$11,370	$62,341
Burns Valley	Public	K-7	3620 Pine St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-2272	568	23	24.6	82.2%	120 (21.1%)	10 (1.8%)	376 (66.2%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.3%)	11.1	5563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.5	5660^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.6%	97	5.4		5.4	11.8	23.9	19.4	22.4			19.5	21.1	14.9	5.4	13.6			13.9							$100,119	$15,328	$84,791
Lower Lake Elementary	Public	K-7	9240 Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-5787	743	28	26.3	80.1%	235 (31.6%)	11 (1.5%)	407 (54.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.3%)	11	5564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%		13.7	5425^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	139	14.7		14.7	16.5	21.4	23.4	18.0			19.9	10.3	12.1	8.1	10.8			10.2	96.3			98.2	97.2	98.2	$73,065	$11,210	$61,855

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucerne Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lucerne Elementary?

Students at Lucerne Elementary are 47% White, 41% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

Is Lucerne Elementary a good school?

Lucerne Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lucerne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Lucerne Elementary.

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