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Kings Beach Elementary

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Kings Beach Elementary ranks 1877 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kings Beach Elementary serves 362 students in grades K–5 in Kings Beach, a community on Lake Tahoe’s north shore. Its clearest academic concern is English language arts (ELA): 45% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 49% statewide and 62% in Tahoe-Truckee Unified. Third-grade ELA is especially low at 37%, versus 44% statewide and 58% districtwide; even the next-lowest nearby school, Tahoe Lake Elementary, had 53%. The most important finding is that ELA—especially in third grade—is the school’s most pronounced weakness compared with the state, district and nearby schools.

Science is Kings Beach’s strongest subject in local and broader comparisons: 55% were proficient, versus 36% statewide and 49% districtwide, and the school was 9 points above the nearby-school average. It ranked second among the four nearby district schools, behind Glenshire Elementary. Math is also above the state and district: 55% proficiency compared with 38% statewide and 52% districtwide, though it was 2 points below the nearby-school average. By contrast, Kings Beach’s overall ELA rate was slightly below even Truckee Elementary, the lowest of the three nearby peers. Results vary by grade, too: fourth-grade math and fifth-grade ELA are comparatively stronger spots.

Over the four supplied years, ELA fell from 50% to 45%, moving from above the state rate to below it; math and science ended near their starting levels, but fluctuated considerably in between. SchoolDigger ranked Kings Beach in the 68th statewide percentile and gave it 3 stars in 2025–2026, third among the four nearby schools with rankings. Its 20.0:1 student–teacher ratio was the lowest among six nearby schools, and 45% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students was at the 40th percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 23rd percentile the year before, but below the school’s overall ranking.

362

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,413

Per pupil spending ?

45.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

8125 Steelhead
Kings Beach, CA 96143-1177

(530) 582-3730

District: Tahoe-Truckee Unified

Students who attend Kings Beach Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Tahoe Middle
High:	North Tahoe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

White:

40.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Tahoe-Truckee Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg56%

California avg42%

1,877^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified

290^th of 1,530Tahoe-Truckee 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
2026	64.0	1877 of 5817	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	2174 of 5857	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	1857 of 5869	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	1590 of 5859	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	2094 of 5883	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	678 of 1417	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	2719 of 5789	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	2601 of 5662	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.3	1601 of 5692	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	61.1	1941 of 5614	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.6	2583 of 5611	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	1891 of 5530	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.2	2534 of 5193	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.4	2583 of 5113	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.9	3436 of 5113	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.9	3524 of 4818	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.0	3408 of 4822	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.2	3920 of 4809	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	2756 of 3162	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	1356 of 3245	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	2219 of 3311	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	465 of 602	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	2215 of 3275	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	3045 of 3246	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	1527 of 5581	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.7	2111 of 5597	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	1578 of 5612	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	1525 of 5609	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	1912 of 5635	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	641 of 1267	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2617 of 5492	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	3358 of 5413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	3048 of 5094	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	3919 of 5107	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2430 of 5107	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	2279 of 5087	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2692 of 5084	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4306 of 4963	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4391 of 4830	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	2851 of 5423	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.9	4803 of 5460	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	3126 of 5517	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	3279 of 5363	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2861 of 5264	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	905 of 1110	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4560 of 5173	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	3437 of 5084	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	2318 of 5603	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	2164 of 5628	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	2074 of 5643	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	1581 of 5638	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	2173 of 5663	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	539 of 1272	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	2682 of 5510	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1722 of 5431	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1708 of 2847	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	530 of 2536	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	515 of 2598	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	713 of 2651	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	140 of 2661	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	568 of 2726	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	1372 of 2834	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	1174 of 2737	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)79th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+19 vs state

Mathematics55%+16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kings Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	8125 Steelhead	Kings Beach	96143	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3730	362	18	20.0	45.0%	146 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	193 (53.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	64	1877^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.7%		57.9	2174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.9%	297	55.0		55.0	36.5	45.1	57.5				44.8	52.4	61.5	50.0				54.8	≥ 98%		$26,413	$591	$25,822
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%)	71.3	1515^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.0%		75.8	1345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%	170	38.6		38.6	52.8	62.8	54.6				56.4	54.7	60.5	54.6				56.4	≥ 98%		$27,042	$306	$26,736
Glenshire Elementary	Public	K-5	10990 Dorchester Dr.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3720	499	21	23.9	15.2%	371 (74.3%)	2 (0.4%)	64 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.0%)	93.5	444^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.4%		92.8	487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%	43	64.8		64.8	75.3	77.3	79.6				77.4	75.3	73.3	64.8				71.0	98%	0%	$23,828	$306	$23,522
Sierra Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11603 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Sierra Expeditionary Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3701	216	10	21.6	20.4%	129 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (31.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	86.2	851^st of 5817 public elementary schools	85.4%		85.1	918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%	67	72.7	37.5	54.4	70.8	64.0	72.7	53.9	65.4	37.5	60.5	62.5	76.0	54.6	69.2	65.4	54.2	64.0	≥ 95%		$14,254	$00	$14,254
Creekside Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1916 Chamonix Pl.	Olympic Valley	96146	Placer County	Creekside Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 581-1036	233	11	21.1	6.9%	181 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.9%)	98	65^th of 5817 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.2	50^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%	15	84.0	73.9	79.2	100.0	72.0	92.0	96.0	72.7	73.9	84.5	95.7	92.0	76.0	76.0	77.3	73.9	81.8	92%	0%
Truckee Elementary	Public	K-5	11911 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2650	515	24	21.3	49.3%	213 (41.4%)	2 (0.4%)	271 (52.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	50.9	2559^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.0%		49.1	2641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%	82	34.2		34.2	55.2	46.1	35.8				45.1	58.8	35.9	34.2				42.1	98%	0%	$23,496	$553	$22,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Kings Beach Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kings Beach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kings Beach Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Tahoe Middle
High : North Tahoe High

How many students attend Kings Beach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Kings Beach Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kings Beach Elementary?

Students at Kings Beach Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 40% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Kings Beach Elementary in?

Tahoe-Truckee Unified

Is Kings Beach Elementary a good school?

Kings Beach Elementary ranks 1877^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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