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Kings Beach Elementary

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Kings Beach Elementary ranks 2174 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kings Beach Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 362 students in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified district, performing near state averages while serving a community with a higher level of economic need than many nearby schools.

Academically, the school's overall proficiency in English and math is close to the California average, but there are significant performance gaps for different groups of students, with those from lower-income families and Hispanic students scoring much lower than their white peers. A bright spot is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism falling from over 30% to just 10.4% in three years, which is now better than some neighboring schools like Truckee Elementary and Tahoe Lake Elementary. The school also operates with notably lower per-student spending than others in its district but achieves comparable results, suggesting efficient use of resources.

When compared to other local options, the differences are stark. Schools like Glenshire Elementary (in the same district) and charter schools such as Creekside Charter and Sierra Expeditionary Learning have higher test scores and rankings, but they also serve student populations with far fewer children from low-income families. Kings Beach shows some year-to-year volatility in test scores, indicating a potential need for more consistent programs, but its success in improving attendance is a very positive sign for future growth.

362

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,923

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (63rd 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg55%

California avg41%

2,174^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified

253^rd of 1,543Tahoe-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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)80th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-40 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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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 (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 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
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%)	57.9	2174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.9%		64.4	1857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	317	34.0		34.0	42.6	51.2	51.0				48.0	41.8	61.0	43.4				47.7	94.9	96.9		96.9			$30,923	$30,332	$591
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	$32,466	$32,160	$306
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%)	92.8	487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.9	757^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	270	57.5		57.5	78.4	79.8	73.4				77.0	75.7	82.1	62.8				73.0							$26,038	$25,732	$306
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%)	85.1	918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		79.6	1167^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	249	54.2	66.7	60.4	66.7	73.9	66.7	61.5	43.5	66.7	63.2	75.0	47.8	62.5	65.4	39.1	58.3	58.3
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%)	98.2	50^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.5	124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	74	79.2	78.3	78.7	91.3	88.0	95.8	85.7	91.7	87.0	90.0	95.7	80.0	83.3	71.4	83.3	78.3	82.1	91.4	94.3	91.4	94.3	94.3
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%)	49.1	2641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.9%		55.8	2247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	394	33.8		33.8	46.0	38.7	44.8				43.1	46.7	33.3	43.5				41.0	95.9						$25,127	$24,574	$553

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 2174^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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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

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