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North Tahoe Middle

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North Tahoe Middle ranks 741 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 73% of California middle schools

Summary

North Tahoe Middle is a public school serving 301 students in grades 6-8 in Tahoe City, operating within the highly-rated Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District and consistently performing above California state averages in English, Math, and Science.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, North Tahoe has some distinct characteristics. It has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than nearby Alder Creek Middle in the same district, yet its academic proficiency rates are below both the district average and Alder Creek's. Its chronic absenteeism rate is similar to Alder Creek's and much lower than South Tahoe Middle in the neighboring Lake Tahoe Unified district. The school serves a student population with a moderate level of economic need, falling between its two comparison schools in this regard.

The school's performance shows some notable patterns, including a significant achievement gap between different student subgroups and year-to-year volatility in results for students with special education needs. Academically, English scores tend to peak in 7th grade, while math performance is more consistent across grades. Despite having substantial resources, the school faces the challenge of improving outcomes to match the high performance of its district, particularly as it works to ensure all student groups are served effectively.

301

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,292

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2945 Polaris Rd.
Tahoe City, CA 96145-5099

(530) 581-7050

District: Tahoe-Truckee Unified

Students who attend North Tahoe Middle usually attend:

High:

North Tahoe High

Feeder schools for North Tahoe Middle:

Elementary:	Kings Beach Elementary
	Tahoe Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

45.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg55%

California avg41%

741^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	67.1	741 of 2761	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	533 of 2783	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	572 of 2781	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	571 of 2740	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	301 of 894	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	638 of 2715	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	542 of 2480	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.3	508 of 2508	79.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	431 of 2497	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	464 of 2477	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	58.2	934 of 2379	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	855 of 2259	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	660 of 2236	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	62.7	715 of 2179	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.9	884 of 2063	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.4	1201 of 2005	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.3	1031 of 1999	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.2	592 of 1804	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.3	714 of 1777	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.8	519 of 1769	70.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.0	421 of 1531	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	80 of 354	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	978 of 1491	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	795 of 1369	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	664 of 1478	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	471 of 1521	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	422 of 1540	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	31.3	308 of 363	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	682 of 1442	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	643 of 1364	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	641 of 2533	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	401 of 2551	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	493 of 2531	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	663 of 2509	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	266 of 738	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	694 of 2380	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	583 of 2262	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1493 of 2395	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	990 of 2388	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	1025 of 2374	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	1175 of 2359	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	1112 of 2213	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1012 of 2072	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1351 of 2542	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	871 of 2579	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	883 of 2531	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	800 of 2458	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	281 of 721	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	724 of 2369	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	1079 of 2230	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	819 of 2534	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	624 of 2552	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	592 of 2538	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	434 of 2527	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	247 of 763	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	525 of 2407	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	462 of 2273	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1068 of 1566	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.0	251 of 1552	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	583 of 1531	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	287 of 1520	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	215 of 1537	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	227 of 1543	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	162 of 1555	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	175 of 1602	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	115 of 1496	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-36 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science42%+9 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Tahoe Middle	Public	6-8	2945 Polaris Rd.	Tahoe City	96145	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 581-7050	301	20	14.6	41.2%	146 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (45.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	67.1	741^st of 2761 public middle schools	73.2%		77.7	533^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.8%	208	42.1	42.1	50.5	59.1	47.4	52.1	42.9	44.3	45.8	44.3	$30,292	$571	$29,721
Alder Creek Middle	Public	6-8	10931 Alder Dr.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2750	535	28	19.0	29.7%	340 (63.6%)	2 (0.4%)	158 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	84.7	377^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.3%		84	396^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.8%	19	52.5	52.5	63.3	67.6	66.5	65.8	52.1	53.5	58.0	54.4	$27,627	$312	$27,315
South Tahoe Middle	Public	6-8	2940 Lake Tahoe Blvd.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 541-6404	716	37	19.3	50.1%	316 (44.1%)	3 (0.4%)	344 (48.0%)	29 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	43.8	1365^th of 2761 public middle schools	50.6%		46.5	1268^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.4%	97	29.2	29.2	44.4	43.9	30.4	39.3	31.7	36.2	30.1	32.5	$9,841	$575	$9,266

Frequently Asked Questions about North Tahoe Middle

What district is North Tahoe Middle in?

Tahoe-Truckee Unified

How many students attend North Tahoe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended North Tahoe Middle.

Is North Tahoe Middle a good school?

North Tahoe Middle ranks 741^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of North Tahoe Middle attend?

Students who attend North Tahoe Middle usually go on to attend North Tahoe High

What is the racial makeup of North Tahoe Middle?

Students at North Tahoe Middle are 49% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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