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Tahoe Lake Elementary

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Tahoe Lake Elementary ranks 1345 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tahoe Lake Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 282 students in the scenic Tahoe City area, forming a solid, 4-star-rated part of the high-performing Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in math and science, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both state and district averages. It also shows notable effectiveness in supporting students from lower-income families compared to similar schools. However, performance can vary year-to-year for specific student groups. With a per-student spending of over $30,000, Tahoe Lake is one of the more well-resourced schools in its district, though its strong results are not the highest in the area. For context, nearby Donner Trail Elementary achieves exceptional scores with even higher funding, while Glenshire Elementary gets excellent results with slightly less.

When looking at the broader region, the top-performing schools are charter schools like Creekside Charter and Sierra Expeditionary Learning, which have very low chronic absenteeism. Tahoe Lake's own absenteeism rate has improved dramatically after a post-pandemic spike but remains an area to watch. Overall, the school provides a quality education in a district that generally outperforms neighboring ones like Lake Tahoe Unified, where schools face greater economic challenges.

282

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,098

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Grove St.
Tahoe City, CA 96145

(530) 582-2700

District: Tahoe-Truckee Unified

Students who attend Tahoe Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Tahoe Middle
High:	North Tahoe High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

California avg41%

1,345^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	75.8	1345 of 5857	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	2018 of 5869	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	1637 of 5859	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	1341 of 5883	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	400 of 1417	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	1016 of 5789	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	2019 of 5662	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	2585 of 5692	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.0	2957 of 5614	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.6	3095 of 5611	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.1	2054 of 5530	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	83.4	822 of 5193	84.2%	★★★★☆
2008	92.7	338 of 5113	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	92.7	367 of 5113	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	562 of 4818	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	80.2	917 of 4822	81.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.2	1021 of 4809	78.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	63.4	515 of 2128	75.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	39.5	1787 of 3246	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	1448 of 5597	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	2054 of 5612	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	1759 of 5609	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	1570 of 5635	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	377 of 1267	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	919 of 5492	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	2276 of 5413	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	2249 of 5107	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.6	4065 of 5107	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4390 of 5087	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	2068 of 5084	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	803 of 4963	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	27.2	3752 of 4830	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	841 of 5460	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	1908 of 5517	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	3356 of 5363	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	2096 of 5264	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	565 of 5173	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	35.5	3355 of 5084	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	1193 of 5628	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	1850 of 5643	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	1500 of 5638	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	1101 of 5663	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	341 of 1272	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	1053 of 5510	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	1732 of 5431	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	1231 of 2635	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	901 of 2598	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	1656 of 2651	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	1122 of 2661	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	841 of 2726	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	711 of 2834	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	1025 of 2737	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)76th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2024)53rd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)45th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+5 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
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
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		$14,126	$215	$13,911
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			$17,176	$581	$16,595
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							$12,467	$00	$12,467
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						$27,245	$580	$26,665
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							$27,159	$312	$26,847
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
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
Donner Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	52755 Donner Pass Rd.	Truckee	96161	Nevada County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2720	55	4	13.7	5.5%	52 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	96.2	227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.7	289^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.1%	62	80.0		80.0	69.2		86.7				83.3	76.9		100.0				91.7							$36,602	$312	$36,290

Frequently Asked Questions about Tahoe Lake Elementary

What schools do graduates of Tahoe Lake Elementary attend?

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

Middle : North Tahoe Middle
High : North Tahoe High

What district is Tahoe Lake Elementary in?

Tahoe-Truckee Unified

Is Tahoe Lake Elementary a good school?

Tahoe Lake Elementary ranks 1345^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tahoe Lake Elementary?

Students at Tahoe Lake Elementary are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Tahoe Lake Elementary?

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

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