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Tulelake High

Public Grades 7-12
1689th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,162 California High Schools
Better than 22% of California high schools
Summary

Tulelake High is a public school serving about 209 students in grades 7-12 in the rural community of Tulelake, California, as part of the Tulelake Basin Joint Unified School District.

The school presents a complex picture, with very low scores on state tests in English, math, and science but an exceptionally high graduation rate of over 97%. This means that while nearly all students earn their diplomas, their mastery of core academic subjects, as measured by standardized tests, is significantly below state averages. On a positive note, the school has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half in recent years to a rate that is now better than the state average.

Performance has declined overall in the last several years, and this trend is more pronounced for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school operates with a favorable student-to-teacher ratio, but per-student spending has varied widely. As a school in a district ranked in the bottom 10% statewide, Tulelake High faces broader systemic challenges, though its success in keeping students in school and getting them to graduate points to strong support systems within the building.

209
Students ?
15.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,514
Per pupil spending ?
82.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 850 Main St.
       Tulelake, CA  96134-0547

(530) 667-2292

District: Tulelake Basin Joint Unified


Feeder schools for Tulelake High:

Elementary:    Tulelake Basin Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.0%
White:
17.2%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025
Strengths
✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school12%
District avg19%
California avg41%
Middle school
2,644th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 4%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,689th of 2,162
California public high schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 41 pts since 2015
From top 37% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1396th of 1,543Tulelake Basin Joint 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20259.12644 of 27614.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.42465 of 278311.4%★☆☆☆☆
202313.12568 of 27817.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.32595 of 27405.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.6765 of 89414.4%★☆☆☆☆
201921.22132 of 271521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.41710 of 248031.0%★★☆☆☆
201741.61344 of 250846.4%★★☆☆☆
201632.11575 of 249736.9%★★☆☆☆
201520.62001 of 247719.2%★☆☆☆☆
201325.91848 of 237922.3%★☆☆☆☆
201222.01867 of 225917.4%★☆☆☆☆
201119.91908 of 223614.7%★☆☆☆☆
201026.11694 of 217922.3%★☆☆☆☆
200928.81504 of 206327.1%★☆☆☆☆
200840.11152 of 200542.5%★★☆☆☆
200755.3779 of 199961.0%★★★☆☆
200636.71100 of 180439.0%★★☆☆☆
200563.4557 of 177768.7%★★★☆☆
200435.91062 of 176940.0%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202338.2835 of 152145.1%★★☆☆☆
202247.8528 of 154065.7%★★★☆☆
201975.8162 of 144288.8%★★★★☆
201852.7381 of 136472.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.42423 of 25334.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.52513 of 25310.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.72354 of 25096.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.7674 of 7388.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.42062 of 238013.4%★☆☆☆☆
201817.21940 of 226214.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20258.32337 of 23952.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.02117 of 238811.3%★☆☆☆☆
202315.22169 of 23748.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.52290 of 23592.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.61725 of 221322.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.01335 of 207235.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20257.02499 of 25421.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.42207 of 257914.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.32144 of 253115.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.62337 of 24584.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.3544 of 72124.5%★☆☆☆☆
201916.52129 of 236910.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.71395 of 223037.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.12419 of 25344.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.92174 of 255214.8%★☆☆☆☆
202320.32070 of 253818.4%★☆☆☆☆
202213.22366 of 25276.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.1575 of 76324.6%★☆☆☆☆
201841.11223 of 227346.2%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202520.11689 of 216221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.21443 of 215933.2%★★☆☆☆
202324.71604 of 217026.1%★☆☆☆☆
202254.4838 of 212360.5%★★★☆☆
202149.5613 of 129052.5%★★★☆☆
201967.6592 of 213372.2%★★★★☆
201836.41285 of 201736.3%★★☆☆☆
201755.9889 of 202156.0%★★★☆☆
201659.1802 of 203960.7%★★★☆☆
201560.6731 of 199463.3%★★★☆☆
201333.21230 of 242649.3%★★☆☆☆
201236.31145 of 235451.4%★★★☆☆
201147.2860 of 236763.7%★★★☆☆
201046.8843 of 228163.0%★★★☆☆
200941.8960 of 223857.1%★★★☆☆
200852.5615 of 211770.9%★★★★☆
200748.2697 of 206366.2%★★★☆☆
200656.0547 of 196872.2%★★★★☆
200555.9486 of 190174.4%★★★★☆
200451.1475 of 165371.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202337.4621 of 106441.6%★★☆☆☆
201993.526 of 94197.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202524.31452 of 190623.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.81528 of 191520.2%★☆☆☆☆
202243.4973 of 185847.6%★★☆☆☆
201957.6680 of 183362.9%★★★☆☆
201840.21113 of 176036.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.01602 of 190015.7%★☆☆☆☆
202435.01262 of 190233.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.01330 of 191730.6%★★☆☆☆
202255.2720 of 186161.3%★★★☆☆
201960.1637 of 181464.9%★★★☆☆
201827.01250 of 174228.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202516.21671 of 201317.0%★☆☆☆☆
202448.1986 of 202651.3%★★★☆☆
202331.51378 of 203032.1%★★☆☆☆
202269.6451 of 194376.8%★★★★☆
202154.8465 of 112658.7%★★★☆☆
201961.7640 of 193767.0%★★★☆☆
201825.91332 of 186228.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.21609 of 194217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202443.91018 of 194847.7%★★☆☆☆
202319.51547 of 196321.2%★☆☆☆☆
202160.8396 of 112264.7%★★★☆☆
201973.4436 of 188076.8%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile+37 vs school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2023)42nd percentile+16 vs school
Female (2025)24th percentile~ school
Male (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state
Science8%-24 vs state
Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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Students at Tulelake High are 78% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% Two or more races.

Tulelake High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Tulelake Basin Elementary

Tulelake High ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Tulelake High.


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