Summary:
ZIP code 95453 has three high schools serving 381 students: Clear Lake High and Natural High (Continuation) serve grades 9–12, while Lloyd Hance Community serves grades 7–12. Test results are available for the first two schools, and both are below state proficiency in English, math, and science. Chronic absenteeism is also high at all three schools, ranging from 39% to 97%, compared with 18% statewide. The clearest academic concern is math: the two schools’ average proficiency is 22 percentage points below the state.
Natural High stands out in math and science, scoring 21% in math and 27% in science, compared with 10% and 17% at Clear Lake—gaps of 11 and 10 points. ELA is nearly tied: Clear Lake is slightly ahead at 43.1%, versus 42.9%. Neither school reaches the state’s 49% ELA, 38% math, or 36% science proficiency rate. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings place Natural High at the 43rd percentile and Clear Lake at the 30th. Among the three schools, Lloyd Hance has the highest reported chronic absenteeism, at 97%; Clear Lake is lowest, at 39%. Clear Lake and Natural High report graduation rates of 94% and 94%, respectively, above the 88% state rate.
Recent trends show a sharp improvement in ELA but a setback in math. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the schools’ average ELA proficiency rose 14 points, bringing it to 6 points below the state; their average math proficiency fell 14 points, widening the state gap to 22 points. Science improved by an average of 10 points, though the schools remain 14 points below the state on average. Context differs, too: in 2024–2025, Natural High had 25 students, a 24.5 student–teacher ratio, and 84% free/reduced lunch eligible; Clear Lake had 335 students, a ratio of 16, and 77% free/reduced lunch eligible. Lloyd Hance had 21 students and a 20.1 ratio. The low-income measure for all three schools is free/reduced lunch eligible for sy 2024–2025. No test-score figures are supplied for Lloyd Hance.
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