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South Lake Tahoe, CA
Public School Ratings




South Lake Tahoe Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lake Tahoe Unified School District details

Lake Tahoe Unified School District
1021 Al Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

3,648 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

20 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Lake Tahoe Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.8% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
40%
44%
47%
30%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bijou Community School
3501 Spruce Ave.
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
KG-05
Elevated Digital Learning Academy School
1201 Lyons Ave.
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
KG-12
Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School
1095 San Bernardino Ave.
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
KG-05
Mt. Tallac High School
1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
09-12
Sierra House Elementary School
1709 Remington Trail
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
KG-05
South Tahoe High School
1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
09-12
South Tahoe Middle School
2940 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
06-08
Tahoe Valley Elementary School
943 Tahoe Island Dr.
South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.6% 23.2%
Black 0.3% 5.1%
Hispanic 47.6% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.9% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 43.1% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,471 $30,902,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $660 $2,406,000 4.4%
Staff $369 $1,346,000 2.5%
General Administration $335 $1,221,000 2.2%
School Administration $1,046 $3,814,000 7.0%
Operation $1,337 $4,876,000 9.0%
Transportation $407 $1,484,000 2.7%
Other $766 $2,795,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,918 $17,942,000 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,507 $5,496,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $14,896 $54,340,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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