Public school · Tahoe-Truckee Unified

North Tahoe High — Rating & test scores

2945 Polaris Road, Tahoe City · 468 students · Grades 9–12

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North Tahoe High and North Tahoe Middle share this address in the state’s school directory. OpenStreetMap maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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Scope Score 81

StrongScope Score · 76th percentile. Higher than 76 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 100% of the class graduated in four years (124 of 124); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 124
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is North Tahoe a good high school?

Strong. North Tahoe is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced6164%
Math, Proficient or Advanced6735%
English, Advanced6230%
Math, Advanced6213%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance6417 in 100
North Tahoe’s place among California high schools, out of 100Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s other high schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

78 of 449 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, close to the average Tahoe-Truckee Unified high school.

Each bar is North Tahoe’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 449. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Tahoe-Truckee Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does North Tahoe say about itself?

We haven’t read North Tahoe’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open nths.ttusd.org (opens in a new tab)

Schools like it

How does North Tahoe compare with schools like it?

North Tahoe’s Scope Score is 81. 182 California high schools, counting North Tahoe, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 80. North Tahoe’s result is higher than 104 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 182

  1. Students from low-income families: 31%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 37%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 40%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 32%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

182 California public high schools where 30% to 42% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 30% to 42% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of North Tahoe’s share. The count includes North Tahoe. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 64% to 63% and math from 35% to 36%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202664%72%70%Tahoe-Truckee UnifiedDistrict63%North TahoeNorth Tahoe57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202644%41%40%Tahoe-Truckee UnifiedDistrict36%North TahoeNorth Tahoe32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s line combines its 2 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringNorth TahoeTahoe-Truckee UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201772%64%60%68
201866%58%56%100
201948%58%57%102
202270%71%55%104
202363%65%55%114
202465%63%56%127
202564%71%57%124
202663%70%57%103
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringNorth TahoeTahoe-Truckee UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201741%44%32%68
201850%44%31%100
201946%46%32%100
202233%41%27%104
202334%35%27%113
202442%40%28%129
202535%40%30%125
202636%40%32%103

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English (reading and writing); near it in math.

English

63%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

9283330
Tahoe-Truckee Unified70%California57%

Math

36%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

36282115
Tahoe-Truckee Unified40%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 36% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 27 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school30%33%28%9%103
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Tahoe-Truckee Unified37%33%20%10%293
Math, grade 11 · This school15%21%28%36%103
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Tahoe-Truckee Unified18%22%25%35%289

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 103 tested in English, 103 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 56% of students. 78 of 449 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

17in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (78 of 449 students).

At the average Tahoe-Truckee Unified high school: 16 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.8% of students were suspended at least once (8 of 454). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

468

students in grades 9–12.

White 56%Hispanic or Latino 38%Two or more races 3%

Family income

36%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 169 of 468. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

30

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

10% were in their first year.

93% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

62%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (13 of 21 students).

Tahoe-Truckee Unified: 57%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White56%
Hispanic or Latino38%
Two or more races3%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 23.5 of 25.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups at North Tahoe have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 53 tested49%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 53 tested19%California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 56 tested77%California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 56 tested48%California 44%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 41 tested46%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 41 tested20%California 21%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Tahoe-Truckee Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 53 tested
English49%−655%049%
Math19%−322%−423%
White · 56 tested
English77%−481%+968%
Math48%+147%+444%
Hispanic or Latino · 41 tested
English46%+145%−349%
Math20%020%−121%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Tahoe-Truckee Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 74% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 67% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

74%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

66%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 124 of 124 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

74%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 92 of 124 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

66%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 82 of 124 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

67% enrolled in college within 12 months · 101 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓10 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓12 · 12%
  • California community college25 · 25%
  • In-state private3 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year18 · 18%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled33 · 32%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
67%enrolled in college within a year

101 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California10 (10%)
  • California State University12 (12%)
  • California community college25 (25%)
  • In-state private3 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year18 (18%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled33 (32%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 124 of 124 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 92 of 124 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 82 of 124 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
42
Admitted
26
Enrolled
8

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC Santa CruzApplied 28 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 27 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 25 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 24 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 20 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 17 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 6 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 5 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 42 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 2024Applied 45 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2023Applied 40 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2022Applied 44 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2021Applied 31 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2020Applied 36 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2019Applied 24 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2018Applied 28 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 5
  • Fall 2017Applied 19 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2016Applied 24 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 7

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
53
Admitted
52
Enrolled
15

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 148 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 16
  • San Diego StateApplied 137 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 15
  • Chico StateApplied 106 · Admitted 101 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 92 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 71 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 52 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 47 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 46 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 45 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 41 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 39 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 26 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 20 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 15 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 9 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 53 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2024Applied 65 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2023Applied 48 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2022Applied 54 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2021Applied 47 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 10
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science2
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course14 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Precalculus
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Human Geography
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about North Tahoe. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$26,142 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $16 million.

$26,142

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$15,102
The school’s share of district office costs
$11,040
Of the total, from federal funds
$550
  • North Tahoe$26,142
  • Tahoe-Truckee Unified high schools$24,181
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s yearly plan

$16million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$5million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $16 million of $107 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Tahoe-Truckee Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around North Tahoe like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 96145. They are not figures for the families at North Tahoe.

Typical household income in a year

$112,875

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 96145.

Typical home value
$962,600
People who live in this ZIP code
3,441
Typical age
41.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
58%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to North Tahoe. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?19% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (53 students tested); the same group across California: 23%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into North Tahoe, and how do I get in?

Ask Tahoe-Truckee Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Kings Beach Elementary
    Scope Score 83Strong · 82nd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    North Tahoe Middle
    Scope Score 81Strong · 77th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    North Tahoe High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

Not a next step: the school sharing this address. North Tahoe Middle (77th percentile, Strong, among middle schools, 2026) has the same street address in the state’s school directory.

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Kings Beach Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 83 · Strong · 82nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Tahoe Lake Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 77th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • North Tahoe Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 77th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is North Tahoe?

Address
2945 Polaris Road, Tahoe City 96145Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Joanna MitchellAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 13, 2019.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Tahoe-Truckee Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is North Tahoe a good high school?

North Tahoe High has a Scope Score of 81. It scored higher than 76 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 76th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 17 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average Tahoe-Truckee Unified high school. 1.8% of students (8 of 454) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 27 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 49% of low-income students in grade 11 at North Tahoe High in Tahoe City scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 14 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

67% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #357 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math21%5622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)74%6920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math50%6018%
Chronically absent16 in 100605%
Suspension rate0.4% (2 of 474)635%
English learners: top level24%625%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–258176#357California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1916 in 1001.1% (5 of 439)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2413 in 1001.0% (5 of 510)
2024–2516 in 1000.4% (2 of 474)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1110330%33%28%9%63%57%+6

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1110315%21%28%36%36%32%+4

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English10330%63%
2026 · Math10315%36%
2025 · English12430%64%
2025 · Math12513%35%
2024 · English12724%65%
2024 · Math12917%42%
2023 · English11428%63%
2023 · Math11312%34%
2022 · English10419%70%
2022 · Math1046%33%
2019 · English10226%48%
2019 · Math10019%46%
2018 · English10035%66%
2018 · Math10025%50%
2017 · English6843%72%
2017 · Math6810%41%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English12464%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math12535%
2024 · Grade 11 · English12765%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math12942%
2023 · Grade 11 · English11463%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math11334%
2022 · Grade 11 · English10470%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math10433%
2019 · Grade 11 · English10248%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math10046%
2018 · Grade 11 · English10066%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math10050%
2017 · Grade 11 · English6872%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math6841%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide10210%32%55%3%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income5349%−60
White5677%−4+9
Hispanic or Latino4146%+1−3
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 17 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.4% (2 of 474) → 2025–26 · 1.8% (8 of 454) · +1.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female16 in 10021 in 100+5 in 100
Male15 in 10014 in 100−1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino23 in 10022 in 100−1 in 100
Two or more races2 of 153 of 15—
White10 in 10014 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities10 of 4013 of 49—
English learners5 of 1710 of 25—
Low-income24 in 10023 in 100−1 in 100
All students16 in 10017 in 100+1 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 74% · numerator 92 students classified Prepared · denominator 124 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 79% · AP-pathway numerator 73 · denominator 92 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 92 of 124 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
79%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
66%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
67%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025422683.914.124.22
20244528143.924.003.98
20234027103.904.004.14
2022442474.084.184.31
20213127124.124.154.28
20203624114.084.144.08
2019241264.104.214.13
2018281354.054.234.24
20171914114.184.224.20
2016241874.034.144.26

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025203under 3
Berkeley202411under 3under 3
Berkeley2023153under 3
Berkeley202227under 3under 3
Berkeley2021224under 3
Davis2025246under 3
Davis2024226under 3
Davis2023216under 3
Davis20222511under 3
Davis202116103
Irvine20259under 3under 3
Irvine2024213under 3
Irvine2023144under 3
Irvine2022183under 3
Irvine20215under 3under 3
Los Angeles202517under 3under 3
Los Angeles2024203under 3
Los Angeles202319under 3under 3
Los Angeles20221733
Los Angeles202112under 3under 3
Merced202555under 3
Merced202454under 3
Merced202366under 3
Riverside202565under 3
Riverside202465under 3
Riverside202354under 3
San Diego2025257under 3
San Diego2024213under 3
San Diego202323under 3under 3
San Diego2022225under 3
San Diego2021175under 3
Santa Barbara2025276under 3
Santa Barbara20243053
Santa Barbara2023254under 3
Santa Barbara2022325under 3
Santa Barbara2021248under 3
Santa Cruz202528193
Santa Cruz202428164
Santa Cruz20232713under 3
Santa Cruz20222611under 3
Santa Cruz20211917under 3
Universitywide202542268
Universitywide2024452814
Universitywide2023402710
Universitywide202244247
Universitywide2021312712

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count11
AP enrollment (male/female)224
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)491

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California1010%
California State University1212%
California community college2525%
In-state private33%
Out-of-state, 4-year1818%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled3332%

101 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 67% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,885 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,945 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$244 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 468

Central federal expenditures attributed here$306 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 468

District current expense · FY 2024–25$27,067 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 56%Instruction support 11%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$55,247,30356.34%56%
Instruction support$11,380,47511.61%11%
Student services$12,661,27512.91%13%
Administration$6,553,4256.68%7%
Buildings & maintenance$10,514,55010.72%11%
Other$1,701,8891.74%2%
Total$98,058,917100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $98,058,917 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$18,885 per pupil
2020$18,129 per pupil
2019$18,822 per pupil
2018$16,401 per pupil
2017$15,681 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 96145 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 96145 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$112,875
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)58%
ZIP-area population3,441
Median age41.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 96145 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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