How does North Tahoe High compare to other high schools in Tahoe City?

North Tahoe High has a SchoolScope composite score of 67.6/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 249 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at North Tahoe High?

21.3% of students at North Tahoe High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 49.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at North Tahoe High?

15.7% of students at North Tahoe High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

North Tahoe High

High School

Tahoe-Truckee Unified Tahoe CityPlacer County96145

📍 2945 Polaris Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

491 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

35%

Teachers

26 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

100.0%

AP Exam Prepared

79.3%

A-G Completion

66.1%

College-Going Rate

67.3%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-2.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-17.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 42 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic42.2%

White54.8%

Asian0.4%

Black0.2%

Other2.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for North Tahoe High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.3%
Met Standard	28.1%
Below Standard	50.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for North Tahoe High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.3% of students exceeded standard while 28.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.8 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 8.4 points below the Tahoe-Truckee Unified district average of 29.7%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 100.0% — above the state target. 66.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 67.3% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

21.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

49.5%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

15.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

249

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	124	29.8%	33.9%	16.9%	19.4%	63.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	125	12.8%	22.4%	23.2%	41.6%	35.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Tahoe Lake Elementary

54.975th pctile

Kings Beach Elementary

53.673rd pctile

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Middle

North Tahoe Middle

46.964th pctile

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High School

North Tahoe High

67.688th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.