Tahoe Lake Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
534 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
286 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
33%
Teachers
12 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
22.4%
White
70.6%
Asian
0.7%
Other
6.3%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 27.1% |
| Met Standard | 29.9% |
| Below Standard | 43.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Tahoe Lake Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
27.1% of students exceeded standard while 29.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points below the Tahoe-Truckee Unified district average of 36.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
27.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
57.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+5.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
16.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
534
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 23.3% | 27.9% | 51.2% |
| 4th | 46 | 17.4% | 28.3% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 44 | 34.1% | 29.6% | 63.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 29.6% | 34.1% | 63.6% |
| 4th | 46 | 15.2% | 41.3% | 56.5% |
| 5th | 44 | 43.2% | 18.2% | 61.4% |