Tulelake Basin Elementary: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

Tulelake Basin Elementary has a Scope Score of 24 out of 100, placing it in the 7th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #5,335 statewide. 8.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 13.1 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 26.4% of students at Tulelake Basin Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 8.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 18.2% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 8.2% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 195 student-subject combinations were assessed.

Tulelake Basin Elementary ranks #5,335 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 7th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Tulelake Basin Elementary decreases by 24.1 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.

21.6% of students at Tulelake Basin Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.7%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

Tulelake Basin Elementary scores 24/100 (7th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 270 students. Use the schools in Tulelake page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

At Tulelake Basin Elementary in Tulelake, 25.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 21.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Tulelake Basin Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 4.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (21.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (27.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 3.7 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 120 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.