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Top 5 Elementary Schools in South Lake Tahoe, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in South Lake Tahoe based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 23.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 9.5% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet
Lake Tahoe Unified
 El Dorado 59.9 36.6% 69.7% 9.8% 0.6%
2 Sierra House Elementary
Lake Tahoe Unified
 El Dorado 44.4 21.6% 49.0% 26.6% 2.6%
3 Bijou Community
Lake Tahoe Unified
 El Dorado 44.1 13.6% 35.7% 12.0% 0.9%
4 Tahoe Valley Elementary
Lake Tahoe Unified
 El Dorado 34.9 12.1% 38.5% 30.1% 6.9%
5 Elevated Digital Learning Academy
Lake Tahoe Unified
 El Dorado 20.8 2.9% 20.3% 61.4% 1.0%

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