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South Tahoe Middle

Summary:

South Tahoe Middle School is a public middle school in South Lake Tahoe, California, serving 798 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District. The school has consistently ranked in the lower half of California middle schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average to slightly above-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

South Tahoe Middle School faces several challenges, including significant equity gaps, declining academic performance, and high chronic absenteeism rates. Male students perform better than female students, while Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 25% of California middle schools for these subgroups. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with particularly low performance in Mathematics. Notably, the nearby North Tahoe Middle School, part of the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, outperforms South Tahoe Middle in academic achievement and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate.

Addressing the challenges at South Tahoe Middle School will require a comprehensive approach that focuses on improving instructional quality, providing targeted support for underperforming student groups, and addressing the underlying factors contributing to the school's performance challenges. By understanding the differences between South Tahoe Middle and its neighboring school, the district can gain valuable insights into how to improve the overall quality of education for the students at South Tahoe Middle School.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2940 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
       South Lake Tahoe, CA  96150-7800

(530) 541-6404

District: Lake Tahoe Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1264th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,161 Help


Students who attend South Tahoe Middle usually attend:

High:    South Tahoe High

Feeder schools for South Tahoe Middle:

Elementary:    Bijou Community
    Sierra House Elementary
    Tahoe Valley Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.8 Help
Number of students:  765

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.8%
White:
46.3%
Asian:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Tahoe Middle ranks better than 54.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.54. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.8%), White (46.3%), Asian (3.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Tahoe Middle is 19.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Tahoe Middle is $11,161.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Tahoe Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks South Tahoe Middle 1264th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See South Tahoe Middle in the ranking list.)

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Lake Tahoe Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Tahoe Unified 776th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Tahoe Middle

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Rank History for all students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 41.87 943rd 1769 46.7%
2005 46.25 871st 1777 51.0%
2006 52.28 772nd 1804 57.2%
2007 53.73 822nd 1999 58.9%
2008 45.39 1028th 2005 48.7%
2009 54.98 857th 2063 58.5%
2010 52.00 980th 2179 55.0%
2011 50.24 1088th 2236 51.3%
2012 54.52 964th 2259 57.3%
2013 45.55 1277th 2379 46.3%
2015 53.32 1024th 2477 58.7%
2016 44.15 1271st 2497 49.1%
2017 47.36 1180th 2508 53.0%
2018 42.04 1306th 2480 47.3%
2019 40.33 1437th 2715 47.1%
2022 39.99 1461st 2740 46.7%
2023 43.44 1362nd 2802 51.4%
2024 46.54 1264th 2777 54.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 44.84 336th 554 39.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.97 1104th 1364 19.1%
2019 34.61 888th 1442 38.4%
2022 35.22 962nd 1540 37.5%
2023 39.04 815th 1529 46.7%
2024 35.74 913th 1477 38.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.85 802nd 1538 47.9%
2024 40.98 747th 1550 51.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.47 1637th 2230 26.6%
2019 28.02 1761st 2369 25.7%
2022 26.71 1831st 2458 25.5%
2023 28.88 1805th 2549 29.2%
2024 34.54 1584th 2575 38.5%
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Rank History for Female students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.52 1103rd 2262 51.2%
2019 45.00 1184th 2380 50.3%
2022 35.10 1495th 2509 40.4%
2023 38.01 1391st 2547 45.4%
2024 40.41 1324th 2546 48.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.80 683rd 1369 50.1%
2019 31.39 994th 1491 33.3%
2022 37.84 829th 1531 45.9%
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Rank History for Male students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.05 1369th 2273 39.8%
2019 35.03 1465th 2407 39.1%
2022 44.72 1194th 2527 52.8%
2023 47.98 1125th 2558 56.0%
2024 51.26 1030th 2547 59.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.82 1712th 2072 17.4%
2019 21.46 1842nd 2213 16.8%
2022 21.55 1955th 2359 17.1%
2023 23.36 1892nd 2391 20.9%
2024 26.80 1767th 2383 25.8%
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Rank History for White students at South Tahoe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.30 741st 1496 50.5%
2019 43.33 897th 1602 44.0%
2022 42.90 869th 1555 44.1%
2023 47.69 788th 1552 49.2%
2024 48.53 765th 1535 50.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for South Tahoe Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 470 12 28 67 4 n/a n/a 0 581
1989 808 8 55 123 5 n/a n/a 0 999
1990 818 11 48 129 2 n/a n/a 0 1008
1991 828 12 49 187 9 n/a n/a 0 1085
1992 899 14 56 170 8 n/a n/a 0 1147
1993 934 16 61 207 10 n/a n/a 0 1228
1994 963 15 69 211 14 n/a n/a 0 1272
1995 923 8 73 296 10 n/a n/a 0 1310
1996 923 8 73 296 10 n/a n/a 0 1310
1997 908 9 79 352 6 n/a n/a 0 1354
1998 892 11 79 336 6 n/a n/a 0 1324
1999 939 12 94 317 3 n/a n/a 0 1365
2000 949 12 87 340 5 n/a n/a 0 1393
2001 908 15 77 373 8 n/a n/a 8 1389
2002 619 7 75 348 8 n/a n/a 213 1270
2003 619 7 75 348 8 n/a n/a 213 1270
2004 746 7 63 395 12 n/a n/a 28 1251
2005 619 10 64 411 15 n/a n/a 8 1127
2006 545 7 69 402 19 n/a n/a 1 1043
2007 515 8 75 369 14 n/a n/a 1 982
2008 509 10 78 350 14 n/a n/a 0 961
2009 490 13 60 337 10 1 10 0 921
2010 432 14 54 365 12 1 4 0 882
2011 420 16 48 356 6 0 13 0 859
2012 385 15 46 324 9 1 40 0 820
2013 405 13 43 332 5 3 16 0 817
2014 397 3 39 319 7 3 19 0 787
2015 407 1 46 333 3 3 24 0 817
2016 431 1 50 335 5 1 23 0 846
2017 419 4 45 397 2 1 21 0 889
2018 410 1 48 412 5 1 25 0 902
2019 416 3 44 421 2 0 32 0 918
2020 427 2 45 415 1 1 33 0 924
2021 294 2 34 385 2 1 25 0 743
2022 337 1 30 394 2 1 25 0 790
2023 344 5 29 392 1 0 25 2 798
2024 354 3 26 358 1 0 22 1 765

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Tahoe Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 581 27.0 21.5 n/a
1989 999 40.4 24.7 n/a
1990 1008 43.4 23.2 n/a
1991 1085 46.9 23.1 n/a
1992 1147 47.7 24.0 30.1
1993 1228 52.8 23.3 29.7
1994 1272 57.5 22.1 36
1995 1310 54.6 24.0 45.4
1996 1310 54.6 24.0 45.4
1997 1354 59.4 22.8 51
1998 1324 59.0 22.4 49.2
1999 1365 61.0 22.4 44.2
2000 1393 59.0 23.6 48.6
2001 1389 59.0 23.5 43.7
2002 1270 55.0 23.1 58
2003 1270 55.0 23.1 58
2004 1251 42.9 29.2 54.2
2005 1127 50.0 22.5 53.3
2006 1043 45.7 22.8 53.2
2007 982 45.3 21.7 56.6
2008 961 47.3 20.3 55
2009 921 41.0 19.6 53.2
2010 882 38.1 23.1 55.6
2011 859 n/a n/a 60.7
2012 820 35.0 23.3 63.8
2013 817 33.6 24.2 64.6
2014 787 35.6 22.0 61.8
2015 817 37.0 22.0 62.2
2016 846 37.0 22.8 55.1
2017 889 38.6 22.9 61.5
2018 902 41.2 21.8 59.9
2019 918 42.6 21.5 56.5
2020 924 n/a n/a 60.5
2021 743 37.5 19.7 57.1
2022 790 37.9 20.8 46.1
2023 798 38.7 20.6 52.1
2024 765 38.5 19.8 53.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Tahoe Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 581 27.0 21.5 n/a
1989 999 40.4 24.7 n/a
1990 1008 43.4 23.2 n/a
1991 1085 46.9 23.1 n/a
1992 1147 47.7 24.0 30.1
1993 1228 52.8 23.3 29.7
1994 1272 57.5 22.1 36
1995 1310 54.6 24.0 45.4
1996 1310 54.6 24.0 45.4
1997 1354 59.4 22.8 51
1998 1324 59.0 22.4 49.2
1999 1365 61.0 22.4 44.2
2000 1393 59.0 23.6 48.6
2001 1389 59.0 23.5 43.7
2002 1270 55.0 23.1 58
2003 1270 55.0 23.1 58
2004 1251 42.9 29.2 54.2
2005 1127 50.0 22.5 53.3
2006 1043 45.7 22.8 53.2
2007 982 45.3 21.7 56.6
2008 961 47.3 20.3 55
2009 921 41.0 19.6 53.2
2010 882 38.1 23.1 55.6
2011 859 n/a n/a 60.7
2012 820 35.0 23.3 63.8
2013 817 33.6 24.2 64.6
2014 787 35.6 22.0 61.8
2015 817 37.0 22.0 62.2
2016 846 37.0 22.8 55.1
2017 889 38.6 22.9 61.5
2018 902 41.2 21.8 59.9
2019 918 42.6 21.5 56.5
2020 924 n/a n/a 60.5
2021 743 37.5 19.7 57.1
2022 790 37.9 20.8 46.1
2023 798 38.7 20.6 52.1
2024 765 38.5 19.8 53.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Tahoe Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,161

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Tahoe Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1437th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1362nd of 2802 Middle schools
 4.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (South Tahoe Middle)45.435.7
 9.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Tahoe Unified)45.435.5
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (South Tahoe Middle)36.528.4
 8.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lake Tahoe Unified)36.527.7
 8.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (South Tahoe Middle)38.942.1
 3.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Tahoe Unified)38.941.3
 2.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (South Tahoe Middle)28.221.7
 6.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lake Tahoe Unified)28.222.1
 6.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (South Tahoe Middle)39.441.3
 1.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lake Tahoe Unified)39.440.7
 1.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (South Tahoe Middle)27.526.3
 1.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lake Tahoe Unified)27.525.7
 1.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (South Tahoe Middle)26.829.1
 2.3%
   8th Grade Science (Lake Tahoe Unified)26.828.7
 2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students918798
 13.1%
African American35
 66.7%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian4429
 34.1%
Hispanic421392
 6.9%
Pacific Islander00
White416344
 17.3%
Two or More Races3225
 21.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.5%52.1%
 4.4%

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Students who attend South Tahoe Middle usually go on to attend South Tahoe High

Students at South Tahoe Middle are 47% Hispanic, 46% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 765 students attended South Tahoe Middle.

South Tahoe Middle ranks 1264th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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