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Clear Lake High

350 Lange St., Lakeport, CA 95453 · (707) 262-3010 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of California public high schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools

Enrollment
335
High
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
259 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 99729%
Grade 107623%
Grade 118826%
Grade 127422%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
13340%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
13741%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
103%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
257%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
237%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17051%
Female
16449%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
30.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -48.7pp since 2014
Math
23.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 49 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts10.6%19.7%21.2%48.5%
Math10.4%13.4%17.9%58.2%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.3%23.9%
2023-2429.7%9.5%
2022-2352.7%10.8%
2021-2264.1%15.5%
2020-2149.3%16.9%
2018-1935.9%23.1%
2017-1862.0%38.0%
2016-1759.4%25.7%
2015-1660.0%42.0%
2014-1579.0%38.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Clear Lake High

Clear Lake High's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Clear Lake High this school33577.3%23.3%
Needles High
Needles
26977.3%29.5%
Frazier Mountain High
Lebec
24474.6%40.0%
Hamilton
Anza
45081.1%16.9%
Rio Vista High
Rio Vista
31771.9%15.4%
Fort Bragg High
Fort Bragg
56977.5%29.2%
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Clear Lake High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Lake County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
23.3%#953 of 1,052N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.9%#563 of 1,056
▲ 369
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.3%#996 of 1,056
▼ 16
N/A
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-12.7pp#20 of 1,044N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
335#1,170 of 2,093#4 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#153 of 1,352N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.2%#225 of 1,351N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
77.3%#683 of 1,575N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.0%#294 of 802N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
335
-60 (-15%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533520.816.1:177% (259)
2023-2433622.614.9:152% (174)
2022-233572216.2:157% (202)
2020-213952416.5:162% (243)
2017-1839420.918.8:154% (213)
2015-163971723.4:146% (183)
2010-11459N/AN/A44% (201)
2000-015442620.9:125% (136)
1990-913992119.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Lake High.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (394 to 335); teachers unchanged (20.9 to 20.8).

About Clear Lake High

Clear Lake High is a high school in Lakeport, California, according to federal school records. The school had 335 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 60% smaller than that.

Clear Lake High is run by Lakeport Unified, whose 5 schools enroll 1,361 students.

The most common group at Clear Lake High is Hispanic students, at 41%. The school is also 40% White, 7% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At Clear Lake High, 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That is lower than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Roughly 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

Clear Lake High is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Clear Lake High scores 23.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.2%.

In Lake County (population about 68,152), the median household income is $60,621, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 43 public schools in Lake County, enrolling about 10,167 students in all.

Nearest public school: Lakeport Alternative (Home School), about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Clear Lake High's average proficiency of 23.3% compares with 19.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment dropped 15% from its 2020-21 level of 395.

The Clear Lake High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Lake County at a glance

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Population
68,152
Census ACS
Median income
$60,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
10,167 students

Quick facts

School name
Clear Lake High
District
Lakeport Unified
Address
350 Lange St., Lakeport, CA 95453
Phone
(707) 262-3010
County
Lake County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
335
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
259 (77%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
062067002484
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clear Lake High. Clear Lake High is the 3rd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Clear Lake High
How many students attend Clear Lake High?
Clear Lake High enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 09-12.
Is Clear Lake High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clear Lake High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Clear Lake High have?
Clear Lake High employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Clear Lake High?
Student demographics at Clear Lake High are roughly 40% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Clear Lake High?
Clear Lake High is overseen by Lakeport Unified in Lake County.
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