Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE TAHOE UNIFIED·NCES 062064011581
Meyers Elementary
1095 San Bernardino Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 · (530) 543-2371 · El Dorado County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
91 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Meyers Elementary→South Tahoe Middle
Based on grade levels within Lake Tahoe Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
74.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.6pp since 2014
Math
64.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.8% | 34.7% | 13.6% | 11.9% |
| Math | 33.5% | 31.3% | 22.7% | 12.5% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.4% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 61.2% |
| 2022-23 | 67.8% | 68.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.0% | 58.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.5% | 55.9% |
| 2017-18 | 69.8% | 56.6% |
| 2016-17 | 77.1% | 65.5% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 65.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Meyers Elementary
Meyers Elementary's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyers Elementary this school | 334 | 27.2% | 68.9% |
| Apple Blossom Sebastopol | 305 | 26.9% | 45.3% |
| McNear Elementary Petaluma | 343 | 27.4% | 52.5% |
| Sierra Hills Elementary Meadow Vista | 367 | 31.3% | 58.7% |
| Golden Valley River Orangevale | 297 | 24.9% | N/A |
| Sinsheimer Elementary San Luis Obispo | 401 | 26.4% | 69.8% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Meyers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In El Dorado County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #708 of 5,151 | #7 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #837 of 5,172 ▲ 125 | #8 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #518 of 5,172 ▼ 53 | #4 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #1,997 of 5,116 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #4,432 of 5,915 | #19 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,633 of 5,352 | #16 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #3,367 of 5,354 | #23 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #4,878 of 5,625 | #17 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,945 of 3,837 | #10 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25Enrollment
334
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 21.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 334 | 14 | 23.9:1 | 27% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 16 | 22.0:1 | 28% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 16 | 22.5:1 | 21% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 17 | 21.3:1 | 25% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 33% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 18 | 21.8:1 | 21% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | N/A | N/A | 18% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meyers Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (396 to 334); teachers down 26% (19 to 14).
About Meyers Elementary
Meyers Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in South Lake Tahoe, California. Enrollment is 334 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 28% lower.
Lake Tahoe Unified (8 schools, 3,527 students) runs Meyers Elementary.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Meyers Elementary. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 78% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Meyers Elementary comes in at 41%.
Staffing totals 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 27%.
Meyers Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Meyers Elementary, the prediction is 63.6% and the result is 68.9%.
Within El Dorado County, median household income is about $108,845, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of El Dorado County number 69 and enroll about 34,706.
Mt. Tallac High is located about 3.4 miles from Meyers Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Meyers Elementary comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Meyers Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 334 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 362. Students per teacher rose from 21.3 in 2020-21 to 23.9 in 2024-25.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Dorado County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,662
Census ACS
Median income
$108,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
34,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Tahoe Unified
- South Tahoe HighHigh · 1,076 students
- South Tahoe MiddleMiddle · 716 students
- Bijou CommunityElementary · 422 students
- Sierra House ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Tahoe Valley ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Elevated Digital Learning AcademyCombined · 116 students
Other schools in South Lake Tahoe
- South Tahoe HighHigh · 1,076 students
- South Tahoe MiddleMiddle · 716 students
- Bijou CommunityElementary · 422 students
- Sierra House ElementaryElementary · 418 students
- Tahoe Valley ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Elevated Digital Learning AcademyCombined · 116 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Tallac High3.4 mi · 50
- South Tahoe High3.4 mi · 1,076
- Tahoe Valley Elementary4.4 mi · 395
- Sierra House Elementary4.5 mi · 418
- South Tahoe Middle5.8 mi · 716
- Blue Ridge5.8 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Meyers ElementaryHow large is Meyers Elementary?
Meyers Elementary enrolls approximately 334 students in grades KG-05.
Is Meyers Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meyers Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Meyers Elementary have?
Meyers Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meyers Elementary?
At Meyers Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Meyers Elementary public or private?
Meyers Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Tahoe Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.