Enrollment
301
Middle
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAHOE-TRUCKEE UNIFIED·NCES 063877006515
North Tahoe Middle
2945 Polaris Rd., Tahoe City, CA 96145 · (530) 581-7050 · Placer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
124 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 108 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 32% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
44.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.0% | 30.1% | 22.7% | 25.2% |
| Math | 27.7% | 16.6% | 28.4% | 27.3% |
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 | 52.1% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 47.3% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 57.5% | 46.1% |
| 2020-21 | 53.6% | 39.6% |
| 2018-19 | 61.4% | 51.9% |
| 2017-18 | 61.7% | 54.6% |
| 2016-17 | 58.9% | 54.7% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 North Tahoe Middle
North Tahoe Middle's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Tahoe Middle this school | 301 | 41.2% | 50.1% |
| Branciforte Middle Santa Cruz | 409 | 38.1% | 45.6% |
| Robert Louis Stevenson Intermediate St. Helena | 257 | 42.0% | 42.6% |
| Brook Haven Middle Sebastopol | 212 | 43.4% | 43.4% |
| Joan MacQueen Middle Alpine | 405 | 36.8% | 36.8% |
| Nordhoff Jr. High Ojai | 271 | 53.1% | 28.7% |
Matched among California middle 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 North Tahoe Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #350 of 1,224 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #345 of 1,227 ▼ 58 | #12 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #448 of 1,227 ▼ 103 | #12 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.6pp | #125 of 1,214 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #1,192 of 1,377 | #17 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #24 of 1,279 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #545 of 1,278 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #1,035 of 1,329 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #69 of 930 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
301
-170 (-36%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 301 | 20.5 | 14.7:1 | 41% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 21.1 | 13.5:1 | 38% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 18.4 | 16.3:1 | 37% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 51% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 20.8 | 22.0:1 | 48% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 50% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | N/A | N/A | 49% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 30% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 14 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Tahoe Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (458 to 301); teachers down 2% (20.8 to 20.5).
About North Tahoe Middle
North Tahoe Middle is a middle school in Tahoe City, California, and it is part of Tahoe-Truckee Unified. Federal data show 301 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 54% below average.
North Tahoe Middle sits within Tahoe-Truckee Unified, which has 11 schools and 3,959 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at North Tahoe Middle is White, with 49% of students. Other groups include 46% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 69% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Tahoe Middle scores 55%.
The school lists 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 41% of the student body. It compares with 33% for public schools in Placer County.
On the allk12 Grade, North Tahoe Middle lands at B-, ahead of 53% of California public middle schools.
North Tahoe Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.1%, compared with a predicted 55.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Placer County, median household income comes to about $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Placer County counts 123 public schools with about 70,590 students.
The closest school to North Tahoe Middle is North Tahoe High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: North Tahoe Middle ranks 3rd of 5 nearby schools, at 50.1% versus a 47.9% average.
In the federal locale system, North Tahoe Middle is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, North Tahoe Middle enrolled 471 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 301. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).
The North Tahoe Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified
- Tahoe Truckee HighHigh · 907 students
- Alder Creek MiddleMiddle · 535 students
- Truckee ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- Glenshire ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- North Tahoe HighHigh · 468 students
- Kings Beach ElementaryElementary · 362 students
Other schools in Tahoe City
- North Tahoe HighHigh · 468 students
- Tahoe Lake ElementaryElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- North Tahoe High0.0 mi · 468
- Tahoe Lake Elementary1.9 mi · 282
- Kings Beach Elementary5.8 mi · 362
- Creekside Charter6.4 mi · 233
- Cold Stream Alternative9.6 mi · 11
- Incline Elementary9.9 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About North Tahoe MiddleHow large is North Tahoe Middle?
North Tahoe Middle enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 06-08.
Is North Tahoe Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Tahoe Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at North Tahoe Middle?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at North Tahoe Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Tahoe Middle?
At North Tahoe Middle, the student body is approximately 49% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is North Tahoe Middle public or private?
North Tahoe Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tahoe-Truckee Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.