Upper Lake Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Upper Lake, California, Upper Lake Elementary works with 429 students from grades K through 5, run under Upper Lake Unified.

Across the 4 schools in Upper Lake Unified (933 students total), Upper Lake Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Upper Lake Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 12% Native American, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Upper Lake Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Upper Lake Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Upper Lake Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,621 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lake County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,167 students), Upper Lake Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Clover Valley High (Continuation), around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Upper Lake Elementary. On composite proficiency, Upper Lake Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 20.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Upper Lake Elementary has climbed 22%, going from 353 students in 2018 to 429 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 58% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

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