Upper Lake High

Set in Upper Lake, California, Upper Lake High is an one-room-style high school, overseen by Upper Lake Unified. It instructs 307 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 63% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Upper Lake Unified comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 933 students; Upper Lake High is among them.

On demographics, Upper Lake High lists that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Upper Lake High has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Lake County's rate of about 73%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Upper Lake High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.8%, the actual is 24.4%, a residual of -5.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Lake County shows median household income runs about $60,621, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Lake County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,167 students), Upper Lake High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clover Valley High (Continuation), roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Upper Lake High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 19.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Upper Lake High has showed little movement, going from 305 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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