Upper Lake Middle

Upper Lake Middle is a 6-8 campus of micro-enrollment scale in Upper Lake, California, overseen by Upper Lake Unified, educateing 183 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 72% smaller than typical.

Upper Lake Middle is one of 4 schools operated by Upper Lake Unified, a district that works with 933 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Upper Lake Middle records that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 10% Native American, 9% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 81% of students at Upper Lake Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Upper Lake Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 31.0%; actual is 15.8%, a gap of -15.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household income runs about $60,621, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Upper Lake Middle is one of 43 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 10,167 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clover Valley High (Continuation), around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Upper Lake Middle comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 20.7%.

Upper Lake Middle operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 160 students in 2018 compared to 183 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 51% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.