School district · California

Upper Lake Unified

Upper Lake Unified in California: 5 public schools with 933 students and 19.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,759 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
933
Students per teacher
19.8
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,759
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
47.2
Counselors (FTE)
1.9
Students per counselor
491
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

18%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

385 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

15%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

384 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2017–2024
$12.7K17
$13.0K18
$13.2K19
$14.5K20
$15.0K21
$15.8K22
$21.5K23
$23.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $4.2M
State
61% · $16.6M
Local
24% · $6.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,158
Support services
$11,202
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2M
Long-term debt
$28.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Upper Lake ElementaryFree meals for all
K–542920.920%19%
Upper Lake MiddleFree meals for all
6–818321.116%12%
Clover Valley High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all
9–121414.1——
Upper Lake Community DayAlternativeMostly virtual
9–120———
Upper Lake HighFree meals for all
9–1230718.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
675 Clover Valley Rd., Upper Lake, CA 95485
Phone
(707)275-2655
Website