South Tahoe High School

South Tahoe High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd,  South Lake Tahoe, CA
Lake Tahoe Unified School District
3.6
3.2
1,141 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Thomas Houck
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Average SAT Score
1170
Average ACT Score
26
Math Proficiency
19%
Reading Proficiency
50%
Average GPA
3.55
Graduation Rate
94%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
A-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
C-
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
B-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.55
Reading Proficiency
50%
Math Proficiency
19%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Teachers
59
Full Time Teachers
59
Teachers in First or Second Year
9.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
1170
Math
590
Verbal
580
Average ACT
26
Math
25
English
26
Reading
27
Science
25
Number of AP Courses
11
AP Pass Rate
43.8%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
6.2%
State Average
17.9%
Science
5.7%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
523:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.5%
Female
45.9%
Hispanic
46.3%
White
44.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
4.4%
Two or more races
3.8%
Native American
<1%
Black
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
San Diego State University 150 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 134 Students
University of California - Davis 131 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz 124 Students
Lake Tahoe Community College 123 Students
University of California - San Diego 115 Students
University of California - Santa Barbara 109 Students
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 103 Students
University of California - Berkeley 100 Students
University of San Diego 85 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 82 Students
Psychology 79 Students
Nursing 59 Students
Biology 42 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 35 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 24 Students
Criminology 20 Students
Architecture 18 Students
English 18 Students
Film and Video Studies 18 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 235 Reviews
4.0 Alum
3/29/2024
Overall, my experience was heavily influenced by COVID lockdowns so I couldn't get the whole scope of education as other grades before me. I really liked the Sports Medicine extracurricular class; however, the school's only downside is the lack of administration and college readiness.
5.0 Senior
7/6/2023
The school contains great positive people and provides the best experience for learning and talking to teachers.
1.0 NicheUser
10/21/2022
The staff is incredibly rude to any other high school students. Signs with profanity and calling other students from a different school disgusting names and words is allowed at games. This is horrible and reflect poorly on staff and students. Disgusting school, learn and grow up.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.2 4 Reviews
1.0 parent
12/21/2022
This school can’t handle students who are struggling academically/emotionally. It is easier for them to send students to tallac (continuation school) than make an effort at helping their students by persistently offering different forms of help. Counselors don’t pay attention to their students and d...
5.0 parent
6/16/2021
My daughter is still going to school there in fact has been going to school in tahoe since kindergarten she has been a straight A student since she started she's never been bullied teachers go above and beyond for there students.i have three grown children who tried to attend school in LA county sch...
3.0 parent
1/23/2020
The school is beautiful and the teachers are ware well equipped and caring but the culture of the students is caustic! We came here from rated 10 school and was impressed with counselor and tools the school has for kids to succeed. The social environment only benefits kids who want to party. People...
4.0 other
5/31/2018
I attended here 10 years ago. Great school with good teachers and staff many of which I know are still there. Sports have had their issues with being competitive, some sports we tend to have teams that do really well where as other sports have a hard time winning. Music program has always been great...

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