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Schools in Carnelian Bay

Carnelian Bay’s public schools

Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carnelian Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/9schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.3K
▲ 19% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,924 students on the public path
In brief

Carnelian Bay’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of Carnelian Bay’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Donner Trail Elementary places highest (better than 99%); Truckee Elementary lowest (57%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Carnelian Bay, graded from B to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Tahoe Truckee High and North Tahoe High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carnelian Bay, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tahoe-Truckee Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 11 schools · 3,959 students · 18.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$25,298CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 46.7% · 1994 students tested
Math50%
State average 33.1% · 2001 students tested

Carnelian Bay vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Carnelian Bay’s borders.

Schools next door
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Carnelian Bay—Tahoe-Truckee Unified

Every school in Carnelian Bay

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Carnelian Bayin other towns
Truckee Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Truckee
B
515 students21:1Rate it →
Glenshire Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Truckee
A
499 students24:1Rate it →
Kings Beach Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kings Beach
B
362 students20:1Rate it →
Tahoe Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tahoe City
A−
282 students21:1Rate it →
Donner Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kingvale
A+
55 students14:1Rate it →
Alder Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Truckee
B+
535 students19:1Rate it →
North Tahoe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tahoe City
B+
301 students15:1Rate it →
Tahoe Truckee High
High · Grades 9–12 · Truckee
A−
907 students20:1Rate it →
North Tahoe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tahoe City
A−
468 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Carnelian Bay’s schools

Are Carnelian Bay’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carnelian Bay. Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carnelian Bay. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carnelian Bay in?

Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District.

Where do Carnelian Bay kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Tahoe Truckee High and North Tahoe High.

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What Carnelian Bay families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.