Dollar Point’s public schools outscore 82% of California districts
50% of students in Dollar Point’s public schools are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dollar Point, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dollar Point’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 525 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dollar Point’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $25,298 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Dollar Point’s grade
A−: better than 82% of California school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dollar Point, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Dollar Point · depends on your address
Alder Creek Middle
Grades 6–8 · 535 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Truckee
North Tahoe Middle
Grades 6–8 · 301 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Tahoe City
7th grade in Dollar Point · depends on your address
Alder Creek Middle
Grades 6–8 · 535 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Truckee
North Tahoe Middle
Grades 6–8 · 301 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Tahoe City
8th grade in Dollar Point · depends on your address
Alder Creek Middle
Grades 6–8 · 535 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Truckee
North Tahoe Middle
Grades 6–8 · 301 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Tahoe City
9th grade in Dollar Point · depends on your address
Tahoe Truckee High
Grades 9–12 · 907 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Truckee
North Tahoe High
Grades 9–12 · 468 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Tahoe City
10th grade in Dollar Point · depends on your address
Tahoe Truckee High
Grades 9–12 · 907 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Truckee
North Tahoe High
Grades 9–12 · 468 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Tahoe City
11th grade in Dollar Point · depends on your address
Tahoe Truckee High
Grades 9–12 · 907 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Truckee
North Tahoe High
Grades 9–12 · 468 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Tahoe City
12th grade in Dollar Point · depends on your address
Tahoe Truckee High
Grades 9–12 · 907 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Truckee
North Tahoe High
Grades 9–12 · 468 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Tahoe City
Dollar Point’s public schools are run by Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, which also serves Truckee. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Dollar Point vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Dollar Point’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dollar Point | A− | Tahoe-Truckee Unified |
Every school in Dollar Point
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).
Questions about Dollar Point’s schools
Are Dollar Point’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dollar Point children attend outscore 82% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dollar Point in?
Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,959 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dollar Point kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Tahoe Truckee High and North Tahoe High.
What is Dollar Point’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Dollar Point spend per student?
$25,298 in Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dollar Point 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.