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Schools in Meyers · Lake Tahoe Unified School District

Meyers’s public schools outscore 57% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Meyers, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 28% of students in Meyers’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 3 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 5 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 3 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 18% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,126 students on the public path
In brief

Meyers’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,395 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is South Tahoe Middle, then South Tahoe High. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Meyers’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 57% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (586)Better than 56%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,794 test results and a graduating class of 326 could put Meyers anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Meyers’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,799 in math, 1,790 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Meyers, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Meyers ElementaryLake Tahoe Unified School DistrictNo scores
6–8South Tahoe Middlein South Lake TahoeNo scores
9–12South Tahoe Highin South Lake TahoeNo scores

Meyers’s public schools are run by Lake Tahoe Unified School District, which also serves South Lake Tahoe. 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.

Lake Tahoe Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 3,527 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 20.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$17,395CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 46.7% · 1790 students tested
Math28%
State average 33.1% · 1799 students tested

Meyers vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MeyersBLake Tahoe Unified

Every school in Meyers

3 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).

District schools in Meyersby address
Meyers Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Lake Tahoe
334 students24:1Rate it →
Also serving Meyersin other towns
South Tahoe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · South Lake Tahoe
716 students19:1Rate it →
South Tahoe High
High · Grades 9–12 · South Lake Tahoe
1,076 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Meyers’s schools

Are Meyers’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Meyers children attend outscore 57% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Meyers in?

Lake Tahoe Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,527 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Meyers kids go to high school?

South Tahoe High in South Lake Tahoe, with 1,076 students.

What is Meyers’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Lake Tahoe Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Meyers spend per student?

$17,395 in Lake Tahoe Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.