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C

Upper Lake Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Nice and Upper Lake.

Nice’s School Grade C better than 29% of California school districts

Students
933
Schools
4
Spent per student
$23,759
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Debt
$27.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Upper Lake Unified School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the CA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $27.1M, about $28,999 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CNice 2,569CUpper Lake 1,374

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nice. Grade by grade →

K–5Upper Lake ElementaryThis district
6–8Upper Lake MiddleThis district
9–12Upper Lake HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 33.1% · 439 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 46.7% · 436 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 86.2% · 101 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,759 per student · 12% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 47%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 61%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
851’20
906’21
891’22
954’23
933’24

Up 9.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Hispanic 35%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%Two or more races 7%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Upper Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Upper Lake
C+
429 students21:1
Upper Lake Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Upper Lake
C−
183 students21:1
Upper Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Lake
C+
307 students18:1
Clover Valley High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Upper Lake
14 students14:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.