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Schools in Pine Mountain Lake · Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District

Pine Mountain Lake’s public schools score below 84% of California districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 12% of Pine Mountain Lake’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pine Mountain Lake, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
27%
▼ 20 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 21 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–69%
▼ 17–26 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.2K
▲ 61% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
268 students on the public path
In brief

Pine Mountain Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 546 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pine Mountain Lake’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

60–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Pine Mountain Lake’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $34,242 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Pine Mountain Lake’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 16% of California school districts. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (546)Better than 1%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 156 test results and a graduating class of 35 could put Pine Mountain Lake anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Pine Mountain Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (156 in math, 155 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Tenaya Elementaryin GrovelandC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Pine Mountain Lake’s public schools are run by Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District. 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.

Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 268 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$34,242CA $21,206 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 46.7% · 155 students tested
Math12%
State average 33.1% · 156 students tested

Pine Mountain Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Pine Mountain Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pine Mountain LakeC−Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified

Every school in Pine Mountain Lake

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).

Also serving Pine Mountain Lakein other towns
Tenaya Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Groveland
C−
188 students13:1Rate it →
Tioga High
High · Grades 9–12 · Groveland
C−
49 students8:1Rate it →
Don Pedro High
High · Grades 9–12 · La Grange
C−
31 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Pine Mountain Lake’s schools

Are Pine Mountain Lake’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pine Mountain Lake children attend score below 84% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pine Mountain Lake in?

Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 268 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pine Mountain Lake kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Tioga High and Don Pedro High.

What is Pine Mountain Lake’s graduation rate?

60–69% of the class of 2023 in Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Pine Mountain Lake spend per student?

$34,242 in Big Oak Flat-Groveland 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.