Lake Arrowhead’s public schools score below 71% of California districts
The public schools Lake Arrowhead’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
The short version on Lake Arrowhead’s schools
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Lake Arrowhead’s schools beat 29% of districts. Among the 575 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 8%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 84% of students still graduate on time. That’s only 4 points under the state average of 88%.
Less money per student than most
Lake Arrowhead spends 14% less per student than the state average, and each teacher has about 22 students, compared with 22 statewide. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Lake Arrowhead compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of California only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Arrowhead.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Lake Arrowhead
7 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Lake Arrowhead families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Lake Arrowhead
There’s no college in Lake Arrowhead, but 26 are within 30 miles. The closest is California State University-San Bernardino in San Bernardino, 9.7 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Arrowhead. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 16 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.