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Schools in Tulelake · Tulelake Basin Joint Unified School District

Tulelake’s public schools score below 74% of California districts

The public schools Tulelake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

22%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
28%
▼ 21 pts vs CA 49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 22 pts vs CA 33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 4 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$19.8K
▼ 6% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools
4
479 students
The School Grade

How Tulelake compares

C− Test scoresC− Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (218)Better than 22%
Good confidence. Built on 204 tested students and a graduating class of 32; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
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 Tulelake.

The path, start to finish
K–6Tulelake Basin ElementaryTulelake Basin Joint Unified School District
7–12Tulelake HighTulelake Basin Joint Unified School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 48.5%
Math11%
State average 33.4%

Every school in Tulelake

4 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
High
Private & other

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What Tulelake families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Tulelake

There’s no college in Tulelake, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Klamath Community College in Altamont, 20.3 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Tulelake. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

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.

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