North Tahoe High School
2945 Polaris Road, Tahoe City, CA 96145View on map
- Public
- Tahoe City
- 128 seniors
- 448 students
North Tahoe High School is a public high school in Tahoe City (Tahoe-Truckee Unified) with 128 seniors. In fall 2025, 62% of its 42 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
62%
26 of 42 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
26 of 128 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
33%
42 of 128 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 17 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
15%
3 of 20 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
North Tahoe High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
3 of 20 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- San DiegoAbout the same
28%
7 of 25 admitted
This school28%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Barbara10 pts lower
22%
6 of 27 admitted
This school22%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.90)
- Davis12 pts lower
25%
6 of 24 admitted
This school25%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Cruz4 pts lower
68%
19 of 28 admitted
This school68%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.92)
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
~82% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied
~94% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
North Tahoe High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo4 pts lower
26%
8 of 31 admitted
This school26%Overall30%
- San Diego10 pts higher
44%
12 of 27 admitted
This school44%Overall34%
- ChicoAbout the same
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%Overall94%
- Monterey Bay5 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (101 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
68 of 101 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
22 graduates
Community college
25%
25 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 10% |
| CSU | 12 | 12% |
| CA private college | 3 | 3% |
| Out of state | 18 | 18% |
| Community college | 25 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 33 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 68 | 67% |
| Total | 101 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
21
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
53% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
60%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
75 of 124 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
26%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
33 of 129 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 4 classes
- Social science: 11 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 63%County median 67%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 39%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 17%
- Low-income students 51%County median 38%
- Graduates completing courses 60%County median 66%