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South Tahoe High School

1735 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150View on map

  • Public
  • South Lake Tahoe
  • 242 seniors
  • 1,032 students

South Tahoe High School is a public high school in South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Unified) with 242 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 42 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Davis (UCD). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

33 of 42 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

33 of 242 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

42 of 242 seniors

County median 14%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

3 of 22 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

25%

5 of 20 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

South Tahoe High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    14%

    3 of 22 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.97)

  • Berkeley12 pts higher

    25%

    5 of 20 admitted

    This school25%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.95)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    11 of 32 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    39%

    12 of 31 admitted

    This school39%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Davis18 pts higher

    56%

    15 of 27 admitted

    This school56%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    77%

    17 of 22 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.92)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    11 of 13 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    10 of 10 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report20 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

South Tahoe High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo6 pts lower

    24%

    8 of 34 admitted

    This school24%Overall30%

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    28%

    14 of 50 admitted

    This school28%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    44%

    18 of 41 admitted

    This school44%Overall47%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    93%

    38 of 41 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • Humboldt7 pts lower

    92%

    12 of 13 admitted

    This school92%Overall99%

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 (245 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

79%

194 of 245 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

46 graduates

Community college

51%

126 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC198%
CSU2711%
CA private college21%
Out of state208%
Community college12651%
Not enrolled5121%
Enrolled in college19479%
Total245100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

9

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

18% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

16%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

36 of 231 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)

12%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

30 of 249 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 1 class
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 3 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 47%County median 70%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 38%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 38%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 16%
  • Low-income students 59%County median 35%
  • Graduates completing courses 54%County median 42%

Across California

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