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Tahoe-Truckee Unified Schools
Tahoe-Truckee Unified is a public school district in California, based in Nevada County (Truckee). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tahoe-Truckee Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Tahoe-Truckee Unified
10 of 11 schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 5
Best schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Donner Trail Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Glenshire Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Tahoe Truckee High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Alder Creek Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Tahoe Lake Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ North Tahoe Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ North Tahoe High (High school, meets expectations)
- B Kings Beach Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Truckee Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Sierra High Continuation (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Tahoe-Truckee Unified
High schools (3)
- B+ North Tahoe High, Tahoe City
- B- Sierra High Continuation, Truckee
- A Tahoe Truckee High, Truckee
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A- Alder Creek Middle, Truckee
- B+ North Tahoe Middle, Tahoe City
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- A+ Donner Trail Elementary, Kingvale
- A Glenshire Elementary, Truckee
- B Kings Beach Elementary, Kings Beach
- A- Tahoe Lake Elementary, Tahoe City
- B- Truckee Elementary, Truckee
Other schools and academies (1)
- Cold Stream Alternative, Truckee
Where Tahoe-Truckee Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Truckee (6)
- Tahoe City (3)
- Kings Beach (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Nevada County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,920 students with 211 full-time-equivalent teachers and 477 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0638770
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified (5 schools, 24 mi)
- Placer Union High (6 schools, 29 mi)
- Lake Tahoe Unified (8 schools, 31 mi)
- Black Oak Mine Unified (6 schools, 33 mi)
- Nevada Joint Union High (5 schools, 37 mi)
- Grass Valley Elementary (4 schools, 43 mi)
- El Dorado Union High (6 schools, 43 mi)
- Placerville Union Elementary (3 schools, 44 mi)
Questions about Tahoe-Truckee Unified
How many schools are in Tahoe-Truckee Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tahoe-Truckee Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Truckee, Tahoe City, Kings Beach.
How good are the schools in Tahoe-Truckee Unified?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 53.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49%. 90% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tahoe-Truckee Unified?
3,920 students were enrolled in Tahoe-Truckee Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tahoe-Truckee Unified?
Tahoe-Truckee Unified is in California, based in Nevada County, with its district office in Truckee. Its boundary covers about 512 sq mi.