📍 725 Old Lucerne Rd., Upper Lake, Lake County, 95485
Upper Lake Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Upper Lake, Lake County. The school has 178 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mike Smith. It is part of the Upper Lake Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
Upper Lake Middle enrolls 178 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 31% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 178 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Upper Lake Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Upper Lake Middle is one of 5 schools in Upper Lake Unified, based in Upper Lake, California. The district serves 933 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 178 students, Upper Lake Middle is close to the district average of about 187 students per school.