📍 2940 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, 96150
South Tahoe Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County. The school has 798 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cindy Martinez. It is part of the Lake Tahoe Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
South Tahoe Middle enrolls 798 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 3.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 392 | 49% |
| White | 344 | 43% |
| Asian | 29 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 798 students (52%) 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.
South Tahoe Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
South Tahoe Middle is one of 8 schools in Lake Tahoe Unified, based in South Lake Tahoe, California. The district serves 3,528 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 798 students, South Tahoe Middle is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.