South Tahoe High School
1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150-3718 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
South Tahoe High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County El Dorado County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1480 students
% Male / % Female 52%  /  48%
Total Classroom Teachers 75 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 397 students
Grade 10 - 423 students
Grade 11 - 317 students
Grade 12 - 343 students
This School
(CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:20 1:23
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CA) School Average
% American Indian 1% 3%
% Asian 6% 8%
% Hispanic 29% 39%
% Black 1% 9%
% White 61% 36%
% Unknown 2 % 5%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 27% 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 3%
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Lake Tahoe Unified School District
This School's Agency
(CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 8 7
Number of Students Managed 5,459 students 3,960 students
District Total Revenue $39,798,000 $37,604,000
District Expenditure $39,520,000 $39,520,000
District Revenue / Student $7,290 $9,496
District Expenditure / Student $7,239 $9,980
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • Highway Patrol offers winter driving safety class (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
    posted on November 27, 2009 at 09:01:38 pm
    The California Highway Patrol will offer a second "Winter Driving Safety & Survival" class from 6 to 8 p.m., Dec. 15 in the South Tahoe High School library. The CHP's first course on Nov. 17 filled quickly. "It is highly recommended that persons interested in attending the class reserve a space immediately by contacting the CHP," Officer Jeff Gartner said. This free driving class is aimed to ...
  • South Tahoe high school employee arrested on drugs, alcohol charge (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 07:00:16 pm
    South Tahoe high school employee arrested on drugs, alcohol charge By Ryan Slabaugh North LakeTahoe Bonanza SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado Sheriff deputies arrested a 63-year-old employee at South Lake Tahoe High School last week after pulling him over and finding that he had allegedly smoked marijuana with a 16-year-old female who was sitting in the passenger seat. Larry Brown, 63, was ...
  • South Tahoe High School employee arrested on drugs, alcohol charge (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:42:28 am
    South Tahoe High School employee arrested on drugs, alcohol charge By Ryan Slabaugh Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 63-year-old employee at South Tahoe High School last week after pulling him over and finding that he had allegedly smoked marijuana with a 16-year-old female who was sitting in the passenger seat. Larry Brown, 63, was ...
  • South Tahoe High senior raising funds for missionary trip to Ghana (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 09:42:49 pm
    South Tahoe High senior raising funds for missionary trip to Ghana Roseann Keegan SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - When South Tahoe High School student Casey DeLaCruz was told to aim high for her senior project, she decided to travel all the way to West Africa. The 17-year-old will spend her winter break assisting West Virginia-based Heaven Sent Ministries in orphanages and at a pastor's school in the ...
  • Johnny Be Good: South Lake Tahoe Police Officer Johnny Poland will return to work (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
    posted on November 1, 2009 at 11:39:00 am
    Johnny Be Good: South Lake Tahoe Police Officer Johnny Poland will return to work By Adam Jensen ajensen@tahoedailytribune.com EL DORADO COUNTY - An El Dorado County Superior Court Judge ruled this week that South Lake Tahoe Police Officer Johnny Poland should be reinstated. Poland has been embroiled in a more than two-year fight for his job after Police Chief Terry ...
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School Notes:
  • South Tahoe High School (STHS) is a public secondary school in South Lake Tahoe, California that is part of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District. The school mascot is the Viking, and the school's colors are blue and gold.
  • South Tahoe High School has an average attendance of 1,300 students and features an open-air campus. In 2004, the school underwent a massive renovation which featured the installation of heated sidewalks and a renovation of the offices. Recently, South Tahoe High School was honored as a "top 1000" secondary school in the United States by Newsweek Magazine.
  • In June 2007, the school had to be surrounded by firefighters to avoid being burned down in the devastating Angora fire.
  • Athletics
  • South Tahoe's athletic teams compete in Nevada for proximity. The Vikings compete in the Sierra League of the Northern Nevada 4A Region which is the large school level. South Tahoe has had success in boys' soccer and girls' cross country recently. The boys soccer team has won two state championships (2003 and 2005)in 2003 the team finished ranked 19th in the nation and its third straight Region title in 2006 and the girls cross country team finished in second place. The boys tennis team has reached the regional semi-finals in three consecutive years.
  • Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships
  • Cross Country (Boys) - 1999
  • Cross Country (Girls) - 2004, 2005
  • Basketball (Boys) - 1987, 1992
  • Skiing (Boys) - 2008
  • Nordic Skiing (Boys) - 1988
  • Soccer (Boys) - 2003(Nationally ranked 19th), 2005
  • Wrestling - 1987 Scott Milbrodt(185 lb)
  • Notes and references
  • External links
  • South Tahoe High School Website
  • Lake Tahoe Unified School District
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (96150)
School Zip (96150)
(CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 33,024 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 31% 32%
Population Average Age 35 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $40,076 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.8 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 37 years old 39 years old
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Zipcode (96150)


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% Owning / % Renting 54% / 46% 58% / 42%
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