Clear Lake High School (California)

Clear Lake High School (CLHS) is a public high school located in Lakeport, California, United States. It is the only comprehensive high school in the Lakeport Unified School District. Situated on the shore of Clear Lake, it is the oldest school in Lake County. It was named a California Distinguished School in 2011.^[7]

Clear Lake High School
Address
350 Lange St. Lakeport , Lake County , California 95453 United States
Coordinates	39.0538°N 122.9164°W / 39.0538; -122.9164[1]
Information
School type	Public, Comprehensive high school
Established	1901
Status	Open
School district	Lakeport Unified School District
NCES District ID	0620670[2]
Educational authority	California Department of Education
Oversight	Mendocino County Office of Education
Superintendent	Jill Falconer[2]
School code	CA-17-64030-1732304[3][4]
CEEB code	051345
NCES School ID	062067002484[4]
Principal	Jennifer Scheel
Teaching staff	22.57 (FTE)[4]
Grades	9–12[4]
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	336 (2023–2024)[4]
Student to teacher ratio	14.89[4]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	CIF North Coast Section, Coastal Mountain Conference, North Central I League[5]
Nickname	Cardinal
Rival	Kelseyville High School (Knights)[6]
Website	www.lakeport.k12.ca.us/CLHS#calendar1/20231018/month
Clear Lake, for which the school is named

Academics

Clear Lake High School has AP programs in biology, calculus, English language, English literature, and U.S. history. ROP classes include computers, photo, and wood shop.^[8] In 2011-12, 55% of sophomores passed the English portion of the CAHSEE and 53% passed the math portion.^[9] It had a 91.3% graduation rate in 2010-11.^[9]

Extracurricular activities

CLHS hosts a chapter of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF). Other student organizations include the Anime Club, the Style Club, the Latino Club, the Be the Change Club, and the Interact Club.^[10]

Clear Lake hosts a variety of sports, including football, volleyball, cheer, soccer, cross country, basketball, wrestling, track, softball, tennis, baseball, and swimming.^[11]

Clear Lake's baseball team finished the 2015 season 26–1 losing its only game of the year in the Division V semi-finals to Head Royce of Oakland 7-3 finishing one of the most successful season's in Clear Lake baseball history.

Clear Lake's boys basketball team finished the 2018–2019 season with a record of 27–4 setting school records for the most wins in the school's boys basketball programs history and advancing the furthest of any boys team in the NorCal state playoffs after losing in the quarterfinal round of the Division V bracket to Lincoln HS, a Division 1 school out of San Francisco. They finished undefeated in the North Central League 1 with a 14–0 record and lost in the semi-finals of the North Coast Section Division V playoffs to University HS out of San Francisco, the eventual D-V section champion and State Division III runner up.

In the 2019–2020 season the boys basketball team finished again with an undefeated record in the North Central League 1 with a 14–0 record and advanced one game further in the North Coast Section Division V playoffs - this time losing in the finals to Stuart Hall High School out of San Francisco. After being seeded 10th in the Division IV NorCal bracket they traveled to Kingsburg, CA upsetting Kingsburg High School 66–53 before falling in the quarterfinals to Lincoln High School out of San Francisco for the second year in a row. They finished the season with an overall record of 27–5 for back to back 27 win seasons.

Demographics

In 2011–12, the Clear Lake High School student body was 61.2% white, 24.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.0% Black or African American, .8% Asian, .8% Filipino, and .4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. 6.8% of students were two or more races. 50.4% of students were socioeconomically disadvantaged, and 6.6% were English learners.^[9]

References

1. "Clear Lake High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 14, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lakeport Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
3. "Clear Lake High - School Directory Details". CA Dept. of Education. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
4. "Search for Public Schools - Clear Lake High (062067002484)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
5. "League Alignment 2018-2020" (PDF). CIF-North Coast Section. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
6. "NCL I rivals Clear Lake, Kelseyville set for gridiron showdown". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
7. California Department of Education. "2011 Distinguished Middle and High Schools". Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
8. Clear Lake High School. "Clear Lake High School Master Schedule". Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
9. Lakeport Unified School District. "School Accountability Report Card" (PDF). Retrieved December 30, 2013.
10. Clear Lake High School. "Clear Lake High School Clubs". Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
11. Clear Lake High School. "Clear Lake High School Sports". Retrieved December 30, 2013.