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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Baldwin Lane Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAR VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060423005028
Baldwin Lane Elementary
44500 Baldwin Ln., Big Bear City, CA 92314 · (909) 585-7766 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
315 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 53% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Bear Valley Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.3pp since 2014
Math
31.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.3% | 26.0% | 22.1% | 34.6% |
| Math | 10.6% | 21.3% | 24.1% | 44.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 47.6% | 42.9% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 34.8% |
| 2020-21 | 42.6% | 32.3% |
| 2018-19 | 43.6% | 33.5% |
| 2017-18 | 40.3% | 31.8% |
| 2016-17 | 32.9% | 25.8% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baldwin Lane Elementary
Baldwin Lane Elementary's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Lane Elementary this school | 445 | 70.8% | 36.9% |
| Louisiana Schnell Elementary Placerville | 370 | 69.7% | 20.3% |
| EV Cain Middle Auburn | 411 | 69.1% | 29.8% |
| Bidwell Elementary Red Bluff | 387 | 66.9% | 29.9% |
| Dunlap Elementary Dunlap | 419 | 76.8% | 51.5% |
| Carriage Drive Elementary Citrus Heights | 444 | 70.3% | 25.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baldwin Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,768 of 5,151 | #115 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,029 of 5,172 ▼ 114 | #128 of 321 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,619 of 5,172 ▲ 32 | #115 of 321 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.8pp | #443 of 5,116 | #9 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #3,087 of 5,915 | #240 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,058 of 5,352 | #255 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #2,068 of 5,354 | #73 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #2,907 of 5,625 | #231 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #3,655 of 3,837 | #238 of 246 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
445
+143 (+47%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 23.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 445 | 18.2 | 24.4:1 | 71% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 16.3 | 23.9:1 | 69% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 16.6 | 23.0:1 | 70% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 13 | 23.2:1 | 77% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 74% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 17 | 24.2:1 | 69% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | N/A | N/A | 76% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 28 | 20.8:1 | 44% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (453 to 445); teachers down 9% (20 to 18.2).
About Baldwin Lane Elementary
In Big Bear City, California, Baldwin Lane Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 445 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
A total of 6 schools make up Bear Valley Unified, with 2,176 students enrolled.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at Baldwin Lane Elementary, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 42% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 33% of San Bernardino County residents are White. The diversity index for Baldwin Lane Elementary is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Income data for the school show 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Bernardino County is similar, at 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Baldwin Lane Elementary lands at C, ahead of 34% of California public elementary schools.
A school with Baldwin Lane Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 38.1%. Baldwin Lane Elementary scores 36.9%, 1.2 points below that line.
In the surrounding county, San Bernardino County, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Baldwin Lane Elementary, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Chautauqua High (Continuation) is closest at about 0.4 miles. Baldwin Lane Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The school's 36.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
Baldwin Lane Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Reported enrollment: 302 (2020-21) and 445 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.2:1 in 2020-21, and 24.4:1 in 2024-25.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bear Valley Unified
- Big Bear HighHigh · 630 students
- North Shore ElementaryElementary · 517 students
- Big Bear MiddleMiddle · 489 students
- FallsvaleElementary · 62 students
- Chautauqua High (Continuation)High · 33 students
Other schools in Big Bear City
- Big Bear HighHigh · 630 students
- Chautauqua High (Continuation)High · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Chautauqua High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 33
- Big Bear High0.4 mi · 630
- North Shore Elementary3.1 mi · 517
- Big Bear Middle4.1 mi · 489
- Mountain View High11.8 mi · 16
- Granite Mountain Charter11.8 mi · 4,393
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin Lane ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Baldwin Lane Elementary?
Baldwin Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Baldwin Lane Elementary serve?
Baldwin Lane Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Baldwin Lane Elementary have?
Baldwin Lane Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Baldwin Lane Elementary?
Student demographics at Baldwin Lane Elementary are roughly 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Baldwin Lane Elementary in?
Baldwin Lane Elementary is part of Bear Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.