Bidwell Elementary

Bidwell Elementary operates as a close-knit elementary campus in Red Bluff, California, operated by Red Bluff Union Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 387 students spanning grades K through 5.

Red Bluff Union Elementary runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,809 students. Bidwell Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bidwell Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 37% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bidwell Elementary lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at Bidwell Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Bidwell Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.6%, the actual is 29.2%, a residual of -10.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tehama County put median household income runs about $63,784, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tehama County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), of which Bidwell Elementary is one.

Red Bluff High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bidwell Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.5%.

Bidwell Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bidwell Elementary has contracted 24%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 65% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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