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How has Big Bear High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
630
High
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAR VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060423000381
Big Bear High
351 Maple Ln., Big Bear City, CA 92314 · (909) 585-6892 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
414 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 177 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 157 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 151 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 22% |
Student demographics
57%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
Feeds from
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
58.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +29.2pp since 2014
Math
27.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 29 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.1% | 29.1% | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| Math | 8.3% | 19.6% | 27.8% | 44.4% |
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 | 58.2% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 47.5% | 18.3% |
| 2021-22 | 40.6% | 13.5% |
| 2020-21 | 66.3% | 34.8% |
| 2018-19 | 62.3% | 35.2% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 21.4% |
| 2016-17 | 55.4% | 27.8% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Big Bear High
Big Bear High's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear High this school | 630 | 65.7% | 39.5% |
| Kelseyville High Kelseyville | 515 | 62.7% | 22.3% |
| Hilmar High Hilmar | 696 | 60.6% | 33.4% |
| Rim of the World High Lake Arrowhead | 860 | 61.0% | 32.6% |
| Fortuna Union High Fortuna | 826 | 66.1% | 24.7% |
| Hughson High Hughson | 859 | 57.2% | 43.6% |
Matched among California high 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 Big Bear High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #542 of 1,052 | #24 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #476 of 1,056 ▲ 68 | #22 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #510 of 1,056 ▲ 147 | #28 of 56 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #30 of 1,044 | #5 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #922 of 2,093 | #56 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #355 of 1,352 | #16 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #499 of 1,351 | #19 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #938 of 1,575 | #66 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #321 of 802 | #14 of 46 |
Ranked against other public high 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
630
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 630 | 33.8 | 18.6:1 | 66% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 35.6 | 17.6:1 | 65% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 33.6 | 18.6:1 | 69% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 32 | 21.2:1 | 63% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 33.6 | 21.9:1 | 65% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 32 | 21.9:1 | 60% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | N/A | N/A | 62% (517) |
| 2000-01 | 927 | 42 | 22.1:1 | 28% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 28 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Bear High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (733 to 630); teachers up 1% (33.6 to 33.8).
About Big Bear High
Big Bear High is a small high school based in Big Bear City, California. There are 630 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 25% below that mark.
Bear Valley Unified includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,176 students.
No group is above 50% at Big Bear High; the largest is White, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 46% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 33%. The diversity index for Big Bear High is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Big Bear High has 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 66%.
Big Bear High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of California public high schools.
A school with Big Bear High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 41.0%. Big Bear High scores 39.5%, 1.5 points below that line.
In San Bernardino County, where the school is located, 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. Public schools in San Bernardino County number 583, with about 393,648 students.
Chautauqua High (Continuation) sits less than a tenth of a mile from Big Bear High. Big Bear High has 4 other public schools within five miles. Big Bear High comes in 2nd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 677 in 2020-21 to 630 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 21.2:1 in 2020-21 to 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Big Bear High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- North Shore ElementaryElementary · 517 students
- Big Bear MiddleMiddle · 489 students
- Baldwin Lane ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- FallsvaleElementary · 62 students
- Chautauqua High (Continuation)High · 33 students
Other schools in Big Bear City
- Baldwin Lane ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Chautauqua High (Continuation)High · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Chautauqua High (Continuation)0.0 mi · 33
- Baldwin Lane Elementary0.4 mi · 445
- North Shore Elementary3.4 mi · 517
- Big Bear Middle4.4 mi · 489
- Southern California Flex Academy11.6 mi · 505
- Granite Mountain Charter11.6 mi · 4,393
Frequently asked questions
About Big Bear HighHow large is Big Bear High?
Big Bear High enrolls approximately 630 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Big Bear High serve?
Big Bear High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Big Bear High?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Big Bear High.
How diverse is Big Bear High?
Big Bear High reports a student body of 47% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Big Bear High?
Big Bear High is overseen by Bear Valley Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.