Enrollment
71
Elementary
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060501000483
Big Valley Elementary
90 First St., Bieber, CA 96009 · (530) 294-5214 · Lassen County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
33 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 18% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
18.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.4pp since 2014
Math
15.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 0.0% | 18.4% | 36.8% | 44.7% |
| Math | 5.3% | 10.5% | 39.5% | 44.7% |
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 | 18.4% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 13.5% |
| 2022-23 | 21.1% | 7.9% |
| 2021-22 | 18.6% | 16.3% |
| 2020-21 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.4% | 29.7% |
| 2017-18 | 21.4% | 14.3% |
| 2016-17 | 13.2% | 11.1% |
| 2015-16 | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Big Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lassen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #5,700 of 5,915 | #8 of 10 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
71
+6 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.3:1
% White
76%
was 77%
% Hispanic
18%
was 15%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71 | 3.9 | 18.4:1 | 46% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 3.4 | 19.8:1 | 57% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 72 | 3.4 | 21.0:1 | 71% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 65 | 4 | 16.3:1 | 72% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Valley Elementary.
About Big Valley Elementary
Big Valley Elementary sits in Bieber, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 7 and reported 71 students in 2024-25. The school is 85% below the average for elementary schools in California.
Big Valley Joint Unified runs 2 schools with a combined 114 students. Big Valley Elementary is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Big Valley Elementary is 76% White. Next come 18% Hispanic and 6% Native American. The county population is about 67% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Big Valley Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1, with 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 46% at Big Valley Elementary. Across public schools in Lassen County, the average is 56%.
Big Valley Elementary scores 32.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 19.9% actual versus 52.3% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Lassen County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,403, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 25 public schools and about 3,757 students.
Big Valley Elementary's nearest public school is Big Valley Jr. Sr. High (about 0.1 miles). On average proficiency, Big Valley Elementary is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
In 2017-18, Big Valley Elementary enrolled 65 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 71. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.4:1) than in 2017-18 (16.3:1).
The discussion board for Big Valley Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lassen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,356
Census ACS
Median income
$67,403
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
3,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Big Valley Jr. Sr. High0.1 mi · 43
- Fall River Junior-Senior High14.5 mi · 226
- Fall River Community Day14.5 mi · 11
- Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)14.5 mi · 13
- Fall River Elementary17.6 mi · 275
- Mt. Burney Special Education Center31.2 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Big Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Big Valley Elementary?
Big Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 71 students in grades KG-07.
What age range does Big Valley Elementary serve?
Big Valley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Big Valley Elementary is approximately 18.4:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Big Valley Elementary?
At Big Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 18% Hispanic.
What district is Big Valley Elementary in?
Big Valley Elementary is part of Big Valley Joint Unified.
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