Enrollment
43
High
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060501000482
Big Valley Jr. Sr. High
400 Bridge St., Bieber, CA 96009 · (530) 294-5231 · Lassen County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL43 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
6.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
24 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 7 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 6 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 19% |
Student demographics
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
56.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +42.3pp since 2014
Math
23.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +19.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 42 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.8% | 37.5% | 25.0% | 18.8% |
| Math | 5.9% | 17.6% | 41.2% | 35.3% |
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 | 56.3% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 23.1% |
| 2022-23 | 15.4% | 11.5% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 28.6% |
| 2020-21 | 19.4% | 8.3% |
| 2018-19 | 39.3% | 10.7% |
| 2017-18 | 22.5% | 2.5% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 6.5% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 4.0% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Where Big Valley Jr. Sr. High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Lassen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 43 | #1,804 of 2,093 | #4 of 6 |
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
43
-12 (-22%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 112
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 43 | 6.4 | 6.8:1 | 56% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 6.6 | 7.5:1 | 53% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 60 | 6.3 | 9.5:1 | 60% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 55 | 5 | 11.0:1 | 62% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 5 | 14.0:1 | 57% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 86 | 7 | 12.3:1 | 53% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | N/A | N/A | 69% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 110 | 7 | 15.7:1 | 36% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 112 | 7 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Valley Jr. Sr. High.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (70 to 43); teachers up 27% (5 to 6.4).
About Big Valley Jr. Sr. High
Big Valley Jr. Sr. High is a small high school that serves part of Bieber, California. A total of 43 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 95% smaller than average.
Big Valley Jr. Sr. High sits within Big Valley Joint Unified, which has 2 schools and 114 students.
A majority of students at Big Valley Jr. Sr. High, 60%, are White. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 2% Pacific Islander.
With 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Big Valley Jr. Sr. High was 6.8:1. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 56%. That is close to the 56% average for public schools in Lassen County.
allk12 grades Big Valley Jr. Sr. High a C. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Big Valley Jr. Sr. High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.4%, compared with a predicted 46.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Lassen County has these Census figures: median household income is about $67,403, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Lassen County number 25 and enroll about 3,757.
Nearest public school: Big Valley Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Local comparison: Big Valley Jr. Sr. High ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 34.4% versus a 31.2% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Big Valley Jr. Sr. High went from 55 students to 43. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.0:1 to 6.8:1.
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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
Other schools in Big Valley Joint Unified
- Big Valley ElementaryElementary · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Big Valley Elementary0.1 mi · 71
- Fall River Junior-Senior High14.5 mi · 226
- Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)14.5 mi · 13
- Fall River Community Day14.5 mi · 11
- Fall River Elementary17.6 mi · 275
- Mt. Burney Special Education Center31.2 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Big Valley Jr. Sr. HighWhat is the total enrollment at Big Valley Jr. Sr. High?
Big Valley Jr. Sr. High enrolls approximately 43 students in grades 07-12.
Is Big Valley Jr. Sr. High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Big Valley Jr. Sr. High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Big Valley Jr. Sr. High have?
Big Valley Jr. Sr. High employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Big Valley Jr. Sr. High?
Student demographics at Big Valley Jr. Sr. High are roughly 60% White, 30% Hispanic.
What district is Big Valley Jr. Sr. High in?
Big Valley Jr. Sr. High is part of Big Valley Joint Unified.
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