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If you had an hour of school board time for Bishop Union High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
608
High
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISHOP UNIFIED·NCES 060140900491
Bishop Union High
301 North Fowler St., Bishop, CA 93514 · (760) 873-4275 · Inyo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
238 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 9 | 153 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 168 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 141 | 23% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
50.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
30.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 29.7% | 25.8% | 23.4% |
| Math | 10.0% | 20.8% | 24.6% | 44.6% |
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 | 50.8% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 27.7% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.2% | 29.8% |
| 2020-21 | 55.7% | 27.7% |
| 2018-19 | 66.1% | 35.7% |
| 2017-18 | 46.3% | 36.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.4% | 38.4% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like Bishop Union High
Bishop Union High's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Union High this school | 608 | 39.1% | 37.3% |
| Liberty High Madera | 748 | 34.5% | 40.2% |
| Saint Helena High St. Helena | 416 | 36.8% | 50.4% |
| Liberty Ranch High Galt | 899 | 41.3% | 57.8% |
| Harbor High Santa Cruz | 1,013 | 38.2% | 41.6% |
| Escondido Charter High Escondido | 932 | 35.2% | N/A |
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 Bishop Union High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Inyo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #600 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #422 of 1,056 ▼ 9 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #689 of 1,056 ▲ 175 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #634 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #940 of 2,093 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #305 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #196 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #1,298 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #165 of 327 | N/A |
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
608
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 608 | 33.5 | 18.2:1 | 39% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 32.5 | 18.9:1 | 45% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 32.2 | 18.7:1 | 41% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 52% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 26.5 | 21.4:1 | 46% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 26 | 23.0:1 | 46% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 26% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bishop Union High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (566 to 608); teachers up 26% (26.5 to 33.5).
About Bishop Union High
Bishop, California, is home to Bishop Union High, a small high school. Its enrollment is 608 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in California average about 838 students, which makes this school 27% below average.
Within Bishop Unified, Bishop Union High is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 1,910 students.
Of every 100 students at Bishop Union High, about 40 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 37% White, 14% Native American, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Inyo County is about 24% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. That is in line with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The school reported 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 57% average for public schools in Inyo County is 18 points higher.
Bishop Union High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.3%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 56.6%, so the school is 19.3 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In the surrounding county, Inyo County, median household income comes to about $73,991, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 2,539 students.
Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall) is about 0.1 miles from Bishop Union High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Bishop Union High places 3rd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 629 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 608 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.7:1 to 18.2:1.
People who know Bishop Union High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Inyo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,739
Census ACS
Median income
$73,991
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
2,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bishop Unified
- Bishop ElementaryElementary · 832 students
- Home Street MiddleMiddle · 414 students
- Palisade Glacier High (Continuation)High · 25 students
- Bishop Independent StudyHigh · 13 students
- CDS Bishop ElementaryElementary · 8 students
- CDS Home StreetMiddle · 6 students
Other schools in Bishop
- Bishop ElementaryElementary · 832 students
- Home Street MiddleMiddle · 414 students
- Round Valley ElementaryElementary · 68 students
- CDS Bishop ElementaryElementary · 8 students
- Jill Kinmont BootheHigh · 7 students
- CDS Home StreetMiddle · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)0.1 mi · 3
- Home Street Middle0.2 mi · 414
- CDS Home Street0.2 mi · 6
- CDS Bishop High0.2 mi · 1
- CDS Bishop Elementary0.4 mi · 8
- Bishop Elementary0.4 mi · 832
Frequently asked questions
About Bishop Union HighHow large is Bishop Union High?
Bishop Union High enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bishop Union High serve?
Bishop Union High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bishop Union High have?
Bishop Union High employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Bishop Union High?
Student demographics at Bishop Union High are roughly 37% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bishop Union High public or private?
Bishop Union High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bishop Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.