Richvale Elementary

Richvale Elementary, a tiny elementary school in Richvale, California, overseen by Biggs Unified, instructs 53 students, covering grades 1 through 6. That puts it 89% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Biggs Unified, which oversees 3 schools and 534 students, Richvale Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Richvale Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder is composed of 28% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Butte County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Richvale Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Butte County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Richvale Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 53.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Butte County shows median household income runs about $67,928, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Butte County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), Richvale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Biggs High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richvale Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.2%.

Richvale Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Richvale Elementary's enrollment has increased 39% since 2018, when it stood at 38 (now 53). White enrollment moved from 87% to 70% across the same window.

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