Best Public Schools in Bieber, CA

Summary:

The city of Bieber, California is home to two schools - Big Valley Elementary and Big Valley Junior Senior High - both part of the Big Valley Joint Unified School District. While the high school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking and academic performance, the elementary school faces some challenges in student achievement and engagement.

Big Valley Junior Senior High has made significant progress, moving from the 1857th spot out of 2,348 California high schools in 2022-2023 to the 610th spot out of 2,309 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts relatively strong test scores, with over 56% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 64% in Science. Additionally, the school maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 8.9%.

In contrast, Big Valley Elementary has a lower statewide ranking and rating compared to the high school, but it stands out for its high spending per student at $20,980 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 19.7. However, the school faces challenges, with a 0% proficiency rate in 3rd-grade English Language Arts, significantly lower than the state average of 42.8%. The elementary school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4%, indicating potential engagement issues.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Big Valley Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	400 Bridge St.	Bieber	96009	Lassen County	Big Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 294-5231	43	6	6.7	55.8%	26 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	64.3		56.3		23.5	$27,697	$216	$27,481
Big Valley Elementary	Public	K-7	90 First St.	Bieber	96009	Lassen County	Big Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 294-5214	71	4	18.3	46.5%	54 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		15.4	18.4	30.8	15.8	$20,980	$2,254	$18,726

Cities Near Bieber

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
McArthur	14.61 mi	3	564^th
Fall River Mills	17.68 mi	2	379^th
Burney	31.36 mi	7	400^th
Ravendale	35.88 mi	1
Termo	38.01 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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