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Big Bear Middle

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Big Bear Middle ranks 1382 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

Big Bear Middle is a public school serving 489 students in grades 6-8 in the mountain community of Big Bear Lake, part of the Bear Valley Unified district, and it performs right at the state average (2 stars) despite serving a student population where over 70% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, test scores in English, Math, and Science are below state averages, but the school is performing notably better than several nearby schools with similar economic challenges, such as New Vision Middle and Lucerne Valley Middle. It shows particular strengths in supporting homeless students and has a relative advantage in science compared to other subjects. A significant area for improvement is chronic absenteeism, where the 26.2% rate is higher than the state average, though it has improved from pandemic highs and is better than some area schools like Mary P. Henck Intermediate.

The school's performance has been stable for nearly a decade, and it operates with moderate per-student spending, using resources more efficiently than some higher-spending, lower-performing schools in the region. While it faces unique challenges as a rural mountain school, including potential transportation issues, it is on a positive recovery trajectory from the pandemic, especially in English, though mathematics—particularly in 7th grade—remains a focus for growth.

489

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41275 Big Bear Blvd.
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315-1607

(909) 866-4634

District: Bear Valley Unified

Students who attend Big Bear Middle usually attend:

High:

Big Bear High

Feeder schools for Big Bear Middle:

Elementary:	Baldwin Lane Elementary
	North Shore Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

44.2%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

California avg41%

1,382^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

863^rd of 1,543Bear Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1382 of 2761	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1424 of 2783	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1507 of 2781	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1506 of 2740	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	602 of 894	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1795 of 2715	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1646 of 2480	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	1548 of 2508	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.3	1149 of 2497	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.5	1403 of 2477	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.6	809 of 2379	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	809 of 2259	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.6	864 of 2236	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.4	1006 of 2179	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	617 of 2063	70.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	360 of 2005	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	63.7	609 of 1999	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.3	715 of 1804	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.2	597 of 1777	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.5	609 of 1769	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.2	666 of 1531	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	192 of 354	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1030 of 1491	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	814 of 1369	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	894 of 1478	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	783 of 1521	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	539 of 1540	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	101 of 363	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	26.8	1301 of 1442	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1307 of 1364	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	1379 of 2533	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	1051 of 2551	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	1339 of 2531	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1213 of 2509	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	535 of 738	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1506 of 2380	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1387 of 2262	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1588 of 2395	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1472 of 2388	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1674 of 2374	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1403 of 2359	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1965 of 2213	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1919 of 2072	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	100 of 477	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	1316 of 2542	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1430 of 2579	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1631 of 2531	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	1167 of 2458	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	485 of 721	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1825 of 2369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1705 of 2230	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1212 of 2534	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	1646 of 2552	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1453 of 2538	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1553 of 2527	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	452 of 763	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1786 of 2407	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1684 of 2273	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	674 of 726	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	910 of 1566	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1001 of 1552	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	889 of 1531	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	958 of 1520	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1080 of 1537	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1112 of 1543	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1236 of 1555	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1254 of 1602	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1186 of 1496	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

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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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Big Bear Middle	Public	6-8	41275 Big Bear Blvd.	Big Bear Lake	92315	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 866-4634	489	23	21.0	70.3%	242 (49.5%)	2 (0.4%)	216 (44.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.5%)	43.5	1382^nd of 2761 public middle schools	49.9%		41.1	1424^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.8%	42									30.0	30.0	40.9	38.8	41.7	40.6	31.9	26.9	33.0	30.7
Lucerne Valley Middle	Public	7-8	33233 Rabbit Springs Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Lucerne Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 248-2124	195	12	16.1	91.3%	68 (34.9%)	4 (2.1%)	118 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	12	2549^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.7%		11.7	2601^st of 2783 public middle schools	6.5%	52									12.5	12.5		25.5	11.2	18.7		10.4	7.9	9.2	$19,363	$4,366	$14,997
Park View Middle	Public	6-8	34875 Tahoe Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-3285	870	36	23.9	67.4%	331 (38.0%)	10 (1.1%)	482 (55.4%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (2.8%)	38.9	1522^nd of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%		35.6	1606^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.3%	84									29.3	29.3	37.2	46.5	32.5	38.5	23.1	26.8	30.8	27.2	$15,384	$1,964	$13,420
Mary P. Henck Intermediate	Public	6-8	730 Rhine Rd.	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 336-0360	607	25	23.8	66.7%	302 (49.8%)	2 (0.3%)	271 (44.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	23.1	2094^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.2%		23.8	2096^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.7%	2									11.1	11.1	37.0	39.9	30.8	36.2	12.6	15.4	14.6	14.2	$17,125	$2,568	$14,557
Beattie Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Orange St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2400	1,072	50	21.2	63.2%	190 (17.7%)	59 (5.5%)	635 (59.2%)	125 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	58 (5.4%)	54.1	1072^nd of 2761 public middle schools	61.2%		53.9	1043^rd of 2783 public middle schools	62.5%	29									37.1	37.1	45.6	46.5	48.4	46.9	38.7	32.1	34.0	34.8	$17,833	$2,038	$15,795
Serrano Middle	Public	7-8	3131 Piedmont Dr.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6530	716	41	17.3	92.9%	23 (3.2%)	66 (9.2%)	591 (82.5%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	26.8	1932^nd of 2761 public middle schools	30.0%		28.8	1866^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.0%	66	13.6	13.6	27.3	27.3	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	17.8	17.8		40.8	35.6	38.1		13.7	17.4	15.6	$24,714	$5,253	$19,461
Moore Middle	Public	6-8	1550 East Highland Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5440	988	50	19.6	57.3%	281 (28.4%)	39 (3.9%)	533 (53.9%)	66 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (6.4%)	63.9	807^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.8%		51.8	1117^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.9%	310									36.3	36.3	54.3	49.8	51.2	51.8	45.9	40.1	40.8	42.3	$17,613	$1,881	$15,732
Mesa View Middle	Public	6-8	800 Mustang Way	Calimesa	92320	Riverside County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8008	717	32	22.3	72.0%	255 (35.6%)	19 (2.6%)	417 (58.2%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	36.2	1611^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.7%		37.7	1537^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.8%	74									29.0	29.0	33.5	34.5	37.2	35.1	24.9	31.9	26.0	27.4	$17,084	$1,959	$15,125
Clement Middle	Public	6-8	501 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5400	1,023	51	20.0	68.9%	146 (14.3%)	64 (6.3%)	681 (66.6%)	79 (7.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.5%)	47.5	1249^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.8%		52.6	1087^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.9%	162									31.9	31.9	47.3	42.4	52.2	47.2	27.0	23.4	35.2	28.5	$17,926	$2,170	$15,756
New Vision Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	26655 Highland Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	New Vision Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	460	15	29.9	91.3%	17 (3.7%)	100 (21.7%)	319 (69.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	17.6	2332^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		14.9	2484^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.7%	152									17.5	17.5	35.0	22.8	26.1	27.3	15.8	9.0	11.4	11.7	$27,066	$5,377	$21,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Bear Middle

How many students attend Big Bear Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Big Bear Middle.

Is Big Bear Middle a good school?

Big Bear Middle ranks 1382^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Big Bear Middle attend?

Students who attend Big Bear Middle usually go on to attend Big Bear High

What is the racial makeup of Big Bear Middle?

Students at Big Bear Middle are 49% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Big Bear Middle in?

Bear Valley Unified

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