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North Shore Elementary

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North Shore Elementary ranks 2977 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2977^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

North Shore Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 517 students in the mountain community of Big Bear Lake, operating within the Bear Valley Unified school district.

The school has notable strengths, including a mathematics program that outperforms the district average and impressive recent progress in reducing chronic student absences to meet the state average. It also shows particular effectiveness in supporting special education students. However, the school's overall state ranking has seen some fluctuation and currently sits in the middle range. Performance varies significantly between student groups, with a consistent gap where female students outperform male students, and academic results in upper grades, particularly 5th-grade math and science across all grades, lag behind stronger performance in the lower grades.

When compared to other schools, North Shore Elementary is a mid-performing school within its own district, recently outperforming nearby Baldwin Lane Elementary in math but trailing the higher-ranked, smaller Fallsvale. Several charter schools and traditional public schools in neighboring districts, such as Inland Leaders Charter, Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA), and Cram Elementary, achieve significantly higher academic rankings and have much lower chronic absenteeism rates.

517

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

765 North Stanfield Cutoff
Big Bear Lake, CA 92314-1887

(909) 866-7501

District: Bear Valley Unified

Students who attend North Shore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Big Bear Middle
High:	Big Bear High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

White:

41.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

California avg41%

2,977^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bear Valley Unified

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	43.6	2977 of 5857	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	2583 of 5869	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	2392 of 5859	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	2808 of 5883	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	726 of 1417	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	2332 of 5789	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	2163 of 5662	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	2582 of 5692	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	32.1	3598 of 5614	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	2933 of 5611	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	3214 of 5530	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	2308 of 5390	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.7	2738 of 5377	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	2344 of 5314	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.3	2060 of 5193	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.1	2713 of 5113	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	2009 of 5113	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	1581 of 4818	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.9	2148 of 4822	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.3	2086 of 4809	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	1120 of 2227	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	2173 of 2585	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1586 of 2128	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	899 of 3162	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.5	1922 of 3245	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	1316 of 3311	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	159 of 602	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	364 of 3275	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	382 of 3246	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2522 of 5597	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	2705 of 5612	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	2225 of 5609	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	2718 of 5635	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	576 of 1267	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	2570 of 5492	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	2492 of 5413	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	3793 of 5107	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.3	2663 of 5107	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3982 of 5087	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3892 of 5084	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	2089 of 4963	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	2035 of 4830	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2782 of 5460	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	2772 of 5517	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2664 of 5363	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	2339 of 5264	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	681 of 1110	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	2187 of 5173	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1613 of 5084	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3291 of 5628	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	2304 of 5643	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	2404 of 5638	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	2749 of 5663	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	729 of 1272	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	2025 of 5510	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	1790 of 5431	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1204 of 2847	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	1097 of 2635	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	967 of 2420	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1816 of 2598	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1853 of 2651	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	1415 of 2661	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1927 of 2726	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1932 of 2834	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1714 of 2737	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science31%~ state avg

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Friday, May 27, 2011

North Shore elementary school is the best school in the nation. Deal with that!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Shore Elementary	Public	K-5	765 North Stanfield Cutoff	Big Bear Lake	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 866-7501	517	22	23.1	70.4%	212 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (53.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	43.6	2977^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		49.5	2583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	394	30.7		30.7	46.2	31.4	43.6				41.2	47.8	34.3	27.7				36.5	84.4	94.8	95.8	92.7	90.6	96.9
Baldwin Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	44500 Baldwin Ln.	Big Bear City	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 585-7766	445	18	24.4	70.8%	219 (49.2%)	2 (0.4%)	187 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	40.8	3165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.0%		45.8	2806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.2%	359	28.3		28.3	42.9	42.9	44.3				43.3	41.4	33.8	18.3				31.9	71.2	87.7	83.6	80.8	80.8	82.2
Fallsvale	Public	K-8	40600 Valley of the Falls Dr.	Forest Falls	92339	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 794-8630	62	3	20.9	37.1%	35 (56.5%)	2 (3.2%)	20 (32.3%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)							36.4			66.7				54.6			63.9
Charles Hoffman Elementary	Public	K-5	2851 Running Springs School Rd	Running Springs	92382	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 939-0006	297	12	24.7	60.6%	172 (57.9%)	1 (0.3%)	104 (35.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	60.8	2023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		53.2	2390^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.3%	367	38.6		38.6	42.1	65.2	45.5				51.6	52.6	43.5	43.2				46.1	94.4				94.4		$17,879	$2,613	$15,266
Lucerne Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10788 Barstow Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Lucerne Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 248-7659	646	31	21.1	90.1%	241 (37.3%)	17 (2.6%)	379 (58.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	17.3	5072^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.5	5353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.8%	281	17.7		17.7	22.8	20.4	35.0	30.4			26.9	28.0	17.0	8.9	9.8			16.3	77.2	87.7	86.8	92.1	85.1	84.2	$17,881	$3,148	$14,733
Lake Arrowhead Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Golden Rule Ln.	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 336-0387	450	19	23.6	54.2%	216 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (47.3%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	44.1	2945^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%		44.8	2873^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.0%	72	28.6		28.6	54.7	42.7	34.9				44.0	49.2	31.7	25.4				35.1	94.8	97.4			96.1		$17,480	$3,496	$13,984
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11021 Sunnyside Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-3270	567	23	24.8	71.8%	247 (43.6%)	7 (1.2%)	287 (50.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	40.4	3191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		34.7	3545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	354	25.0		25.0	23.7	52.7	46.3				40.4	27.8	45.7	30.0				34.6	94.6				94.6		$16,497	$2,659	$13,838
Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)	Public, Charter	K-8	34450 Stonewood Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-0174	717	33	21.6	36.8%	374 (52.2%)	6 (0.8%)	279 (38.9%)	41 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	65.6	1816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		75.3	1358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	458	38.7	50.0	44.3	58.7	57.3	65.3	56.0	76.0	74.3	64.6	56.0	34.7	53.3	28.0	58.7	52.7	47.2							$17,687	$1,260	$16,427
Inland Leaders Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12375 California St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Inland Leaders Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 446-1100	997	45	22.3	27.2%	569 (57.1%)	8 (0.8%)	352 (35.3%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	89.3	702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		91.5	607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	95	61.0	56.8	59.0	65.1	72.6	69.2	76.5	78.0	76.8	73.0	64.1	62.6	66.0	71.6	60.0	64.2	64.7	96.4	97.6	98.2	97.0	97.0	97.0	$11,525	$403	$11,122
Cram Elementary	Public	K-5	29700 Water St.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 425-9300	507	21	24.1	42.2%	145 (28.6%)	15 (3.0%)	253 (49.9%)	50 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.3%)	72.4	1501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	74.4%		79.5	1177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.9%	324	41.0		41.0	69.0	64.4	58.4				63.5	60.7	56.2	35.1				49.8							$17,523	$1,875	$15,648

Frequently Asked Questions about North Shore Elementary

What district is North Shore Elementary in?

Bear Valley Unified

Is North Shore Elementary a good school?

North Shore Elementary ranks 2977^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Shore Elementary?

Students at North Shore Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 41% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of North Shore Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Shore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Big Bear Middle
High : Big Bear High

How many students attend North Shore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended North Shore Elementary.

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