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Big Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-7
Summary

Big Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bieber, California, serving grades K-7 with a total enrollment of 72 students. The school is part of the Big Valley Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1041 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Big Valley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with its academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.92% of Big Valley Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In comparison, Fall River Elementary School, which is part of the Fall River Joint Unified School District, has higher academic performance, with 41.38% of its students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy.

Big Valley Elementary also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.9% in 2018-2019 to 28.2% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Fall River Elementary School. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40.85% in 2021-2022 to 75.81% in 2020-2021, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. These factors, combined with the school's declining academic performance, indicate a need for significant interventions and support to improve student learning outcomes at Big Valley Elementary.

71
Students ?
18.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,319
Per pupil spending ?
46.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 90 First St.
       Bieber, CA  96009-0157

(530) 294-5214

District: Big Valley Joint Unified


Students who attend Big Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:    Big Valley Junior Senior High
Racial breakdown:

White:
76.1%
Hispanic:
18.3%
American Indian:
5.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2024
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2024) from a <1st-percentile low (2015)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 30 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg24%
California avg43%
Not ranked this year
Big Valley Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202428.64063 of 586930.8%★★☆☆☆
201923.64482 of 578922.6%★☆☆☆☆
201713.85208 of 56928.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.05493 of 56142.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.55594 of 56110.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201327.74231 of 553023.5%★☆☆☆☆
201252.32482 of 539054.0%★★★☆☆
201148.02722 of 537749.4%★★☆☆☆
201049.12613 of 531450.8%★★★☆☆
200949.42525 of 519351.4%★★★☆☆
200855.32090 of 511359.1%★★★☆☆
200734.53256 of 511336.3%★★☆☆☆
200641.22652 of 481845.0%★★☆☆☆
200555.61930 of 482260.0%★★★☆☆
200450.42138 of 480955.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202437.43238 of 561242.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2024)42nd percentile+12 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state
Mathematics16%-22 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 71 students attended Big Valley Elementary.

Students at Big Valley Elementary are 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% American Indian.

Students who attend Big Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Big Valley Junior Senior High

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


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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