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Bijou Community

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Bijou Community ranks 3170 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bijou Community is an elementary school located in South Lake Tahoe, California, serving 425 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Bijou Community's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Bijou Community's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 39.39% to 48.39%, compared to the district's 45.21% to 56.03% and the state's 44.21% to 48.81%. In Mathematics, Bijou Community's proficiency rates ranged from 18.97% to 34.85%, significantly lower than the district's 36.78% to 49.24% and the state's 36.03% to 46.3%. The school also has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, ranging from 14.7% to 37.6% over the past few years.

Compared to the nearby schools within the same district, such as Meyers Elementary, Tahoe Valley Elementary, and Sierra House Elementary, Bijou Community generally underperforms academically and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Tahoe Lake Elementary, a school in the neighboring Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, outperforms Bijou Community across various academic measures and has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

422

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,051

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 Spruce Ave.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150-8317

(530) 543-2337

District: Lake Tahoe Unified

Students who attend Bijou Community usually attend:

Middle:	South Tahoe Middle
High:	South Tahoe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.9%

White:

29.9%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,170^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Lake Tahoe Unified

734^th of 1,543Lake Tahoe 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	40.7	3170 of 5857	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2867 of 5869	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	3340 of 5859	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	4000 of 5883	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4383 of 5789	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3921 of 5662	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	3766 of 5692	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.1	3916 of 5614	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.7	3424 of 5611	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.8	4676 of 5530	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	5198 of 5390	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	4975 of 5377	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	5006 of 5314	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	4974 of 5193	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	4911 of 5113	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	4760 of 5113	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	4083 of 4818	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	4391 of 4822	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	3995 of 4809	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	43.2	1183 of 2585	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	1249 of 2128	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	1560 of 3162	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	2652 of 3245	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	2466 of 3311	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	2163 of 3275	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1973 of 3246	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3849 of 5597	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3323 of 5612	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4006 of 5609	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4183 of 5635	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4850 of 5492	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4170 of 5413	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	3905 of 5107	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3513 of 5107	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	4404 of 5087	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4628 of 5084	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	4838 of 4963	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4338 of 4830	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	4107 of 5460	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4075 of 5517	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	4346 of 5363	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5010 of 5264	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	4952 of 5173	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4417 of 5084	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	2259 of 5628	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	2166 of 5643	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	2521 of 5638	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	3534 of 5663	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3476 of 5510	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3481 of 5431	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	236 of 2847	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	73.4	415 of 2420	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	1228 of 2598	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	1041 of 2651	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	1279 of 2661	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	1324 of 2726	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	750 of 2834	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	1585 of 2737	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+46 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)54th percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science35%+3 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

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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 (2025)
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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Bijou Community	Public	K-5	3501 Spruce Ave.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2337	422	18	23.4	59.0%	126 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (64.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	40.7	3170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		44.9	2867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.2%	303	35.5	35.5	39.4	46.6	48.4	44.6	34.9	19.0	25.8	26.9	92.8				95.7		$21,051	$19,436	$1,615
Sierra House Elementary	Public	K-5	1709 Remington Trail	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2327	418	20	20.9	58.9%	160 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	200 (47.8%)	24 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)	61.5	1989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		64.8	1829^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	160	39.7	39.7	56.1	41.3	61.1	52.3	55.1	47.5	33.8	45.3	91.8	96.7		91.8	96.7	95.1	$19,030	$17,566	$1,464
Tahoe Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	943 Tahoe Island Dr.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2350	395	18	21.9	61.3%	163 (41.3%)	1 (0.3%)	190 (48.1%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)	43.4	2982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	49.1%		36.9	3375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.5%	393	30.5	30.5	52.4	45.7	39.3	46.1	36.5	27.7	29.3	31.6	84.1	87.4		85.4	86.1	86.1	$20,885	$19,462	$1,423
Meyers Elementary	Public	K-5	1095 San Bernardino Ave.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2371	334	14	23.8	27.2%	250 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.3%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.6%)	89.7	680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		89	751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	71	57.1	57.1	74.6	75.5	73.4	74.4	71.4	67.4	56.3	64.8	92.4	95.5		95.5	93.9	93.9	$16,851	$15,338	$1,513
Diamond Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	35 Hawkside Dr.	Markleeville	96120	Alpine County	Alpine County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 694-2238	51	5	10.2	76.5%	16 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						35.5				25.0							$70,332	$62,322	$8,010
Tahoe Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Grove St.	Tahoe City	96145	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2700	282	14	20.8	28.0%	183 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (25.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	75.8	1345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		61.3	2018^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.6%	673	56.8	56.8	51.2	45.7	63.6	53.4	63.6	56.5	61.4	60.5	95.2	96.8	96.8	95.2	95.2	96.8	$32,466	$32,160	$306

Frequently Asked Questions about Bijou Community

What schools do graduates of Bijou Community attend?

Students who attend Bijou Community usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Tahoe Middle
High : South Tahoe High

How many students attend Bijou Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Bijou Community.

What district is Bijou Community in?

Lake Tahoe Unified

Is Bijou Community a good school?

Bijou Community ranks 3170^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bijou Community?

Students at Bijou Community are 65% Hispanic, 30% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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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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