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Round Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-5
Summary

Round Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Bishop, California, serving 63 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Round Valley Joint Elementary District, which is ranked 240 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Round Valley Elementary consistently outperforms the state and its district in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 65.63% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 72.73% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.6 to 12.2, significantly lower than the 19:1 ratio at the nearby Bishop Elementary School. Additionally, Round Valley Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.7% is lower than the 34.5% rate at Bishop Elementary.

While Round Valley Elementary outperforms its neighbor in several key metrics, the larger Bishop Elementary School serves a more diverse student population and has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, which may contribute to some of the performance differences. Nevertheless, Round Valley Elementary's small size, low student-teacher ratio, and focus on student learning appear to be key factors in its strong academic performance.

68
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,181
Per pupil spending ?
23.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 300 North Round Valley Rd.
       Bishop, CA  93514-9632

(760) 387-2525

District: Round Valley Joint Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.1%
Hispanic:
11.8%
Two or more races:
8.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2011 → 80th in 2024
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 43% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2011
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school69%
District avg69%
California avg43%
Not ranked this year
Round 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202480.11149 of 586980.4%★★★★☆
202364.51816 of 585969.0%★★★☆☆
201966.61769 of 578969.4%★★★☆☆
201883.1984 of 566282.6%★★★★☆
201775.81301 of 569277.1%★★★★☆
201667.71629 of 561471.0%★★★★☆
201568.21570 of 561172.0%★★★★☆
201364.21879 of 553066.0%★★★☆☆
201254.32382 of 539055.8%★★★☆☆
201147.62744 of 537749.0%★★☆☆☆
201050.82530 of 531452.4%★★★☆☆
200955.22169 of 519358.2%★★★☆☆
200849.42402 of 511353.0%★★★☆☆
200746.92501 of 511351.1%★★★☆☆
200672.21255 of 481874.0%★★★★☆
200549.12239 of 482253.6%★★★☆☆
200452.62025 of 480957.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201870.7801 of 273770.7%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201988.1306 of 271588.7%★★★★☆
201883.2386 of 248084.4%★★★★☆
201350.41138 of 237952.2%★★★☆☆
201241.11327 of 225941.3%★★☆☆☆
201149.11116 of 223650.1%★★★☆☆
201060.4784 of 217964.0%★★★☆☆
200961.1722 of 206365.0%★★★☆☆
200857.2756 of 200562.3%★★★☆☆
200649.8822 of 180454.4%★★★☆☆
200542.5946 of 177746.8%★★☆☆☆
200457.3634 of 176964.2%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
White (2018)71st percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state
Mathematics65%+27 vs state

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Students at Round Valley Elementary are 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 68 students attended Round Valley Elementary.


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