Summary:
Zip code 93514 in Bishop, California, is served by three public elementary schools spanning grades K-6, offering a mix of educational environments from a large traditional school to much smaller options.
Among these schools, Round Valley Elementary stands out for its strong academic results, with student proficiency in English and Math well above state averages, a low chronic absenteeism rate, and a favorable student-teacher ratio. In contrast, Bishop Elementary, the area's largest school, shows performance closer to state averages and has a higher rate of chronic absenteeism. The third school, CDS Bishop Elementary, is very small with only eight students, operates with significantly higher per-student spending, but lacks current public performance data for comparison.
Parents will find notable differences in resources and scale: the smaller schools have much lower student-teacher ratios and higher per-student funding than the larger Bishop Elementary. The two schools are part of different districts—Bishop Unified and Round Valley Joint Elementary—with Round Valley Elementary consistently outperforming across available metrics. This suggests families may want to consider both the school size and the overseeing district when evaluating educational options in the Bishop area.
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