Summary:
The Big Valley Joint Unified school district has only one high school, Big Valley Junior Senior High. This small school serves a student population of 60 and has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranging from 724 out of 2,123 California high schools in 2021-2022 to 1,857 out of 2,348 in 2022-2023.
While Big Valley Junior Senior High has achieved a 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, its academic performance on standardized tests is below the state average. In 2023-2024, only 41.67% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 23.08%, while the state average was 35.54%. The school's science proficiency rate, as measured by the CAST exam, was also low at 13.33% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 30.7%.
The school's small size and high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (60% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch) may be contributing factors to its academic challenges. However, the low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5 could potentially provide more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, the analysis of the data for Big Valley Junior Senior High highlights both areas of strength, such as the high graduation and low dropout rates, as well as opportunities for improvement, particularly in academic performance on standardized tests.
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