Is Bidwell Elementary a good school?

Bidwell Elementary ranks 3964 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bidwell Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 397 students attended Bidwell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bidwell Elementary?

Students at Bidwell Elementary are 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Bidwell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bidwell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Vista Preparatory Academy High : Red Bluff High

Bidwell Elementary

Summary:

Bidwell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Red Bluff, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 369 students. It is part of the Red Bluff Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1382 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bidwell Elementary is struggling, with consistently lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism rates, and poorer subgroup performance compared to the district, state, and nearby schools like William M. Metteer Elementary and Jackson Heights Elementary. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly below the district and state averages, and its subgroup performance, particularly for female, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, is also much lower than the state. Additionally, Bidwell Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 13.2% in 2018-2019 to 54.3% in 2021-2022.

The school's declining performance over time, with its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating dropping from 4 stars in 2015-2016 to only 1 star in recent years, suggests that Bidwell Elementary is facing significant challenges. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.89% to 81.97%, indicates that the school may be dealing with substantial socioeconomic challenges that are impacting student outcomes. Addressing these issues will be crucial for Bidwell Elementary to improve and provide a better educational experience for its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

1256 Walnut St.
Red Bluff, CA 96080-3603

(530) 527-7171

District: Red Bluff Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3964^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,162

Students who attend Bidwell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vista Preparatory Academy
High:	Red Bluff High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.8

Number of students: 397

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Hispanic:

37.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bidwell Elementary ranks worse than 67.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Red Bluff Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.47. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (52.1%), Hispanic (37.8%), two or more races (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bidwell Elementary is 20.8, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Red Bluff Union Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bidwell Elementary is $11,162, which is the 2^nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Red Bluff Union Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bidwell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bidwell Elementary 3964^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bidwell Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Red Bluff Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Red Bluff Union Elementary 1382^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bidwell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	31.07	3178^th	4809	33.9%
2005	45.85	2401^st	4822	50.2%
2006	47.36	2301^st	4818	52.2%
2007	55.42	2046^th	5113	60.0%
2008	55.47	2083^rd	5113	59.3%
2009	61.05	1873^rd	5193	63.9%
2010	64.20	1771^st	5314	66.7%
2011	59.92	2038^th	5377	62.1%
2012	45.51	2916^th	5390	45.9%
2013	51.05	2621^st	5530	52.6%
2015	62.48	1824^th	5611	67.5%
2016	67.67	1632^nd	5614	70.9%
2017	57.57	2146^th	5692	62.3%
2018	50.04	2568^th	5662	54.6%
2019	44.28	2929^th	5789	49.4%
2021	30.73	931^st	1417	34.3%
2022	18.22	5036^th	5883	14.4%
2023	27.37	4140^th	5874	29.5%
2024	29.47	3964^th	5862	32.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.09	2101^st	5084	58.7%
2019	52.06	2264^th	5173	56.2%
2021	45.79	554^th	1110	50.1%
2022	25.81	4188^th	5264	20.4%
2023	28.82	3997^th	5374	25.6%
2024	34.50	3569^th	5511	35.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.29	2108^th	5413	61.1%
2019	59.47	1994^th	5492	63.7%
2021	28.24	890^th	1267	29.8%
2022	17.01	4998^th	5635	11.3%
2023	23.47	4387^th	5617	21.9%
2024	26.61	4090^th	5605	27.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	29.00	194^th	293	33.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.20	2777^th	5431	48.9%
2019	32.60	3575^th	5510	35.1%
2021	33.95	773^rd	1272	39.2%
2022	21.51	4564^th	5663	19.4%
2023	33.86	3481^st	5650	38.4%
2024	34.18	3464^th	5636	38.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.80	3430^th	4830	29.0%
2019	29.21	3742^nd	4963	24.6%
2022	20.52	4470^th	5084	12.1%
2023	20.69	4443^rd	5098	12.8%
2024	32.51	3535^th	5102	30.7%

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Rank History for White students at Bidwell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.52	1939^th	2737	29.2%
2019	29.41	2169^th	2834	23.5%
2022	6.46	2608^th	2726	4.3%
2023	14.09	2367^th	2662	11.1%
2024	16.22	2298^th	2647	13.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Bidwell Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	591	6	11	47	10	n/a	n/a	0	665
1989	611	7	12	57	16	n/a	n/a	0	703
1990	664	4	13	61	12	n/a	n/a	0	754
1991	515	4	2	59	5	n/a	n/a	0	585
1992	486	4	2	65	10	n/a	n/a	0	567
1993	481	4	4	80	11	n/a	n/a	0	580
1994	532	2	7	65	7	n/a	n/a	0	613
1995	494	4	6	81	8	n/a	n/a	0	593
1996	494	4	6	81	8	n/a	n/a	0	593
1997	497	10	8	67	5	n/a	n/a	0	587
1998	500	5	11	66	10	n/a	n/a	0	592
1999	506	10	16	54	8	n/a	n/a	0	594
2000	489	9	9	63	9	n/a	n/a	5	584
2001	476	8	10	73	10	n/a	n/a	0	577
2002	474	7	11	71	13	n/a	n/a	0	576
2003	474	7	11	71	13	n/a	n/a	0	576
2004	457	8	17	77	10	n/a	n/a	1	570
2005	483	17	16	85	8	n/a	n/a	0	609
2006	418	10	13	79	18	n/a	n/a	34	572
2007	405	8	11	82	23	n/a	n/a	36	565
2008	418	11	14	91	23	n/a	n/a	0	557
2009	447	8	8	94	18	2	23	0	600
2010	445	6	6	86	18	3	8	0	572
2011	436	5	10	104	16	1	10	0	582
2012	395	8	9	116	19	1	12	0	560
2013	413	8	6	121	22	1	16	0	587
2014	376	5	4	115	15	0	17	0	532
2015	360	4	3	126	18	0	25	0	536
2016	343	2	6	126	16	1	29	0	523
2017	329	2	6	135	14	0	28	0	514
2018	329	5	6	129	13	1	23	0	506
2019	336	6	5	114	17	1	19	0	498
2020	316	3	5	120	15	1	29	0	489
2021	270	7	2	115	13	1	19	0	427
2022	256	6	3	112	10	2	13	0	402
2023	207	7	3	121	11	5	15	0	369
2024	207	4	5	150	7	6	18	0	397

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bidwell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	665	26.9	24.7	n/a
1989	703	28.1	25.0	n/a
1990	754	30.0	25.1	n/a
1991	585	25.0	23.4	n/a
1992	567	25.4	22.3	49
1993	580	23.0	25.2	45.3
1994	613	23.0	26.7	50.4
1995	593	23.0	25.8	48.6
1996	593	23.0	25.8	48.6
1997	587	25.0	23.5	51.8
1998	592	28.0	21.1	53.7
1999	594	30.0	19.8	47
2000	584	29.0	20.1	50.4
2001	577	30.0	19.2	51.8
2002	576	28.0	20.6	50.2
2003	576	28.0	20.6	50.2
2004	570	27.0	21.1	54.8
2005	609	29.0	21.0	62.7
2006	572	31.5	18.2	58
2007	565	29.0	19.5	63.5
2008	557	30.0	18.6	69.1
2009	600	30.0	18.8	67
2010	572	28.0	20.4	66.1
2011	582	n/a	n/a	69.2
2012	560	24.5	22.8	n/a
2013	587	23.0	25.5	64.4
2014	532	23.0	23.1	72.2
2015	536	24.0	22.3	74.3
2016	523	23.0	22.7	72.3
2017	514	n/a	n/a	68.7
2018	506	22.0	23.0	75.9
2019	498	24.0	20.7	75.3
2020	489	n/a	n/a	76.1
2021	427	20.0	21.3	82
2022	402	18.0	22.3	72.9
2023	369	18.2	20.2	75.9
2024	397	19.0	20.8	74.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bidwell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	665	26.9	24.7	n/a
1989	703	28.1	25.0	n/a
1990	754	30.0	25.1	n/a
1991	585	25.0	23.4	n/a
1992	567	25.4	22.3	49
1993	580	23.0	25.2	45.3
1994	613	23.0	26.7	50.4
1995	593	23.0	25.8	48.6
1996	593	23.0	25.8	48.6
1997	587	25.0	23.5	51.8
1998	592	28.0	21.1	53.7
1999	594	30.0	19.8	47
2000	584	29.0	20.1	50.4
2001	577	30.0	19.2	51.8
2002	576	28.0	20.6	50.2
2003	576	28.0	20.6	50.2
2004	570	27.0	21.1	54.8
2005	609	29.0	21.0	62.7
2006	572	31.5	18.2	58
2007	565	29.0	19.5	63.5
2008	557	30.0	18.6	69.1
2009	600	30.0	18.8	67
2010	572	28.0	20.4	66.1
2011	582	n/a	n/a	69.2
2012	560	24.5	22.8	n/a
2013	587	23.0	25.5	64.4
2014	532	23.0	23.1	72.2
2015	536	24.0	22.3	74.3
2016	523	23.0	22.7	72.3
2017	514	n/a	n/a	68.7
2018	506	22.0	23.0	75.9
2019	498	24.0	20.7	75.3
2020	489	n/a	n/a	76.1
2021	427	20.0	21.3	82
2022	402	18.0	22.3	72.9
2023	369	18.2	20.2	75.9
2024	397	19.0	20.8	74.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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