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Biggs Elementary: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

Biggs posts low test scores — and attendance holds near the state average — families haven't checked out. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.

300 B Street, 95917 (opens in new tab)·Biggs Unified·Biggs·Grades TK-8·320 students·69% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(530) 868-5870
Scope Score
28
🌱 Building Momentum · Needs Support
ranked #5,032 statewide

Biggs Elementary scores 28 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 12th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

Most rating sites would stop at “23% proficient” and call it done. Biggs deserves a closer read. The school sits in Biggs, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

17%
79%
Grade 3 · 21% proficient
17%
76%
Grade 4 · 24% proficient
9%
26%
65%
Grade 5 · 35% proficient

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
8.1%
State 21.3%
13.2pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
-4.7pp
State -2.9pp
Scores decline across grades
Met or exceeded
23.3%
State 42.7%
19.3pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
18.6%
State 17.9%
0.7pp above state avg
Suspension rate
6.4%
State 1.6%
4.8pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
2.3%
State 18.0%
15.7pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Biggs Elementary
28/100
This school
High School

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic44.4%
White51.3%
Asian2.2%
Black0.9%
Other1.3%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 68.8% (5pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
320
300 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
21 TK students
7% of a 317-student campus · CDE Census Day 2025-26
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
1 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$23,938
District avg: $13,091 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
2.3% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$53,220 – $110,619
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Biggs Elementary in Biggs, 27.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Biggs Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 6.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.7% Math proficient); White students (37.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 5.2 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 144 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Absenteeism · Homeless+10.0pp
28.6% vs 18.6% overall · n=35
Suspension · Homeless+4.7pp
11.1% vs 6.4% overall · n=36
Math · Hispanic−12.0pp
5.9% vs 17.8% overall · n=61
3 more gaps by subject
ELA · Low-Income−5.2pp
26.5% vs 31.8% overall · n=144
ELA Exceeded · Hispanic−4.8pp
5.1% vs 9.9% overall · n=59
Math Exceeded · Hispanic−5.7pp
1.3% vs 7.0% overall · n=61

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income146 tested
ELA 27.1%·Math 13.7%· -6.4pp vs district
White104 tested
ELA 37.5%·Math 23.1%· -5.5pp vs district
Hispanic84 tested
ELA 26.8%·Math 10.7%· -3.9pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 19.6pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +9.5pp.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 58%Support 37%Other 5%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$91K
$6K above CA median
Median Home Value
$363K
$296K below CA median
Bachelor's+
14%
21pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
8.1 years avg experience
22 teachers · 9% first-year · 27% second-year
Teacher Credentials
81% fully credentialed
9.9% on intern/emergency permit

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

Frequently asked questions

Is Biggs Elementary a good elementary school?
Biggs Elementary has a Scope Score of 28 out of 100, placing it in the 12th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #5,032 statewide. 8.1% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 13.2 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Biggs Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 23.3% of students at Biggs Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 8.1% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 15.2% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 8.1% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 174 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Biggs Elementary rank in California?
Biggs Elementary ranks #5,032 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 12th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Biggs Elementary getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Biggs Elementary decreases by 4.7 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Biggs Elementary?
18.6% of students at Biggs Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 6.4%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Biggs Elementary compare to other schools in Biggs?
Biggs Elementary scores 28/100 (12th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 320 students. Use the schools in Biggs page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Biggs Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Biggs Elementary in Biggs, 27.1% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Biggs Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 6.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.7% Math proficient); White students (37.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 5.2 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 144 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 38%
8.1%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 37th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 27%
-4.7pp
↓ vs CA -2.9pp · 44th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
23.3%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 35th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
18.6%
↓ vs CA 17.9% · 49th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
6.4%
↓ vs CA 1.6% · 11th pctile
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
2.3%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 31th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 32317%4%26%52%22%−22
Grade 4297%17%21%55%24%−21
Grade 5359%26%23%43%34%−14
Grade 63013%23%40%23%37%−10
Grade 7474%23%21%51%28%−20
Grade 84210%36%26%29%45%−1
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3239%22%35%35%30%−15
Grade 4297%14%38%41%21%−21
Grade 5350%9%43%49%9%−27
Grade 63013%13%30%43%27%−8
Grade 7484%6%27%63%10%−24
Grade 8439%2%30%58%12%−21
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11783%12%72%14%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged14427.1%−6−11
White10437.5%−5−24
Hispanic/Latino8226.8%−4−12
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Biggs Elementary ←288.1%23.3%−4.76.4%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
23%28%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #5178 → #5542 → #5254 → #5408 → #5032
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
  • — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 11 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue