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Biggs High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Biggs posts 32% meeting the standard and 7.7% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

3046 Second Street, 95917 (opens in new tab)·Biggs Unified·Biggs·Grades 9-12·161 students·64% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(530) 868-5825
Scope Score
39
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,385 statewide

Biggs High scores 39 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 36th percentile of 2,160 California high 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 “32% proficient” and call it done. Biggs deserves a closer read. The school sits in Biggs, where three in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Biggs's low-income kids hit 58.3% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
32%
State 36%
Graduate
94%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
8%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 32 are proficient by 11th grade → 94 graduate → 8 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
94.4%
State 87.6%
6.8pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
7.7%
State 15.8%
8.2pp below state avg
College readiness
8.3%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
32.1%
State 35.7%
3.6pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
22.0%
State 30.2%
8.2pp below state avg
Suspension rate
2.7%
State 3.6%
0.9pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

Where the path goes

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

K-12 Feeder Path
High School
Biggs High
39/100
This school

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

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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic39.8%
White55.3%
Asian0.6%
Black3.1%
Other1.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 64.0% (0pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
161
1,289 below CA avg (~1,450)
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
9 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$29,179
District avg: $13,091 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
Teacher Salary Range
$53,220 – $110,619
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Biggs High in Biggs, 58.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Biggs High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 24.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (4.2% Math proficient); White students (63.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.1 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · Hispanic−10.1pp
43.8% vs 53.9% overall · n=16
2 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Hispanic−12.8pp
0.0% vs 12.8% overall · n=16
Math · Low-Income−6.1pp
4.2% vs 10.3% overall · n=24

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

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income24 tested
ELA 58.3%·Math 4.2%· +24.8pp vs district
White19 tested
ELA 63.2%·Math 15.8%· +20.2pp vs district
Hispanic16 tested
ELA 43.8%·Math 6.3%· +13.0pp vs district

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

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
14.1 years avg experience
14 teachers · 14% second-year
Teacher Credentials
82% fully credentialed
AP Courses Offered
9 AP courses
1 students qualified via AP exam

Sources: CDE SARC · CDE College/Career Indicator, 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 High a good high school?
Biggs High has a Scope Score of 39 out of 100, placing it in the 36th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,385 statewide. 7.7% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 8.2 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for high 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 High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 32.1% of students at Biggs High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 7.7% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 24.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 7.7% 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. 78 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Biggs High rank in California?
Biggs High ranks #1,385 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 36th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), 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.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Biggs High?
22.0% of students at Biggs High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 2.7%. 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 High compare to other schools in Biggs?
Biggs High scores 39/100 (36th percentile) among California high 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 161 students. Use the schools in Biggs page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Biggs High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Biggs High in Biggs, 58.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Biggs High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 24.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (4.2% Math proficient); White students (63.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.1 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 24 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
Graduation rate · 25%
94.4%
↑ vs CA 87.6% · 58th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
7.7%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 41th pctile
College readiness · 20%
8.3%
↓ vs CA 35.4% · 34th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
32.1%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 47th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
22.0%
↑ vs CA 30.2% · 57th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
2.7%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 54th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 113913%41%31%15%54%+7
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11393%8%28%62%10%−13
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11390%18%72%10%

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 Disadvantaged2458.3%+25+20
White1963.2%+20+1
Hispanic/Latino1643.8%+13+5
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Biggs High ←397.7%32.1%2.7%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
94.4%
AP Exam Prepared
8.3%
A-G Completion
26.5%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
46.7%
Scope Score history
41%39%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #1265 → #1467 → #1229 → #1276 → #1385
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue