Bijou Community
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 64.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Bijou Community and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points below the Lake Tahoe Unified district average of 17.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 18.2% | 21.2% | 39.4% |
| 4th | 58 | 13.8% | 32.8% | 46.5% |
| 5th | 62 | 24.2% | 24.2% | 48.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 13.6% | 21.2% | 34.9% |
| 4th | 58 | 3.5% | 15.5% | 19.0% |
| 5th | 62 | 8.1% | 17.7% | 25.8% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.6