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Round Valley Elementary · Bishop

Round Valley Elementary: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.

Round Valley posts 64% meeting the standard, and 31.8% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.

2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope6045
% Exceeded32%21%
% Met+64%43%
Growth-2.9
Absence16.5%17.9%
Suspension0.9%1.6%
Scope Score
60
💪 Strong All-Around · Solid
ranked #1,022 statewide

Round Valley Elementary scores 60 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 82nd 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 →

💪 Strong All-Around — Ask about what we don't score — class size, electives, the feel of a classroom — strong numbers everywhere on paper don't mean every classroom feels the same.

Most rating sites would stop at “64% proficient” and call it done. Round Valley deserves a closer read. It sits at the 82nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 5,744 elementary schools statewide

Slipped from the 90th to the 82nd percentile since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELABlue(Increased Significantly)MathYellow(Declined Significantly)

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 64% of students meet the standard today, above the 57% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 353%33%
Grade 444%73%82%50%64%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 347%42%91%
Grade 444%82%64%58%64%

The 4 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
31.8%
State 21.3%
10.5pp above state avg
Met or exceeded
63.6%
State 42.7%
21.0pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
16.5%
State 17.9%
1.4pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.9%
State 1.6%
0.7pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.

  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 16.5%, district 16.5%, state 17.9%16.5% · −1.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.9%, district —, state 1.6%0.9% · −0.7pp vs state

TK/K students miss school at roughly three times the rate of Grades 4–6 students (25.0% vs 4.8%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the earliest grades — worth asking how the school works with new families on attendance.

Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–64.8%
TK/K25.0%

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 11:1, district 11:111:1
Teaching staff6 teachers
Avg. experience12.0 years
Fully credentialed100%
First-year teachers17%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$43,514 – $101,020
Superintendent salary$135,923

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $28,087, CA average $14,491$28,087 · spent at this school
Federal share$3,164 per student

$3,164 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$28,437 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction55%
Instruction support10%
Student services9%
Administration12%
Buildings & maintenance14%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$19,967 per pupil
2019$15,346 per pupil
2018$12,307 per pupil
2017$11,510 per pupil
2016$11,087 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
White72.1%
District 72.1% · CA 19.9%
Other13.2%
District 13.2% · CA 9.0%
Hispanic11.8%
District 11.8% · CA 56.1%
Asian2.9%
District 2.9% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 23.5% (40pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$81K · CA $85K
Median home value$423K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+35% · CA 35%
ZIP population14,853
Median age45 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 68 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

Frequently asked questions

Is Round Valley Elementary a good elementary school?

Round Valley Elementary has a Scope Score of 60 out of 100, placing it in the 82nd percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #1,022 statewide. 31.8% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 10.5 percentage points above the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (38%), grade 3-to-5 growth (27%), met or exceeded (proficient) (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Round Valley Elementary's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 63.6% of students at Round Valley Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 31.8% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 31.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 31.8% 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. 22 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Round Valley Elementary rank in California?

Round Valley Elementary ranks #1,022 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 82nd 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.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Round Valley Elementary?

16.5% of students at Round Valley Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.9%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. 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 Round Valley Elementary compare to other schools in Bishop?

Round Valley Elementary scores 60/100 (82nd 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 68 students. Use the schools in Bishop page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

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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%
31.8%
↑ vs CA 21.3% · 60th pctile
Met or exceeded · 20%
63.6%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 66th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
16.5%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 52th pctile
▼ 8.5pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
0.9%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 56th pctile
▲ 0.2pp higher vs 2024
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 310
Grade 41145%18%18%18%64%+19
Grade 510
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 310
Grade 41118%45%27%9%64%+22
Grade 510
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Round Valley Elementary ←6031.8%63.6%0.9%
California average4521.3%42.7%−2.91.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
20197090#52633.0%57.0%14.4%1.5%+27.3pp
20226289#64431.8%77.3%28.9%0.5%
20235275#141424.2%55.1%18.4%0.3%
20246082#104131.3%66.4%25.0%0.8%
20256082#102231.8%63.6%16.5%0.9%
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
  • — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female19.7%11.1%-8.6pp
Male10.5%18.2%+7.7pp
Hispanic/Latino23.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native9.1%
Students with Disabilities23.5%16.7%-6.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged19.7%25.0%+5.3pp
All Students14.6%14.5%-0.1pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

SchoolScope scores and verdicts are our interpretation of public California Department of Education data — independent analysis, not an official rating. How we analyze · Request a correction