Big Picture Educational Academy

Summary:

Big Picture Educational Academy is an alternative public charter school in Fresno, California that serves grades K-12 with 494 students. Unfortunately, the school has struggled with extremely low academic performance, with significantly lower test scores compared to the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has a very low four-year graduation rate of 55.1% and a high dropout rate of 44.9%, as well as an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 65.2%.

Compared to nearby charter schools like Yosemite Valley Charter and Endeavor Charter, Big Picture Educational Academy performs significantly worse across all key metrics. For example, Yosemite Valley Charter has a graduation rate of 88.9% and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.2%, while Endeavor Charter has a graduation rate of 90.9% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 0.6%. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Big Picture Educational Academy (59.31%) suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the low academic performance and high absenteeism rates.

Unlike the nearby charter schools, Big Picture Educational Academy does not have a statewide school ranking or rating, indicating that it is likely performing well below average compared to other schools in Big Picture Educational Academy District. The data for this school paints a concerning picture of a struggling institution that needs significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 1207 South Trinity St.
       Fresno, CA  93706-2611


(559) 420-1234

District: Big Picture Educational Academy District

SchoolDigger Rank:
5812th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  24.2 Help
Number of students:  550

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.6%
African American:
14.0%
White:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.7% Help


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Compare Details Big Picture Educational Academy ranks worse than 99.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.72. (See more...)
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Compare Details Big Picture Educational Academy ranks worse than 88.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.61. (See more...)
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Compare Details Big Picture Educational Academy ranks worse than 82.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.68. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Big Picture Educational Academy who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Big Picture Educational Academy 5812th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Big Picture Educational Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Big Picture Educational Academy 2446th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Big Picture Educational Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Big Picture Educational Academy 1913th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Big Picture Educational Academy in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Big Picture Educational Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.64 5673rd 5789 2.0%
2021 6.63 1412th 1417 0.4%
2022 9.57 5750th 5883 2.3%
2023 9.59 5723rd 5874 2.6%
2024 6.72 5812th 5862 0.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.59 5060th 5173 2.2%
2021 8.62 1105th 1110 0.5%
2022 10.74 5157th 5264 2.0%
2023 10.06 5272nd 5374 1.9%
2024 6.68 5487th 5511 0.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.59 5285th 5492 3.8%
2021 8.15 1258th 1267 0.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.54 5433rd 5510 1.4%
2021 8.01 1265th 1272 0.6%
2022 12.34 5423rd 5663 4.2%
2023 14.39 5214th 5650 7.7%
2024 8.61 5553rd 5636 1.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.90 4833rd 4963 2.6%
2022 8.54 5046th 5084 0.7%
2023 8.79 5049th 5098 1.0%
2024 7.19 5073rd 5102 0.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 5.90 2657th 2715 2.1%
2021 5.65 889th 894 0.6%
2022 16.43 2380th 2740 13.1%
2023 26.46 1973rd 2802 29.6%
2024 15.61 2446th 2777 11.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.45 2305th 2369 2.7%
2021 7.60 715th 721 0.8%
2022 19.54 2111th 2458 14.1%
2023 32.47 1660th 2549 34.9%
2024 18.33 2244th 2575 12.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 5.95 2354th 2380 1.1%
2021 5.75 736th 738 0.3%
2022 28.52 1707th 2509 32.0%
2023 25.95 1836th 2547 27.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 5.87 2376th 2407 1.3%
2021 6.43 761st 763 0.3%
2022 13.24 2365th 2527 6.4%
2024 32.66 1572nd 2547 38.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.50 2173rd 2213 1.8%
2022 18.71 2064th 2359 12.5%
2023 36.47 1396th 2391 41.6%
2024 14.18 2200th 2383 7.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.05 1807th 2133 15.3%
2021 16.80 1059th 1290 17.9%
2022 14.11 1829th 2123 13.8%
2023 14.72 1847th 2348 21.3%
2024 11.68 1913th 2323 17.6%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 15.06 1323rd 1350 2.0%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.93 510th 1547 67.0%
2024 15.09 1503rd 1534 2.0%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.92 1009th 1126 10.4%
2022 16.24 1641st 1943 15.5%
2023 21.05 1642nd 2247 26.9%
2024 12.97 1828th 2235 18.2%
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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.51 352nd 451 22.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.98 1711th 1858 7.9%
2023 10.45 1877th 2118 11.4%
2024 10.55 1845th 2098 12.1%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.99 1485th 1880 21.0%
2021 7.61 1086th 1122 3.2%
2022 17.04 1577th 1916 17.7%
2023 17.15 1680th 2207 23.9%
2024 10.12 1887th 2172 13.1%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.22 622nd 720 13.6%
2024 13.48 672nd 721 6.8%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.92 1590th 1814 12.3%
2022 16.43 1562nd 1861 16.1%
2023 14.46 1728th 2142 19.3%
2024 12.21 1771st 2125 16.7%
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Rank History for high school White students at Big Picture Educational Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.80 1261st 1434 12.1%
2024 3.88 1322nd 1406 6.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Big Picture Educational Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2019 39 26 7 286 2 0 16 0 376
2020 39 18 7 267 0 0 16 0 347
2021 49 62 11 449 3 1 20 0 595
2022 38 69 9 421 4 0 14 0 555
2023 27 70 6 375 1 0 14 1 494
2024 46 77 7 394 1 0 22 3 550

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 Big Picture Educational Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 376 22.0 17.0 70.7
2020 347 n/a n/a 80.4
2021 595 30.4 19.5 57.3
2022 555 31.5 17.6 51
2023 494 28.4 17.3 59.3
2024 550 22.7 24.2 60.7

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 Big Picture Educational Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 376 22.0 17.0 70.7
2020 347 n/a n/a 80.4
2021 595 30.4 19.5 57.3
2022 555 31.5 17.6 51
2023 494 28.4 17.3 59.3
2024 550 22.7 24.2 60.7

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Big Picture Educational Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 5673rd of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 5723rd of 5874 Elementary schools
 0.6%
Ranks 2657th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1973rd of 2802 Middle schools
 27.4%
Ranks 1807th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1847th of 2348 High schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Picture Educational Academy)19.10
 19.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Big Picture Educational Academy)14.35.9
 8.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Picture Educational Academy)3.513.6
 10.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Big Picture Educational Academy)3.518.2
 14.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Picture Educational Academy)16.75.9
 10.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Big Picture Educational Academy)6.70
 6.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Big Picture Educational Academy)105.9
 4.1%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Picture Educational Academy)17.122.7
 5.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Big Picture Educational Academy)8.69.1
 0.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Picture Educational Academy)11.421.4
 10%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Big Picture Educational Academy)8.67.1
 1.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Picture Educational Academy)3.543.5
 40%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Big Picture Educational Academy)017.4
 17.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Big Picture Educational Academy)021.7
 21.7%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Picture Educational Academy)2517.1
 8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Big Picture Educational Academy)6.32.4
 3.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Big Picture Educational Academy)06.7
 6.7%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students376494
 31.4%
African American2670
 169.2%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian76
 14.3%
Hispanic286375
 31.1%
Pacific Islander00
White3927
 30.8%
Two or More Races1614
 12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.7%59.3%
 11.4%


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Big Picture Educational Academy ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California alternative schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 550 students attended Big Picture Educational Academy.

Students at Big Picture Educational Academy are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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