Big Bear Middle

Summary:

Big Bear Middle is a public middle school located in Big Bear Lake, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 503 students. The school is part of the Bear Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 802 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Big Bear Middle faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 7.6% in 2020-2021 to 35.1% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics at 40% and 25.66%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Disabled students performing relatively better, while Hispanic, White, and low-income students struggle.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Clement Middle and Moore Middle, both part of the Redlands Unified School District, Big Bear Middle generally underperforms. The school's remote location in the mountains, combined with the high rates of poverty and low socioeconomic status among its student population, may present unique challenges that contribute to its underperformance. Addressing attendance issues and implementing strategies to improve student engagement, academic achievement, and equity will be crucial for the school's future success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 41275 Big Bear Blvd.
       Big Bear Lake, CA  92315-1607


(909) 866-4634

District: Bear Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1420th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,462 Help


Students who attend Big Bear Middle usually attend:

High:    Big Bear High

Feeder schools for Big Bear Middle:

Elementary:    Baldwin Lane Elementary
    North Shore Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.0 Help
Number of students:  494

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.0%
Hispanic:
42.5%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.4% Help


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Compare Details Big Bear Middle ranks worse than 51.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.09. (See more...)
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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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51%), Hispanic (42.5%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Big Bear Middle is 22. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Big Bear Middle is $6,462.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Big Bear Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Big Bear Middle 1420th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Big Bear Middle in the ranking list.)

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Bear Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Bear Valley Unified 802nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Big Bear Middle

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Rank History for all students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.54 609th 1769 65.6%
2005 60.25 597th 1777 66.4%
2006 55.31 715th 1804 60.4%
2007 63.66 609th 1999 69.5%
2008 75.89 360th 2005 82.0%
2009 65.29 617th 2063 70.1%
2010 51.45 1006th 2179 53.8%
2011 58.62 864th 2236 61.4%
2012 60.48 809th 2259 64.2%
2013 62.61 809th 2379 66.0%
2015 37.47 1403rd 2477 43.4%
2016 48.27 1149th 2497 54.0%
2017 34.33 1548th 2508 38.3%
2018 30.54 1646th 2480 33.6%
2019 29.81 1795th 2715 33.9%
2021 31.26 602nd 894 32.7%
2022 38.64 1506th 2740 45.0%
2023 38.46 1512th 2802 46.0%
2024 41.09 1420th 2777 48.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.00 1307th 1364 4.2%
2019 26.79 1301st 1442 9.8%
2021 50.57 101st 363 72.2%
2022 47.33 539th 1540 65.0%
2023 39.74 786th 1529 48.6%
2024 36.05 894th 1477 39.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.78 892nd 1538 42.0%
2024 32.99 999th 1550 35.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.71 1705th 2230 23.5%
2019 26.29 1825th 2369 23.0%
2021 34.09 485th 721 32.7%
2022 44.96 1167th 2458 52.5%
2023 32.87 1642nd 2549 35.6%
2024 38.71 1427th 2575 44.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.50 1387th 2262 38.7%
2019 33.21 1506th 2380 36.7%
2021 27.19 535th 738 27.5%
2022 44.22 1213th 2509 51.7%
2023 39.77 1343rd 2547 47.3%
2024 50.40 1047th 2546 58.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.72 814th 1369 40.5%
2019 30.14 1030th 1491 30.9%
2021 38.64 192nd 354 45.8%
2022 44.19 666th 1531 56.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.10 1684th 2273 25.9%
2019 25.25 1786th 2407 25.8%
2021 36.12 452nd 763 40.8%
2022 32.69 1553rd 2527 38.5%
2023 36.47 1462nd 2558 42.8%
2024 30.92 1642nd 2547 35.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.45 1919th 2072 7.4%
2019 17.47 1965th 2213 11.2%
2022 36.72 1403rd 2359 40.5%
2023 29.22 1683rd 2391 29.6%
2024 34.81 1468th 2383 38.4%
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Rank History for White students at Big Bear Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.50 1186th 1496 20.7%
2019 22.71 1254th 1602 21.7%
2022 21.98 1236th 1555 20.5%
2023 28.11 1116th 1552 28.1%
2024 28.99 1078th 1535 29.8%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Big Bear Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 510 2 5 40 0 n/a n/a 0 557
1989 545 0 3 36 1 n/a n/a 0 585
1990 594 2 9 49 1 n/a n/a 0 655
1991 671 3 7 49 1 n/a n/a 0 731
1992 678 6 9 63 13 n/a n/a 0 769
1993 664 10 9 70 10 n/a n/a 0 763
1994 651 11 5 69 15 n/a n/a 0 751
1995 463 2 3 52 9 n/a n/a 0 529
1996 463 2 3 52 9 n/a n/a 0 529
1997 496 8 3 53 7 n/a n/a 0 567
1998 521 11 3 56 5 n/a n/a 0 596
1999 464 8 8 57 11 n/a n/a 0 548
2000 450 8 6 75 11 n/a n/a 0 550
2001 491 16 7 62 4 n/a n/a 0 580
2002 492 7 5 80 3 n/a n/a 0 587
2003 492 7 5 80 3 n/a n/a 0 587
2004 500 5 5 102 3 n/a n/a 0 615
2005 451 11 11 108 7 n/a n/a 0 588
2006 400 10 7 111 6 n/a n/a 0 534
2007 348 11 6 109 8 n/a n/a 1 483
2008 320 11 13 107 7 n/a n/a 0 458
2009 320 8 9 128 9 2 6 0 482
2010 339 12 5 142 7 2 4 0 511
2011 254 7 3 118 5 2 13 0 402
2012 230 5 9 116 4 0 17 0 381
2013 225 6 6 142 5 1 17 0 402
2014 221 5 3 130 1 1 12 0 373
2015 210 6 6 135 2 0 12 0 371
2016 220 4 5 141 2 0 7 0 379
2017 218 0 3 128 3 1 11 0 364
2018 215 1 3 119 1 2 13 0 354
2019 226 3 2 155 1 2 12 0 401
2020 290 5 5 217 0 1 28 0 546
2021 261 3 7 192 0 2 23 0 488
2022 255 3 5 190 3 1 21 0 478
2023 259 2 4 217 0 1 20 0 503
2024 252 4 5 210 1 1 21 0 494

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 Bear Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 557 23.7 23.5 n/a
1989 585 24.6 23.7 n/a
1990 655 25.7 25.4 n/a
1991 731 27.9 26.2 n/a
1992 769 28.4 27.0 25.1
1993 763 30.5 25.0 27.3
1994 751 29.7 25.3 31.7
1995 529 21.0 25.2 34
1996 529 21.0 25.2 34
1997 567 22.7 25.0 44.1
1998 596 26.6 22.4 36.7
1999 548 24.5 22.4 36.7
2000 550 25.0 22.0 40.2
2001 580 27.5 21.1 39.1
2002 587 26.3 22.3 35.9
2003 587 26.3 22.3 35.9
2004 615 24.7 24.9 35.1
2005 588 25.8 22.8 35.2
2006 534 26.5 20.2 44.6
2007 483 25.0 19.3 40
2008 458 23.5 19.5 48
2009 482 19.8 21.9 53.3
2010 511 21.4 23.8 56.2
2011 402 n/a n/a 63.7
2012 381 16.5 23.0 n/a
2013 402 17.0 23.6 15.4
2014 373 16.0 23.3 67
2015 371 16.0 23.1 68.2
2016 379 14.0 27.0 67.8
2017 364 16.9 21.5 67.3
2018 354 17.3 20.4 74
2019 401 18.6 21.5 71.8
2020 546 n/a n/a 74.5
2021 488 22.6 21.5 67
2022 478 20.5 23.2 66.9
2023 503 22.0 22.8 67.8
2024 494 22.3 22.0 66.4

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 Bear Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 557 23.7 23.5 n/a
1989 585 24.6 23.7 n/a
1990 655 25.7 25.4 n/a
1991 731 27.9 26.2 n/a
1992 769 28.4 27.0 25.1
1993 763 30.5 25.0 27.3
1994 751 29.7 25.3 31.7
1995 529 21.0 25.2 34
1996 529 21.0 25.2 34
1997 567 22.7 25.0 44.1
1998 596 26.6 22.4 36.7
1999 548 24.5 22.4 36.7
2000 550 25.0 22.0 40.2
2001 580 27.5 21.1 39.1
2002 587 26.3 22.3 35.9
2003 587 26.3 22.3 35.9
2004 615 24.7 24.9 35.1
2005 588 25.8 22.8 35.2
2006 534 26.5 20.2 44.6
2007 483 25.0 19.3 40
2008 458 23.5 19.5 48
2009 482 19.8 21.9 53.3
2010 511 21.4 23.8 56.2
2011 402 n/a n/a 63.7
2012 381 16.5 23.0 n/a
2013 402 17.0 23.6 15.4
2014 373 16.0 23.3 67
2015 371 16.0 23.1 68.2
2016 379 14.0 27.0 67.8
2017 364 16.9 21.5 67.3
2018 354 17.3 20.4 74
2019 401 18.6 21.5 71.8
2020 546 n/a n/a 74.5
2021 488 22.6 21.5 67
2022 478 20.5 23.2 66.9
2023 503 22.0 22.8 67.8
2024 494 22.3 22.0 66.4

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Big Bear Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,462

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Big Bear Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1795th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1512th of 2802 Middle schools
 12.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Bear Middle)36.844.6
 7.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bear Valley Unified)37.146.8
 9.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Big Bear Middle)19.124.3
 5.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Bear Valley Unified)19.525.6
 6.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Big Bear Middle)41.635.6
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bear Valley Unified)41.437
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Big Bear Middle)25.424
 1.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Bear Valley Unified)25.125.2
 0%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Big Bear Middle)18.916.3
 2.6%
   8th Grade Science (Bear Valley Unified)18.917.8
 1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students401503
 25.4%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic155217
 40%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White226259
 14.6%
Two or More Races1220
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71.8%67.8%
 4%


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Big Bear Middle ranks 1420th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Big Bear Middle are 51% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 494 students attended Big Bear Middle.

Students who attend Big Bear Middle usually go on to attend Big Bear High


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