Is North Shore Elementary a good school?

North Shore Elementary ranks 2579 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Shore Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 516 students attended North Shore Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Shore Elementary?

Students at North Shore Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 45% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of North Shore Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Shore Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Big Bear Middle High : Big Bear High

North Shore Elementary

Summary:

North Shore Elementary is a public elementary school located in Big Bear Lake, California, serving 523 students in grades K-5 and part of the Bear Valley Unified School District.

North Shore Elementary faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 14.8% in 2017-2018 to 35.1% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state, particularly in the 4th and 5th grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.22% of 4th graders at North Shore Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 31.45% for the district and 43.9% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are also lower, with only 39.58% of 4th graders and 32.94% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding standards in 2023-2024. The school's Hispanic and White student subgroups have significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the state averages in both ELA and Mathematics, while the English Language Learner and Special Education subgroups have shown mixed performance.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Fallsvale and Baldwin Lane Elementary have consistently outperformed North Shore Elementary in academic proficiency rates. Schools in other districts, such as Cram Elementary and Inland Leaders Charter, have also demonstrated higher proficiency rates than North Shore Elementary. The school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 70.94% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, suggests that it may face additional challenges in supporting student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

765 North Stanfield Cutoff
Big Bear Lake, CA 92314-1887

(909) 866-7501

District: Bear Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2579^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,117

Students who attend North Shore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Big Bear Middle
High:	Big Bear High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 516

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

White:

45.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details North Shore Elementary ranks better than 56% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Bear Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.5. (See more...)

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

Compare Details North Shore Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Bear Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.9%), White (45.2%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Shore Elementary is 22.4, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Bear Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Shore Elementary is $5,117, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Bear Valley Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Shore Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks North Shore Elementary 2579^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See North Shore Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Bear Valley Unified:

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

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Rank History for North Shore Elementary

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Rank History for all students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.26	2086^th	4809	56.6%
2005	50.86	2148^th	4822	55.5%
2006	63.99	1581^st	4818	67.2%
2007	56.22	2009^th	5113	60.7%
2008	44.07	2713^th	5113	46.9%
2009	57.26	2060^th	5193	60.3%
2010	53.74	2344^th	5314	55.9%
2011	47.75	2738^th	5377	49.1%
2012	55.42	2308^th	5390	57.2%
2013	41.54	3214^th	5530	41.9%
2015	41.50	2933^rd	5611	47.7%
2016	32.09	3598^th	5614	35.9%
2017	49.44	2582^nd	5692	54.6%
2018	57.51	2163^rd	5662	61.8%
2019	54.81	2332^nd	5789	59.7%
2021	43.76	726^th	1417	48.8%
2022	44.78	2808^th	5883	52.3%
2023	52.79	2396^th	5874	59.2%
2024	49.50	2579^th	5862	56.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.11	382^nd	3246	88.2%
2019	77.18	364^th	3275	88.9%
2021	54.84	159^th	602	73.6%
2022	47.93	1316^th	3311	60.3%
2023	38.52	1924^th	3250	40.8%
2024	55.69	898^th	3160	71.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.91	967^th	2420	60.0%
2024	45.88	1096^th	2634	58.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.28	1613^th	5084	68.3%
2019	53.22	2187^th	5173	57.7%
2021	37.82	681^st	1110	38.6%
2022	48.93	2339^th	5264	55.6%
2023	45.54	2666^th	5374	50.4%
2024	44.66	2768^th	5511	49.8%

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Rank History for Female students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.06	2492^nd	5413	54.0%
2019	48.63	2570^th	5492	53.2%
2021	49.81	576^th	1267	54.5%
2022	44.80	2718^th	5635	51.8%
2023	53.59	2225^th	5617	60.4%
2024	45.27	2700^th	5605	51.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.02	1586^th	2128	25.5%
2019	23.04	2173^rd	2585	15.9%
2022	38.87	1120^th	2227	49.7%

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Rank History for Male students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.37	1790^th	5431	67.0%
2019	58.27	2025^th	5510	63.2%
2021	37.54	729^th	1272	42.7%
2022	44.36	2749^th	5663	51.5%
2023	50.77	2406^th	5650	57.4%
2024	53.13	2300^th	5636	59.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.05	2035^th	4830	57.9%
2019	53.14	2089^th	4963	57.9%
2022	27.75	3892^nd	5084	23.4%
2023	26.59	3991^st	5098	21.7%
2024	44.31	2659^th	5102	47.9%

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Rank History for White students at North Shore Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.20	1714^th	2737	37.4%
2019	37.24	1932^nd	2834	31.8%
2022	33.21	1927^th	2726	29.3%
2023	50.40	1415^th	2662	46.8%
2024	34.02	1849^th	2647	30.1%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Friday, May 27, 2011

North Shore elementary school is the best school in the nation. Deal with that!!!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for North Shore Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	621	4	1	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	667
1989	693	4	1	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	743
1990	725	7	1	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	793
1991	737	5	3	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	824
1992	728	5	3	68	9	n/a	n/a	0	813
1993	680	7	4	66	6	n/a	n/a	0	763
1994	676	7	5	86	9	n/a	n/a	0	783
1995	552	4	5	76	2	n/a	n/a	0	639
1996	552	4	5	76	2	n/a	n/a	0	639
1997	543	6	4	87	9	n/a	n/a	0	649
1998	541	8	12	86	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
1999	508	5	8	80	9	n/a	n/a	0	610
2000	507	7	11	87	6	n/a	n/a	0	618
2001	469	7	12	104	5	n/a	n/a	0	597
2002	428	9	16	139	3	n/a	n/a	0	595
2003	428	9	16	139	3	n/a	n/a	0	595
2004	381	7	17	144	3	n/a	n/a	0	552
2005	363	2	11	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	542
2006	351	4	13	196	4	n/a	n/a	0	568
2007	302	2	11	207	10	n/a	n/a	3	535
2008	307	2	5	217	9	n/a	n/a	0	540
2009	310	11	5	197	8	2	4	0	537
2010	270	13	5	188	5	3	1	0	485
2011	259	5	9	203	3	3	20	0	502
2012	251	2	7	193	3	5	40	0	501
2013	247	3	8	199	3	3	44	0	507
2014	272	2	8	184	3	3	41	0	513
2015	251	1	8	192	1	2	34	0	489
2016	234	2	5	186	0	1	13	0	441
2017	315	2	8	194	0	1	20	0	540
2018	316	1	5	197	0	0	23	0	542
2019	303	2	6	192	1	1	27	0	532
2020	275	0	3	164	5	2	25	0	474
2021	215	2	3	155	4	2	20	0	401
2022	271	3	6	228	5	1	26	0	540
2023	253	2	4	239	1	1	23	0	523
2024	233	1	6	247	1	1	27	0	516

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 North Shore Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	26.5	25.1	n/a
1989	743	26.5	28.0	n/a
1990	793	29.5	26.8	n/a
1991	824	30.5	27.0	n/a
1992	813	31.0	26.2	29.6
1993	763	26.5	28.8	29.5
1994	783	25.5	30.7	38.7
1995	639	24.5	26.1	47.7
1996	639	24.5	26.1	47.7
1997	649	24.5	26.5	58.9
1998	653	30.5	21.4	55.4
1999	610	30.5	20.0	48.2
2000	618	29.0	21.3	50.8
2001	597	26.0	23.0	50.8
2002	595	27.1	22.0	40.8
2003	595	27.1	22.0	40.8
2004	552	25.1	22.0	48
2005	542	25.9	20.9	50
2006	568	27.1	21.0	67.6
2007	535	25.8	20.7	64.5
2008	540	28.0	19.3	61.7
2009	537	26.0	19.2	65.2
2010	485	22.0	22.0	64.9
2011	502	n/a	n/a	80.7
2012	501	19.0	26.3	n/a
2013	507	16.6	30.5	n/a
2014	513	17.0	30.1	70.6
2015	489	18.0	27.1	71.6
2016	441	19.0	23.2	70.7
2017	540	21.0	25.7	60.7
2018	542	23.0	23.5	66.1
2019	532	21.0	25.3	67.3
2020	474	n/a	n/a	69.8
2021	401	19.5	20.5	64.8
2022	540	24.0	22.5	64.6
2023	523	22.0	23.7	70.9
2024	516	23.0	22.4	67.4

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 North Shore Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	26.5	25.1	n/a
1989	743	26.5	28.0	n/a
1990	793	29.5	26.8	n/a
1991	824	30.5	27.0	n/a
1992	813	31.0	26.2	29.6
1993	763	26.5	28.8	29.5
1994	783	25.5	30.7	38.7
1995	639	24.5	26.1	47.7
1996	639	24.5	26.1	47.7
1997	649	24.5	26.5	58.9
1998	653	30.5	21.4	55.4
1999	610	30.5	20.0	48.2
2000	618	29.0	21.3	50.8
2001	597	26.0	23.0	50.8
2002	595	27.1	22.0	40.8
2003	595	27.1	22.0	40.8
2004	552	25.1	22.0	48
2005	542	25.9	20.9	50
2006	568	27.1	21.0	67.6
2007	535	25.8	20.7	64.5
2008	540	28.0	19.3	61.7
2009	537	26.0	19.2	65.2
2010	485	22.0	22.0	64.9
2011	502	n/a	n/a	80.7
2012	501	19.0	26.3	n/a
2013	507	16.6	30.5	n/a
2014	513	17.0	30.1	70.6
2015	489	18.0	27.1	71.6
2016	441	19.0	23.2	70.7
2017	540	21.0	25.7	60.7
2018	542	23.0	23.5	66.1
2019	532	21.0	25.3	67.3
2020	474	n/a	n/a	69.8
2021	401	19.5	20.5	64.8
2022	540	24.0	22.5	64.6
2023	523	22.0	23.7	70.9
2024	516	23.0	22.4	67.4

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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