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Big Pine Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 125 students in Big Pine Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Big Pine Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
151 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Big Pine Unified School District, which is ranked #899 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1174 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.74
0.64
% American Indian
29%
1%
% Asian
n/a
11%
% Hispanic
33%
55%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
24%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
14%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $31,318 is higher than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,550 is higher than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$31,318
$19,974
Spending / Student
$28,550
$18,396
Best Big Pine Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Big Pine Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
500 South Main St.
Big Pine, CA 93513
(760) 938-2222
Big Pine, CA 93513
(760) 938-2222
Grades: K-8
| 125 students
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