Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Biggs’s public schools score below 77% of California districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Biggs’s districts is 17%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Biggs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Biggs’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 575 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Biggs’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Spending, and where it came from
The district spent $18,157 per student in FY2024, against $21,206 across California. 23% of its revenue that year was federal (California 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one high school
From grade 9 the district’s path is Biggs High. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Biggs’s grade
C−: better than 23% of California school districts. Test scores are below the California average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Biggs, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Biggs
Biggs Elementary
Grades K–8 · 320 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Biggs
Biggs High
Grades 9–12 · 161 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Biggs
Biggs High
Grades 9–12 · 161 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Biggs
Biggs High
Grades 9–12 · 161 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Biggs
Biggs High
Grades 9–12 · 161 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Biggs’s public schools are run by Biggs Unified School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Biggs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Biggs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Biggs | C− | Biggs Unified |
Every school in Biggs
2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Biggs’s schools
Are Biggs’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Biggs children attend score below 77% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Biggs in?
Biggs Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 534 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Biggs kids go to high school?
Biggs High, with 161 students; its own test results earn a C+.
How much does Biggs spend per student?
$18,157 in Biggs Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Biggs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Biggs → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.