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Bishop Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Bishop.

Bishop’s School Grade B better than 55% of California school districts

Students
1,910
Schools
9
Spent per student
$18,478
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bishop Unified School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $1,668 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BBishop 3,696

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bishop. Grade by grade →

K–5Bishop ElementaryThis district
6–8Home Street MiddleThis district
9–12Bishop Union HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 33.1% · 953 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 46.7% · 959 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 86.2% · 170 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,478 per student · 13% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 36%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,968’20
1,956’21
1,932’23
1,910’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 42%White 32%American Indian/Alaska Native 14%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Bishop Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bishop
B−
832 students19:1
CDS Bishop Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bishop
8 students10:1
Home Street Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bishop
C+
414 students19:1
CDS Home Street
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bishop
6 students6:1
Keith B. Bright High (Juvenile Hall)
High · Grades 6–12 · Bishop
3 students2:1
Bishop Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bishop
B
608 students18:1
Palisade Glacier High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Big Pine
C−
25 students8:1
Bishop Independent Study
High · Grades 9–12 · Big Pine
13 students
CDS Bishop High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bishop
1 students1:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.