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Schools in Fort Bidwell

Fort Bidwell’s public schools

Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Bidwell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.2K
▲ 33% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
89 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Bidwell’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fort Bidwell’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Surprise Valley High places highest (better than 73%); Surprise Valley Elementary lowest (65%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fort Bidwell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–7Surprise Valley Elementaryin CedarvilleB+
8–12Surprise Valley Highin CedarvilleB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Surprise Valley Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 89 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$28,250CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 46.7% · 58 students tested
Math34%
State average 33.1% · 58 students tested

Fort Bidwell vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Fort Bidwell’s borders.

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Fort Bidwell—Surprise Valley Joint Unified

Every school in Fort Bidwell

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).

Also serving Fort Bidwellin other towns
Surprise Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–7 · Cedarville
B+
51 students12:1Rate it →
Surprise Valley High
High · Grades 8–12 · Cedarville
B+
38 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Bidwell’s schools

Are Fort Bidwell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fort Bidwell. Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Bidwell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fort Bidwell in?

Surprise Valley Joint Unified School District.

Where do Fort Bidwell kids go to high school?

Surprise Valley High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.