Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bangor, CA

Berry Creek Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Berry Creek Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063052004742
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
45
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Berry Creek Elementary earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 91% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

25
Resource Index · Lower
13.7:1
small classes for California
90.0%
free-lunch eligible
41
students enrolled

Berry Creek Elementary has class sizes smaller than 91% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+2 students YoY

Berry Creek Elementary grew from 30 students in 2022-23 to 32 in 2023-24 (+6.7%).

Teacher FTE held 3.0 → 3.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+2 students YoY 063052004742 · Bangor, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

41 enr · 13.7:1 · 90.0% lunch · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Berry Creek Elementary grew from 30 students in 2022-23 to 32 in 2023-24 (+6.7%). Teacher FTE held 3.0 → 3.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Berry Creek Elementary compares

Berry Creek Elementary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.7:1 ▼ 36% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 90.0% ▲ 62% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 41 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.7:1
Leaner classes than 60% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
41
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
90.0%
free-lunch eligible - 62% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13.7:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 9% in California - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
48.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$37,967
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 65.9%
Hispanic or Latino 19.5%
Two or More 9.8%
Asian 2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.4%

Largest group: White at 65.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.7, Berry Creek Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Pioneer Union Elementary reports $37,967 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Bangor

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Berry Creek Elementary

How many students attend Berry Creek Elementary?

Berry Creek Elementary has 41 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bangor, CA. CCD year-over-year: 30 (2022-23) → 32 (2023-24), up 2.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Berry Creek Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Berry Creek Elementary is 13.7:1, which is 36% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 13% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Berry Creek Elementary?

90.0% of students at Berry Creek Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Berry Creek Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Berry Creek Elementary is White at 65.9% of enrollment, in Bangor, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Berry Creek Elementary?

Berry Creek Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Pioneer Union Elementary?

None reported; Pioneer Union Elementary operates only Berry Creek Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.