📍 3501 Spruce Ave., South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, 96150
Bijou Community is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Roseanne Depierri. It is part of the Lake Tahoe Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Bijou Community enrolls 420 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 273 | 65% |
| White | 131 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 420 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bijou Community is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bijou Community is one of 8 schools in Lake Tahoe Unified, based in South Lake Tahoe, California. The district serves 3,528 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Bijou Community is close to the district average of about 441 students per school.