📍 1256 Walnut St., Red Bluff, Tehama County, 96080
Bidwell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Red Bluff, Tehama County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Sheffield. It is part of the Red Bluff Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Bidwell Elementary enrolls 369 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 207 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 369 students (76%) 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.
Bidwell Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bidwell Elementary is one of 5 schools in Red Bluff Union Elementary, based in Red Bluff, California. The district serves 1,809 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Bidwell Elementary is close to the district average of about 362 students per school.