Pierce Joint Unified School District

540 A Sixth St.
Arbuckle, CA 95912
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 315 students in Pierce Joint Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Pierce Joint Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
5 Schools
3,503 Schools
# Students
1,490 Students
1,729,980 Students
# Teachers
74 Teachers
87,195 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1

District Rank

Pierce Joint Unified School District, which is ranked #1042 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (CA)
#1142 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Pierce Joint Unified  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
26%
33%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Pierce Joint Unified  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
36%
47%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pierce Joint Unified  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
20%
29%
90-94%
87%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Pierce Joint Unified  School District and public school graduation rate of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.34
0.65
# American Indian Students
1 Student
9,959 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
20 Students
188,478 Students
% Asian Students
1%
11%
# Hispanic Students
1,188 Students
923,962 Students
% Hispanic Students
80%
53%
# Black Students
12 Students
91,300 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
252 Students
400,535 Students
% White Students
17%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
7,325 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
16 Students
101,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
121
83,342
# Students in 1st Grade:
108
70,983
# Students in 2nd Grade:
78
70,937
# Students in 3rd Grade:
110
72,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
99
74,201
# Students in 5th Grade:
122
80,839
# Students in 6th Grade:
112
264,601
# Students in 7th Grade:
107
409,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
105
405,230
# Students in 9th Grade:
130
53,401
# Students in 10th Grade:
133
47,293
# Students in 11th Grade:
148
46,988
# Students in 12th Grade:
117
49,817
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,196 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,485. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,569 is less than the state median of $19,787. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (CA)
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$116,387 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Pierce Joint Unified  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$23 MM
$107,188 MM
This chart displays total spending of Pierce Joint Unified  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$17,196
$21,485
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Pierce Joint Unified  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$15,569
$19,787
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Pierce Joint Unified  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Pierce Joint Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
938 Wildwood Rd.
Arbuckle, CA 95912
(530) 476-3261
Grades: 6-8
| 315 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 5 schools
  • Grades: KG-12
  • Enrollment: 1,490 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 20:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 83%
  • : 90-94% (Top 30% in CA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 26% (Btm 50%)
  • : 36% (Btm 50%)
  • : 20% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education

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