For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 336 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 30% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
5 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
1,494 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pierce Joint Unified School District, which is ranked #1062 of all 1,910 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1069 out of 1932 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
29%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
11%
% Hispanic
80%
55%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
17%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,150 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,527 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,150
$19,974
Spending / Student
$15,527
$18,396
Best Pierce Joint Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
938 Wildwood Rd.
Arbuckle, CA 95912
(530) 476-3261
Arbuckle, CA 95912
(530) 476-3261
Gr: 6-8 | 336 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
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