Summary:
The Pierce Joint Unified school district has only one middle school, Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1132 out of 2802 California middle schools in 2022-2023 to 1550 out of 2740 in 2021-2022.
Academically, Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High struggles to meet state proficiency averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 30.63% in 6th grade ELA to 49.09% in 7th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 45.82% and 47.19%, respectively. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 23.42% in 6th grade to 34.55% in 7th grade, compared to the state averages of 34.31% and 33.83%, respectively. The school's Science proficiency rate of 28.97% was on par with the state average of 28.95%.
Additionally, Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 74.29%, and a student-teacher ratio of 17.9, which is slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio of 15-18 students per teacher. These factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and could be areas of focus for the Pierce Joint Unified district to address.
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