Summary:
Pierce High is a public high school located in Arbuckle, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 511 students. It is part of the Pierce Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 785 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Pierce High has maintained strong graduation rates and relatively low dropout rates, its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 45.38% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 55.73%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was just 15%, compared to the state average of 27.9%. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the state average, with only 23.14% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024. However, Pierce High's performance is better than the district average in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, suggesting the school is performing relatively well within its own district. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.5% in 2018-2019 to 17.7% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.
Compared to nearby schools, Butte View High, Maxwell Senior High, and Sutter High generally perform better than Pierce High on academic measures, with higher test scores and graduation rates. Colusa High, another nearby school, has similar academic performance to Pierce High, but with slightly higher test scores and graduation rates. Additionally, Arbuckle Alternative High, a continuation school within the same district, has significantly lower academic performance, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism compared to Pierce High.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Pierce Joint Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1120th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,482
Feeder schools for Pierce High:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.3
Number of students: 511
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
78.3%
White:
17.6%
Asian:
2.0%
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African American:
1.2%
Two or more races:
0.8%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.6%
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