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Peter Johansen High

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Peter Johansen High ranks 1363 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1363^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 37% of California high schools

Summary

Peter Johansen High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 2,000 students in Modesto, California, operating within the Modesto City High district, which faces challenges across all its schools.

Academically, the school faces significant hurdles, with proficiency rates in math (13%) and science (21%) falling well below both district and state averages; it consistently ranks at the bottom among comprehensive high schools in its own district, such as James C. Enochs High and Fred C. Beyer High. A major concern is a chronic absenteeism rate of over 32%, which is much higher than at these neighboring schools. Despite these academic and attendance challenges, Peter Johansen maintains a respectable graduation rate of nearly 89%, which is above the state average.

The school serves a student population with high economic need, with over 80% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate higher than some district peers. Interestingly, performance varies widely among different student groups, with some subgroups performing much stronger than others. While the school's per-student spending and class sizes are similar to other schools in the Modesto City High district, its performance compared to a school like Ceres High in the neighboring Ceres Unified district, which has a similar economic profile, suggests there are opportunities to learn from more successful programs.

2,029

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,513

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

641 Norseman Dr.
Modesto, CA 95357-0405

(209) 574-1760

District: Modesto City High

Feeder schools for Peter Johansen High:

Elementary:	Alice N. Stroud Elementary
	Bernard L. Hughes Elementary
	Capistrano Elementary
	Christine Sipherd Elementary
	More...
	El Vista Elementary
	Empire Elementary
	Lakewood Elementary
	Orville Wright Elementary
	Tuolumne Elementary
	Wilson Elementary
Middle:	La Loma Junior High
	Norman N. Glick Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

White:

12.4%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,363^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Modesto City High

873^rd of 1,543Modesto City High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1363 of 2162	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	1107 of 2159	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1469 of 2170	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1351 of 2123	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	723 of 1290	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1361 of 2133	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1403 of 2017	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	1101 of 2021	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.6	1078 of 2039	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	1160 of 1994	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.2	891 of 2426	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.7	699 of 2354	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	58.2	580 of 2367	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	63.1	441 of 2281	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	57.9	529 of 2238	76.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.6	405 of 2117	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	235 of 2063	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	207 of 1968	89.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.1	267 of 1901	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	70.0	191 of 1653	88.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	172 of 523	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.4	467 of 522	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	402 of 592	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	463 of 585	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	536 of 573	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	521 of 581	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	560 of 582	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	543 of 581	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	1079 of 1161	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	314 of 555	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	882 of 1117	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	781 of 1052	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	350 of 1085	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	577 of 1064	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	497 of 1044	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.7	382 of 467	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	575 of 941	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	563 of 938	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1344 of 1906	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1070 of 1915	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1380 of 1915	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1205 of 1858	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	710 of 1054	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1137 of 1833	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1323 of 1760	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	1182 of 1900	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	810 of 1902	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	1246 of 1917	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1196 of 1861	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1169 of 1814	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1236 of 1742	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1233 of 2013	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	892 of 2026	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	1330 of 2030	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1172 of 1943	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	683 of 1126	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1220 of 1937	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1303 of 1862	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1167 of 1942	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	997 of 1948	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1318 of 1963	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1305 of 1916	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	626 of 1122	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1246 of 1880	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1289 of 1834	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	452 of 577	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	492 of 574	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	496 of 541	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	471 of 515	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	372 of 422	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1078 of 1252	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.2	502 of 1216	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	880 of 1197	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	983 of 1155	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	943 of 1173	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1101 of 1193	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	900 of 1204	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	709 of 1222	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	967 of 1173	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peter Johansen High	Public	9-12	641 Norseman Dr.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1760	2,029	91	22.3	81.9%	251 (12.4%)	53 (2.6%)	1,474 (72.6%)	69 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.7%)	164 (8.1%)	35.8	1363^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.0%		45.7	1107^th of 2159 public high schools	48.7%	256		11.1	21.4	6.3	20.5			43.0	43.0			13.1	13.1	$19,513	$2,827	$16,686
Teel School in Empire	Public	5-12	5255 1st St.	Empire	95357	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6600	125	13	9.6	81.6%	30 (24.0%)	3 (2.4%)	86 (68.8%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2104^th of 2162 public high schools	2.7%		9.3	2107^th of 2159 public high schools	2.4%	3	0.0				5.3	0.0	0.0	8.0	3.9	9.1	0.0	0.0	2.0	$38,036	$9,490	$28,546
James C. Enochs High	Public	9-12	3201 Sylvan Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1719	2,304	98	23.5	45.5%	623 (27.0%)	61 (2.6%)	1,055 (45.8%)	255 (11.1%)	5 (0.2%)	18 (0.8%)	284 (12.3%)	69.5	613^th of 2162 public high schools	71.6%		77.9	438^th of 2159 public high schools	79.7%	175			38.4		38.3			60.6	60.6			32.6	32.6	$18,409	$2,442	$15,967
Thomas Downey High	Public	9-12	1000 Coffee Rd.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1685	2,192	92	23.8	76.0%	396 (18.1%)	36 (1.6%)	1,514 (69.1%)	46 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	185 (8.4%)	46.1	1113^th of 2162 public high schools	48.5%		38.8	1272^nd of 2159 public high schools	41.1%	159		7.4	28.8	13.3	24.2			47.9	47.9			20.5	20.5	$19,656	$2,735	$16,921
Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center	Public	9-12	1440 Sunrise Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1701	479	33	14.4	87.9%	66 (13.8%)	19 (4.0%)	346 (72.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.1%)	8.5	2095^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%		11.6	1969^th of 2159 public high schools	8.8%	126			2.0		2.5			4.8	4.8			1.4	1.4	$23,165	$3,219	$19,946
Fred C. Beyer High	Public	9-12	1717 Sylvan Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1647	1,609	74	21.8	62.2%	428 (26.6%)	55 (3.4%)	849 (52.8%)	89 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	174 (10.8%)	63.2	734^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%		64.8	654^th of 2159 public high schools	69.7%	80			28.5		28.7			62.9	62.9			31.4	31.4	$21,348	$2,746	$18,602
Ceres High	Public	9-12	2320 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1920	1,660	74	22.5	87.0%	186 (11.2%)	23 (1.4%)	1,343 (80.9%)	80 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		47.5	1066^th of 2159 public high schools	50.6%	238			35.2		34.6			60.1	60.1			21.3	21.3	$18,554	$1,898	$16,656
Stanislaus Alternative Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1325 H St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Alternative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-8650	651	25	26.4	64.8%	134 (20.6%)	36 (5.5%)	433 (66.5%)	16 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.3%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0									$11,938	$906	$11,032
Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard	Public	6-12	3113 Mitchell Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6717	138	8	16.4	86.2%	23 (16.7%)	5 (3.6%)	105 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%		10.1	2066^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	167	0.0				0.0		4.2	11.1	6.3		0.0	5.6	2.1	$32,868	$11,890	$20,978
Yosemite Regional Occupational Program	Public	11-12	1100 H St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Yosemite Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 238-1500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Peter Johansen High

What schools feed into Peter Johansen High?

Peter Johansen High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alice N. Stroud Elementary
Elementary : Bernard L. Hughes Elementary
Elementary : Capistrano Elementary
Elementary : Christine Sipherd Elementary
Elementary : El Vista Elementary
Elementary : Empire Elementary
Elementary : Lakewood Elementary
Elementary : Orville Wright Elementary
Elementary : Tuolumne Elementary
Elementary : Wilson Elementary
Middle : La Loma Junior High
Middle : Norman N. Glick Middle

What is the racial makeup of Peter Johansen High?

Students at Peter Johansen High are 73% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Peter Johansen High in?

Modesto City High

How many students attend Peter Johansen High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,029 students attended Peter Johansen High.

Is Peter Johansen High a good school?

Peter Johansen High ranks 1363^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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