Summary:
Nicolas Junior High is a public middle school located in Fullerton, California, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 631. The school is part of the Fullerton Elementary District, which is ranked 508 out of 1,560 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
One of the key differentiating factors for Nicolas Junior High is its significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (86.69%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 40-92% Hispanic students. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of California middle schools, with a ranking between 1,604 and 2,097 out of 2,788 schools in the state. Its performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests is also significantly lower than the Fullerton Elementary District and California state averages. Additionally, Nicolas Junior High has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.4% to 21.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the surrounding schools. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.22% to 89.38%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
When comparing Nicolas Junior High to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts and D. Russell Parks Junior High, it is clear that Nicolas Junior High is significantly underperforming academically. These nearby schools have higher rankings, test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Nicolas Junior High's performance on various student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner students, is consistently in the bottom half or bottom third of California middle schools, suggesting that the school is struggling to effectively support the academic needs of its diverse student population.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Fullerton Elementary
SchoolDigger Rank:
1609th of 2,802 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,994
Feeder schools for Nicolas Junior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.3
Number of students: 631
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
86.7%
White:
5.1%
Asian:
3.8%
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Two or more races:
3.3%
African American:
0.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.4%
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