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Rafer Johnson Junior High

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Rafer Johnson Junior High ranks 1152 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-8

1152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 58% of California middle schools

Summary

Rafer Johnson Junior High is a public middle school serving about 450 students in grades 7-8 within the Kingsburg Elementary Charter district, performing solidly in the top half of California schools.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3%, which is the lowest among nearby middle schools and far better than the state average. It also shows notable success in supporting Hispanic students and those from low-income families, often outperforming other schools with similar student populations like Washington Academic Middle. While its English Language Arts scores are above the state average, math scores have recently declined slightly below average, and science proficiency is a significant area for improvement, lagging behind peers such as General Grant Middle.

Compared to other schools, Rafer Johnson has higher per-student spending than many, like John Sutter Middle, but its overall academic ranking is stable and moderate. It demonstrates that high achievement is possible for all students, as seen when comparing it to higher-poverty, higher-performing schools. The school's strong attendance culture and effective support for key student groups are positive signs, though families should note the focus needed on science and math.

447

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,111

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Stroud Ave.
Kingsburg, CA 93631-1000

(559) 897-1091

District: Kingsburg Elementary Charter

Students who attend Rafer Johnson Junior High usually attend:

High:

Kingsburg High

Feeder schools for Rafer Johnson Junior High:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

White:

24.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,152^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	51.2	1152 of 2761	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	919 of 2783	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	898 of 2781	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	1112 of 2740	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	412 of 894	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	843 of 2715	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	913 of 2480	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	950 of 2508	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.4	606 of 2497	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	77.4	480 of 2477	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	52.3	1088 of 2379	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.5	934 of 2259	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.1	906 of 2236	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.4	941 of 2179	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.9	880 of 2063	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.9	952 of 2005	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	728 of 1999	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	669 of 1804	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.4	516 of 1777	71.0%	★★★★☆
2004	45.6	871 of 1769	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	685 of 1531	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	220 of 354	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	763 of 1491	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	544 of 1369	60.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	47.6	499 of 1521	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	1013 of 1540	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	298 of 363	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	1036 of 2533	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	866 of 2551	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	764 of 2531	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	817 of 2509	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	277 of 738	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	864 of 2380	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	724 of 2262	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	791 of 2395	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	736 of 2388	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	664 of 2374	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	724 of 2359	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	539 of 2213	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	727 of 2072	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	813 of 2542	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	776 of 2579	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	669 of 2531	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	905 of 2458	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	308 of 721	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	600 of 2369	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	903 of 2230	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1136 of 2534	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	874 of 2552	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	899 of 2538	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1199 of 2527	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	406 of 763	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	726 of 2407	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	974 of 2273	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	115 of 194	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	89 of 192	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.5	175 of 197	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.2	84 of 193	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.6	410 of 665	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	962 of 1566	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1191 of 1552	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	560 of 1531	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1014 of 1520	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	688 of 1537	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	643 of 1543	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	944 of 1555	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	689 of 1602	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	633 of 1496	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)41st percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)38th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science19%-14 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 (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rafer Johnson Junior High	Public, Charter	7-8	1300 Stroud Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-1091	447	21	20.9	69.1%	111 (24.8%)	3 (0.7%)	304 (68.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	51.2	1152^nd of 2761 public middle schools	58.3%		58.5	919^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.0%	233		18.6	18.6				56.4	49.8	52.9				34.0	33.8	33.9	$17,111	$16,382	$729
Island Community Day	Public, Charter	4-8	1776 Sixth Avenue Dr.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-1046	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public, Charter	4-6	1180 Diane Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-6986	619	21	29.4	73.2%	146 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	436 (70.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)								(n/a)	28.9		28.9	51.7	48.8	47.9			49.3	43.4	28.9	31.9			34.4	$14,339	$13,374	$965
Abraham Lincoln Middle	Public	7-8	1239 Nelson Blvd.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6600	892	49	18.3	93.5%	28 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	825 (92.5%)	28 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39.4	1507^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.4%		43.9	1345^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.7%	162		21.2	21.2				43.1	48.2	45.8				23.7	25.0	24.4	$19,160	$18,246	$914
Parlier Junior High	Public	7-8	1200 East Parlier Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-1660	566	26	21.7	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	559 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.4	2632^nd of 2761 public middle schools	4.7%		13.8	2523^rd of 2783 public middle schools	9.3%	109		4.8	4.8				23.6	16.8	20.0				8.1	4.8	6.3
General Grant Middle	Public	6-8	360 North East Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7330	526	21	24.8	91.3%	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	495 (94.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	73.4	616^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.7%		69	700^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.8%	84		24.7	24.7			57.7	75.0	64.5	65.5			40.9	54.3	50.9	48.6	$21,185	$19,378	$1,807
John Sutter Middle	Public	6-8	701 East Walter	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6180	579	28	20.4	82.0%	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	481 (83.1%)	42 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	39.2	1512^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.2%		51.4	1126^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.5%	386		19.6	19.6			35.2	45.0	38.4	39.4			33.0	35.0	25.0	30.7	$24,196	$22,688	$1,508
Laton Middle	Public	6-8	6065 East Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	154	9	17.1	87.7%	15 (9.7%)	1 (0.6%)	134 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	21.1	2180^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		21.2	2212^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	32		10.0	10.0			26.2	33.3	27.1	28.8			9.8	35.6	10.0	17.8	$15,550	$13,866	$1,684
Washington Intermediate	Public	7-8	1150 North Hayes Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7252	916	45	20.1	78.7%	45 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	845 (92.2%)	13 (1.4%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46	1294^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.1%		34.7	1643^rd of 2783 public middle schools	41.0%	349		24.5	24.5				52.1	49.6	50.9				30.5	20.5	25.8	$19,018	$17,380	$1,638
Pioneer Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Pioneer Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-0112	550	24	22.8	45.1%	148 (26.9%)	23 (4.2%)	322 (58.5%)	28 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	54.1	1074^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		63.1	815^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.7%	259		22.6	22.6			60.4	58.2	50.2	55.9			35.9	32.5	27.5	31.7	$19,810	$19,700	$110

Frequently Asked Questions about Rafer Johnson Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Rafer Johnson Junior High?

Students at Rafer Johnson Junior High are 68% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Rafer Johnson Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Rafer Johnson Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Rafer Johnson Junior High attend?

Students who attend Rafer Johnson Junior High usually go on to attend Kingsburg High

Is Rafer Johnson Junior High a good school?

Rafer Johnson Junior High ranks 1152^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Rafer Johnson Junior High in?

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