Summary:
Pierce High is a public high school located in Arbuckle, California, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 511. The school is part of the Pierce Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 810 out of 1,560 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Pierce High has a significantly higher Hispanic student population (78.28%) compared to the state average (54.8% in 2021-22), and its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is below the state average across all subjects. For example, in 2022-23, only 34.07% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 55.41%. However, the school has maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.4% to 99.1% over the past few years, which is above the state average. Concerning trends include a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.6% in 2017-18 to 17.7% in 2022-23, and a large proportion of students (64.58% in 2022-23) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.
When compared to nearby schools, Butte View High, Maxwell Senior High, Sutter High, and Colusa High generally outperform Pierce High in academic performance and other key metrics, while the continuation schools, Colusa Alternative High and Arbuckle Alternative High, perform worse. To address these challenges, the school and district should consider implementing targeted interventions, improving attendance, and analyzing the needs of specific student subgroups.
Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Pierce Joint Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1377th of 2,346 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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