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Miranda Junior High

Public Grades 7-8
2305th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,761 California Middle Schools
Better than 17% of California middle schools
Summary

Miranda Junior High is a small rural middle school serving 88 students in grades 7-8 within the Southern Humboldt Joint Unified school district, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges.

The school's academic performance is well below state averages, with fewer than 21% of students proficient in math and fewer than 15% proficient in English. This represents a notable decline from its performance five years ago. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 45% of students missing a significant amount of school, which is more than double the state average and a persistent issue for several years. The school community has also seen a rapid increase in the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic shifts.

While there are no other schools within 20 miles for direct comparison, the challenges at Miranda Junior High reflect broader trends across its district. On a positive note, the student-teacher ratio has improved recently, which could provide a foundation for future support. The school's per-student spending has shown extreme volatility, dropping sharply in the most recent year, which may indicate changes in funding or reporting that affect resources.

88
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,666
Per pupil spending ?
77.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6831 Avenue of the Giants
       Miranda, CA  95553

(707) 943-3144

District: Southern Humboldt Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.2%
Hispanic:
30.7%
American Indian:
4.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 17th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 19% California)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg21%
California avg41%
2,305th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 34 pts since 2017
From top 50% (2017) to bottom 17% (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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.22305 of 276116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.82353 of 278315.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.52633 of 27815.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.22601 of 27405.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201946.11266 of 271553.4%★★★☆☆
201830.01661 of 248033.0%★★☆☆☆
201745.21244 of 250850.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.12026 of 253320.0%★☆☆☆☆
202412.42386 of 25516.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.52486 of 25311.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.62284 of 25099.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201962.8773 of 238067.5%★★★☆☆
201829.11568 of 226230.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202513.82202 of 23958.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201945.41080 of 221351.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202517.12243 of 254211.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.02223 of 257913.8%★☆☆☆☆
202315.72321 of 25318.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.72335 of 24585.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201943.61225 of 236948.3%★★☆☆☆
201827.61673 of 223025.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.82230 of 253412.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21914 of 255225.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.42285 of 253810.0%★☆☆☆☆
20229.42469 of 25272.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.31632 of 240732.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.71480 of 227334.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202510.11395 of 15208.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.61458 of 15375.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.41516 of 15431.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.31524 of 15552.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.51140 of 160228.8%★☆☆☆☆
201812.91343 of 149610.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics20%-17 vs state
Science18%-15 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 88 students attended Miranda Junior High.

Students at Miranda Junior High are 60% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Miranda Junior High ranks in the bottom 16.5% of California middle schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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