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Schools in College City

College City’s public schools

Pierce Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for College City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 29% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.3
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,437 students on the public path
In brief

College City’s schools, in brief

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve College City, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Pierce High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in College City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–8Lloyd G. Johnson Junior Highin ArbuckleNo scores
9–12Pierce Highin ArbuckleNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pierce Joint Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pierce Joint Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,447 students · 19.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$14,964CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 46.7% · 763 students tested
Math26%
State average 33.1% · 768 students tested

College City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share College City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
College City—Pierce Joint Unified

Every school in College City

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving College Cityin other towns
Arbuckle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arbuckle
604 students21:1Rate it →
Grand Island Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Grimes
49 students15:1Rate it →
Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arbuckle
321 students20:1Rate it →
Pierce High
High · Grades 9–12 · Arbuckle
463 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about College City’s schools

Are College City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for College City. Pierce Joint Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for College City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is College City in?

Pierce Joint Unified School District.

Where do College City kids go to high school?

Pierce High.

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What College City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.