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Schools in Grimes

Grimes’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 Grimes. 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
1
833 students on the public path
In brief

Grimes’s schools, in brief

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 Grimes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Grand Island ElementaryPierce Joint Unified School DistrictNo 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

Grimes vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grimes—Pierce Joint Unified

Every school in Grimes

3 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).

District schools in Grimesby address
Grand Island Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
49 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Grimesin other towns
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 Grimes’s schools

Are Grimes’s schools good?

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

What school district is Grimes in?

Pierce Joint Unified School District.

Where do Grimes kids go to high school?

Pierce High.

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What Grimes 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.