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Pierce Joint Unified Schools
Pierce Joint Unified is a public school district in California, based in Colusa County (Arbuckle). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Pierce Joint Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Pierce Joint Unified
4 of 5 schools in Pierce Joint Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 2
Best schools in Pierce Joint Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Pierce High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Lloyd G Johnson Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Arbuckle Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Grand Island Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Pierce Joint Unified
High schools (2)
- Arbuckle Alternative High Continuation, Arbuckle
- B+ Pierce High, Arbuckle
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B- Lloyd G Johnson Junior High, Arbuckle
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- C- Arbuckle Elementary, Arbuckle
- C- Grand Island Elementary, Grimes
Where Pierce Joint Unified schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Colusa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,494 students with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers and 131 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0630360
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Esparto Unified (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Williams Unified (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Colusa Unified (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Yuba City Unified (16 schools, 21 mi)
- Woodland Joint Unified (17 schools, 23 mi)
- Live Oak Unified (6 schools, 24 mi)
- Konocti Unified (10 schools, 27 mi)
- Plumas Lake Elementary (3 schools, 28 mi)
Questions about Pierce Joint Unified
How many schools are in Pierce Joint Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Pierce Joint Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Pierce Joint Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Arbuckle, Grimes.
How good are the schools in Pierce Joint Unified?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 34.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 23%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Pierce Joint Unified?
1,494 students were enrolled in Pierce Joint Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Pierce Joint Unified?
Pierce Joint Unified is in California, based in Colusa County, with its district office in Arbuckle. Its boundary covers about 347 sq mi.