Enrollment
88
Middle
DISTRICT 81 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN HUMBOLDT JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 063759013805
Miranda Junior High
6831 Avenue of the Giants, Miranda, CA 95553 · (707) 943-3144 · Humboldt County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
68 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 44 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 50% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Southern Humboldt Joint Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
14.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -28.4pp since 2014
Math
20.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 28 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 8.5% | 43.9% | 41.5% |
| Math | 8.9% | 11.4% | 29.1% | 50.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.6% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 15.2% | 9.8% |
| 2021-22 | 11.9% | 7.1% |
| 2018-19 | 46.1% | 31.3% |
| 2017-18 | 39.3% | 21.4% |
| 2016-17 | 40.5% | 33.9% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Miranda Junior High
Miranda Junior High's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda Junior High this school | 88 | 77.3% | 17.5% |
| Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter Mid Sherman Oaks | 85 | 64.7% | N/A |
| Black Butte Junior High Shingletown | 79 | 67.1% | 20.7% |
| Monument Middle Rio Dell | 91 | 65.9% | 18.2% |
| South Bay Elementary Eureka | 141 | 84.4% | 27.1% |
| Maxwell Middle Maxwell | 90 | 68.9% | 24.4% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Miranda Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #1,342 of 1,377 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
88
-8 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88 | 6.1 | 14.4:1 | 77% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 6.1 | 15.8:1 | 63% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 5.8 | 18.1:1 | 48% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | 6 | 16.0:1 | 47% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 7.3 | 18.2:1 | 60% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 110 | 5 | 22.0:1 | 48% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miranda Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (133 to 88); teachers down 17% (7.3 to 6.1).
About Miranda Junior High
Miranda Junior High is a small middle school in Miranda, California, administered by Southern Humboldt Joint Unified. The school reports 88 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified has 8 schools and 647 students, and Miranda Junior High is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Miranda Junior High is 60% White. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Humboldt County is about 72% White. Miranda Junior High has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 at Miranda Junior High, with 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 77%. For comparison, public schools in Humboldt County average 60%.
Miranda Junior High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After accounting for student poverty, Miranda Junior High is in the bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.5% is 16.7 points below the 34.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Humboldt County, median household income is about $61,160, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 92 public schools in Humboldt County, with a combined enrollment of about 17,319.
The nearest public school is South Fork High, at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 27.6%; Miranda Junior High's is 17.5%, ranking 4th of 4.
NCES describes the area around Miranda Junior High as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Miranda Junior High saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.4 students per teacher, compared with 16.0 in 2020-21.
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Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
- Redway ElementaryElementary · 272 students
- South Fork HighHigh · 211 students
- Casterlin ElementaryElementary · 39 students
- Whitethorn ElementaryElementary · 16 students
- Osprey Learning CenterHigh · 9 students
- Osprey Learning Center (Alternative)Combined · 8 students
Nearby schools
- South Fork High0.0 mi · 211
- Agnes J. Johnson Charter7.8 mi · 91
- Osprey Learning Center8.1 mi · 9
- Redway Elementary8.1 mi · 272
- Osprey Learning Center (Alternative)8.1 mi · 8
- Southern Humboldt Community9.7 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Miranda Junior HighHow large is Miranda Junior High?
Miranda Junior High enrolls approximately 88 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Miranda Junior High serve?
Miranda Junior High serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Miranda Junior High?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Miranda Junior High.
How diverse is Miranda Junior High?
Miranda Junior High reports a student body of 60% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Miranda Junior High?
Miranda Junior High is overseen by Southern Humboldt Joint Unified in Humboldt County.
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