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Prescott Junior High
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 385 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 48% |
School pathway
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 29.0% | 24.8% | 34.7% |
| Math | 10.9% | 15.5% | 23.3% | 50.3% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.3% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.8% | 22.3% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 51.5% | 37.8% |
| 2016-17 | 49.8% | 37.7% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Prescott Junior High
Prescott Junior High's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Junior High this school | 746 | 74.3% | 31.2% |
| Yuba Gardens Intermediate Olivehurst | 761 | 77.5% | 21.3% |
| El Dorado Middle Concord | 861 | 75.4% | 19.1% |
| Earle E. Williams Middle Tracy | 762 | 77.0% | 30.0% |
| Edison Computech Fresno | 788 | 70.9% | 72.0% |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle Northridge | 870 | 75.1% | 60.0% |
Where Prescott Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #713 of 1,224 | #12 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #684 of 1,227 ▲ 30 | #10 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #709 of 1,227 ▲ 80 | #14 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #597 of 1,214 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #514 of 1,377 | #9 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #542 of 1,279 | #10 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #298 of 1,278 | #3 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #661 of 1,329 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #137 of 257 | #3 of 8 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 746 | 36.3 | 20.5:1 | 74% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 38.1 | 19.0:1 | 71% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 36.9 | 20.0:1 | 76% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 34 | 21.4:1 | 75% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 32.4 | 21.9:1 | 65% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 29 | 24.4:1 | 60% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | N/A | N/A | 57% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 32 | 22.7:1 | 30% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 743 | 34 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (707 to 746); teachers up 12% (32.4 to 36.3).
About Prescott Junior High
Prescott Junior High is a medium-sized middle-grades school in California, located in Modesto. Its 746 students are spread across grades 7 through 8.
Prescott Junior High is one of 6 schools in Stanislaus Union Elementary, which enrolls 3,325 students in total.
Prescott Junior High is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 15% Asian, 14% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. Prescott Junior High's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.5:1. That matches the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California fairly closely. Eligible students account for 74% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County.
Prescott Junior High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Prescott Junior High is -4.9 points: 31.2% actual, 36.0% predicted.
Across Stanislaus County, the median household income is $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stanislaus County is home to 190 public schools and about 106,477 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Josephine Chrysler Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Prescott Junior High ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 746 students in 2024-25, 19 more than the 727 it had in 2020-21.
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