Rafer Johnson Junior High

Rafer Johnson Junior High is a compact junior high in Kingsburg, California, one of the schools within Kingsburg Elementary Charter. The school teaches 447 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.

Across the 7 schools in Kingsburg Elementary Charter (2,100 students total), Rafer Johnson Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Rafer Johnson Junior High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Rafer Johnson Junior High lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 69% of students at Rafer Johnson Junior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Rafer Johnson Junior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 45.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Rafer Johnson Junior High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Washington Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site. Rafer Johnson Junior High operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 32% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.