Turlock Junior High

As an expansive middle-grades school in Turlock, California, Turlock Junior High hosts 1,294 students from grades 7 through 8, operated by Turlock Unified. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 96% bigger than typical.

Turlock Unified runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 13,478 students. Turlock Junior High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Turlock Junior High records that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% White, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Stanislaus County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Turlock Junior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.4%, the actual is 28.6%, a residual of -7.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Stanislaus County shows median household earnings sit near $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Turlock Junior High is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

The closest other public school is Walnut Elementary Education Center, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Turlock Junior High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.0%.

Turlock Junior High operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Turlock Junior High has declined 7%, going from 1,391 students in 2018 to 1,294 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 36% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

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