# Pierce Joint Unified

Pierce Joint Unified is a unified district in Colusa County, California. Reading proficiency is 42.0%, +2.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 28.2%, +0.6 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/pierce-joint-unified |
| County | Colusa |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 1,447 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $14,915 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,082 (74.8%) |
| English Learners | 306 (21.1%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.5% | 761 |
| 2024 | 38.8% | 756 |
| 2025 | 42.0% | 755 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.6% | 772 |
| 2024 | 26.9% | 758 |
| 2025 | 28.2% | 759 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 36.9% | 47.2% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | 45.3% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | 48.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.2% | 37.6% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | 36.8% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | 35.4% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.4% | 49.3% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | 47.6% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | 51.2% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.1% | 38.7% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | 38.2% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | 36.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abel Gomez | Vice President | agomez@pjusd.com | N/A | N/A |
| George Green | Clerk | ggreen@pjusd.com | N/A | N/A |
| Iluixochitl Perez Dudley | President | idudley@pjusd.com | 2022 | 2026 |
| John R. Friel | Member | jfriel@pjusd.com | N/A | N/A |
| Melissa Doherty | Member | mdoherty@pjusd.com | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Pierce High | Arbuckle | 63.9% | 21.0% | 42.4% | +29.8 | +5.8 |
| 2 | Lloyd G. Johnson Junior High | Arbuckle | 41.0% | 31.2% | 36.1% | -2.6 | +0.7 |
| 3 | Arbuckle Elementary | Arbuckle | 35.6% | 28.2% | 31.9% | -2.6 | -2.7 |
| 4 | Grand Island Elementary | Grimes | 32.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | -8.0 | +4.7 |