Rafer Johnson Junior High is a 7-8 school.

It serves grades 7-8 (California Department of Education school directory), so it has no graduating class and there is nothing to measure for UC admissions. Its enrollment, student body and state test results are below.

Rafer Johnson Junior High

Kingsburg · Fresno County · Kingsburg Elementary Charter · Public

Public Fresno County Kingsburg Elementary Charter → CDS 1062240…
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At a glance

Programs & features
  • Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

How Rafer Johnson Junior High compares for families

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Kids show up: 3% are chronically absent versus about 21% statewide — engagement most schools would envy.
Chronic absent
3.0%
14 of 460 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Fresno County median
20.5% · school is better than 93% of 68 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
488 (2018)432 (2026)
-11.5%

If this trend holds (-1.2%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~427 -5 $0
3 yr (2029) ~417 -15 $0
5 yr (2031) ~408 -24 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

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Your similar-school group includes

Parlier Junior High · Silas Bartsch · John F. Kennedy Junior High · Jefferson Academy · Woodrow Wilson Junior High · Sycamore Valley Academy · +4 more

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Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Fresno County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

91% of students who start the year here finish it here.
Stability rate
90.6%
425 of 469 students

44 of 469 students who enrolled at Rafer Johnson Junior High this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (9.4% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Fresno County median
87.4% · school is in the 75th percentile of 69 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 61st percentile of 2,689 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (330) 89.7%
Hispanic / Latino (319) 90.3%
White (116) 91.4%
Students w/ disabilities (41) 85.4%
English learners (27) 96.3%

Nearest peer high schools

Parlier Junior High 89.6% Silas Bartsch 90.4% John F. Kennedy Junior High 86.5% Jefferson Academy 98.0% Woodrow Wilson Junior High 90.9%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

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