August Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Stockton, California, August Elementary serves 534 students from grades K through 8, operated by Stockton Unified.

Stockton Unified runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 33,590 students. August Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, August Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%); the rest is composed of 4% White, 3% Black. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), August Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 24.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put median household income runs about $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. August Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Fillmore Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), August Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.9%.

August Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. August Elementary's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 594 (now 534). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 82% to 89%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

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