August Knodt Elementary

August Knodt Elementary is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Stockton, California, overseen by Manteca Unified, with 642 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 38% bigger than typical.

Across the 30 schools in Manteca Unified (25,347 students total), August Knodt Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, August Knodt Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Asian, 11% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, August Knodt Elementary records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting August Knodt Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, August Knodt Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.0%; actual is 16.2%, a gap of -22.8 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Joaquin County) shows that median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. August Knodt Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Weston Ranch High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), August Knodt Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 20.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 824 students in 2018 compared to 642 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 16% to 11%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the August Knodt Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.