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What's the biggest difference between Brookside and what you expected?
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Enrollment
768
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN UNIFIED·NCES 062169002775
Brookside
2962 Brookside Rd., Stockton, CA 95219 · (209) 953-8641 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
366 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
61.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.9% | 31.4% | 17.9% | 16.8% |
| Math | 36.3% | 24.9% | 17.4% | 21.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.3% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 55.5% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 57.1% |
| 2021-22 | 69.2% | 58.5% |
| 2020-21 | 61.4% | 56.7% |
| 2018-19 | 68.5% | 66.7% |
| 2017-18 | 67.4% | 62.9% |
| 2016-17 | 68.6% | 61.9% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brookside
Brookside's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside this school | 768 | 47.7% | 61.9% |
| Tom Hawkins Elementary Tracy | 728 | 48.8% | 45.5% |
| Joseph Sims Elementary Elk Grove | 691 | 48.9% | 46.3% |
| K. I. Jones Elementary Fairfield | 760 | 47.2% | 58.3% |
| Elk Grove Elementary Elk Grove | 839 | 50.4% | 55.0% |
| Cambridge Elementary Vacaville | 738 | 46.1% | 42.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brookside ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #1,031 of 5,151 | #12 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #1,010 of 5,172 ▲ 195 | #11 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #1,002 of 5,172 ▼ 10 | #11 of 138 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.7pp | #1,569 of 5,116 | #45 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #471 of 5,915 | #31 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,534 of 5,352 | #41 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #111 of 5,354 | #1 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #4,020 of 5,625 | #134 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #1,041 of 1,139 | #31 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
768
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 768 | 34.3 | 22.4:1 | 48% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 33 | 23.1:1 | 49% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 29.9 | 24.5:1 | 37% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 30 | 25.1:1 | 32% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 30.3 | 25.1:1 | 33% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 32 | 23.8:1 | 30% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | N/A | N/A | 25% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 33 | 22.0:1 | 21% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (759 to 768); teachers up 13% (30.3 to 34.3).
About Brookside
Brookside is a high-enrollment elementary school based in Stockton, California. The student body numbers 768 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 65% larger than that.
The district, Lincoln Unified, operates 13 schools serving 8,721 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Brookside. The largest is Hispanic students, at 35%. Next come 25% Asian, 22% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Black. Brookside's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Brookside total 34.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.4:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 48%. The average for public schools in San Joaquin County is 66%.
In California, Brookside is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.9% actual against a predicted 51.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in San Joaquin County, the median household income is $92,179, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Brookside is one of 251 public schools in the county.
Don Riggio is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Brookside comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Brookside as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 752 to 768. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Brookside. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln Unified
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- Mable BarronElementary · 657 students
- Tully C. KnolesElementary · 643 students
- Sierra MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 569 students
- Claudia LandeenElementary · 562 students
Other schools in Stockton
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
Other Brookside schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Brookside. Brookside is the largest of the 6.
- BROOKSIDE SCHOOLOSSINING, NY · 672 students
- BrooksideMilford, MA · 578 students
- BROOKSIDE SCHOOLYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY · 522 students
- Brookside SchoolAllendale, NJ · 502 students
- Brookside SchoolSPRINGVILLE, UT · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Don Riggio0.3 mi · 436
- Claudia Landeen0.4 mi · 562
- Primary Years Academy0.7 mi · 287
- Hoover Elementary0.8 mi · 654
- Commodore Stockton Skills0.8 mi · 971
- Pacific Law Academy1.4 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About BrooksideHow large is Brookside?
Brookside enrolls approximately 768 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Brookside serve?
Brookside serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookside?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brookside is approximately 22.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brookside?
At Brookside, the student body is approximately 22% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Black, 25% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Brookside public or private?
Brookside is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.