Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI UNIFIED·NCES 062223011322
Clyde W. Needham Elementary
420 South Pleasant Ave., Lodi, CA 95240 · (209) 331-7375 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
341 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 86% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
22.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.6pp since 2014
Math
23.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.3% | 19.3% | 26.5% | 50.8% |
| Math | 7.2% | 16.6% | 26.5% | 49.7% |
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 | 22.6% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 20.5% |
| 2021-22 | 23.6% | 18.8% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 28.9% | 27.8% |
| 2017-18 | 29.8% | 24.6% |
| 2016-17 | 33.0% | 24.4% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Clyde W. Needham Elementary
Clyde W. Needham Elementary's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde W. Needham Elementary this school | 363 | 93.9% | 22.5% |
| Linda Vista Elementary San Diego | 362 | 91.7% | 15.8% |
| Cantara Street Elementary Reseda | 357 | 94.4% | 41.8% |
| Ambassador School-Global Education Los Angeles | 332 | 94.9% | 21.7% |
| Melvin Avenue Elementary Reseda | 379 | 91.0% | 36.7% |
| Newhope Elementary Santa Ana | 334 | 91.9% | 37.6% |
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 Clyde W. Needham Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #4,333 of 5,151 | #95 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #3,909 of 5,172 ▲ 252 | #71 of 138 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,679 of 5,172 ▼ 199 | #115 of 138 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #2,609 of 5,116 | #61 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #4,148 of 5,915 | #132 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,305 of 5,352 | #72 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #3,273 of 5,354 | #118 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #586 of 5,625 | #1 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #3,822 of 3,837 | #95 of 95 |
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
363
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 363 | 15.5 | 23.4:1 | 94% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 15 | 21.7:1 | 97% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 15.5 | 22.4:1 | 97% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 15 | 22.1:1 | 85% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 15.5 | 23.5:1 | 96% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 15 | 23.9:1 | 95% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | N/A | N/A | 95% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clyde W. Needham Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (364 to 363); teachers unchanged (15.5 to 15.5).
About Clyde W. Needham Elementary
Federal records list Clyde W. Needham Elementary as an elementary school in Lodi, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 363 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 22% lower.
The district for Clyde W. Needham Elementary is Lodi Unified, with 46 schools and 27,047 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Clyde W. Needham Elementary are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 13% Asian, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of San Joaquin County, the Hispanic share is about 43%. Clyde W. Needham Elementary's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 23.4:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Clyde W. Needham Elementary is 94%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County is 28 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Clyde W. Needham Elementary is 2.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 22.5% actual, 24.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Joaquin County show that the median household income is $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Clyde W. Needham Elementary, San Joaquin County has 250 other public schools.
The school nearest to Clyde W. Needham Elementary is Liberty High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Clyde W. Needham Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Clyde W. Needham Elementary is City: Small.
Enrollment has grown by 31 students since 2020-21, to 363. Students per teacher rose from 22.1 in 2020-21 to 23.4 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Clyde W. Needham Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Clyde W. Needham ElementaryHow many students attend Clyde W. Needham Elementary?
Clyde W. Needham Elementary enrolls approximately 363 students in grades KG-06.
Is Clyde W. Needham Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clyde W. Needham Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Clyde W. Needham Elementary have?
Clyde W. Needham Elementary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
How diverse is Clyde W. Needham Elementary?
Clyde W. Needham Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 74% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Clyde W. Needham Elementary public or private?
Clyde W. Needham Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lodi Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.