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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN UNIFIED·NCES 062169002575
Colonial Heights
8135 Balboa Ave., Stockton, CA 95209 · (209) 953-8783 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
463 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 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (79).
Student demographics
64%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
29.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
19.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 21.5% | 29.4% | 40.9% |
| Math | 6.1% | 13.8% | 29.9% | 50.3% |
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 | 29.7% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 24.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 22.2% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 19.2% |
| 2020-21 | 27.3% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 37.4% | 25.4% |
| 2017-18 | 37.2% | 21.6% |
| 2016-17 | 34.1% | 24.3% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights this school | 547 | 84.6% | 26.9% |
| William McKinley Elementary Corona | 598 | 81.1% | 32.6% |
| Cordova Villa Elementary Rancho Cordova | 475 | 86.1% | 22.4% |
| Tully C. Knoles Stockton | 643 | 84.0% | 25.6% |
| John R. Williams Stockton | 555 | 84.9% | 25.8% |
| Robinson Elementary Fresno | 525 | 90.7% | 30.5% |
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 Colonial Heights ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,867 of 5,151 | #73 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #4,321 of 5,172 ▼ 616 | #87 of 138 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #4,016 of 5,172 ▼ 495 | #75 of 138 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #1,538 of 5,116 | #44 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #1,902 of 5,915 | #76 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #1,994 of 5,352 | #30 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #1,432 of 5,354 | #52 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #1,701 of 5,625 | #44 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #3,375 of 3,837 | #80 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
547
+70 (+15%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 547 | 25.2 | 21.8:1 | 85% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 24.4 | 21.5:1 | 85% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 22.9 | 23.1:1 | 77% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 73% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 24.1 | 23.8:1 | 78% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 23 | 23.7:1 | 81% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | N/A | N/A | 70% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 48% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 694 | 28 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonial Heights.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (573 to 547); teachers up 4% (24.1 to 25.2).
About Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Stockton, California. In all, 547 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Lincoln Unified totals 8,721 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Colonial Heights is 56%, a majority. Smaller groups are 12% Asian, 11% Black, 11% White, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of San Joaquin County is roughly 43% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Colonial Heights reported 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.8:1. That is in line with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. There are 463 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 85% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in San Joaquin County averages 66%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Colonial Heights lands at C-, ahead of 22% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Colonial Heights would score about 29.9%. It scores 26.9%, 3.0 points below that figure.
In San Joaquin County, the median household earns about $92,179 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. San Joaquin County has 251 public schools with about 153,026 students, including Colonial Heights.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Special Education Preschool DIS, is the closest to Colonial Heights. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Colonial Heights ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Colonial Heights is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Colonial Heights had a net gain of 70 students, or 15%. The number of students per teacher increased from 19.9 to 21.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Colonial Heights lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- BrooksideElementary · 768 students
- Mable BarronElementary · 657 students
- Tully C. KnolesElementary · 643 students
- Sierra MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 569 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
Nearby schools
- Special Education Preschool DIS0.1 mi · 2
- John R. Williams0.6 mi · 555
- Oakwood Elementary0.8 mi · 522
- Lincoln High0.9 mi · 2,801
- Plaza Robles Continuation High0.9 mi · 141
- Delta Sierra Middle0.9 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Colonial HeightsWhat is the total enrollment at Colonial Heights?
Colonial Heights enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Colonial Heights serve?
Colonial Heights serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Colonial Heights have?
Colonial Heights employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colonial Heights?
At Colonial Heights, the student body is approximately 11% White, 56% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Colonial Heights in?
Colonial Heights is part of Lincoln Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.