Commodore Stockton Skills

Located at 2725 Michigan Ave., in Stockton, California, Commodore Stockton Skills is a high-enrollment K-5 school that hosts 971 students (grades K through 8), part of Stockton Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 109% above the state mean of about 465.

Commodore Stockton Skills is one of 54 schools operated by Stockton Unified, a district that serves 33,590 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Commodore Stockton Skills reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder is composed of 8% White, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Commodore Stockton Skills has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at Commodore Stockton Skills qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Commodore Stockton Skills sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.7%; this one delivers 39.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household income runs about $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Commodore Stockton Skills is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hoover Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Commodore Stockton Skills comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Commodore Stockton Skills's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,086 (now 971). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 62% to 71%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 29.8:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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