Total enrollment
27,047
-786 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
49 schools in Lodi Unified
California · 27,047 students · 5 cities
Lodi Unified has 49 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 27,047 California students across 32 elementary, 7 middle, and 8 high.
4-year change in Lodi Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
46
-2 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lodi Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #355 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 27,047 | #29 of 587 | #260 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 46 | #20 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #244 of 587 | #8,567 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 72.9% | #228 of 587 | #1,722 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #93 of 530 | #674 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lodi Unified
State test results across the district's 41 scored schools run from Elkhorn at 92.7% proficient to Parklane Elementary at 12.4%, a gap of 80.2 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 45 district schools that reported both years went from 28,700 to 26,769 students (down 7%) and from 1,235 to 1,259 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Lodi Unified
Lodi Unified operates 49 public schools across California, collectively instructing roughly 27,047 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Lodi Unified comprises 32 elementary, 7 middle, 8 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 3%: 27,833 students in SY 2020-21 versus 27,047 in SY 2024-25. Lodi Unified now counts 46 public schools, down from 48 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lodi Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.