Total enrollment
33,590
-2,541 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
54 schools in Stockton Unified
California · 33,590 students · 1 city
For families across Stockton Unified, public-school options total 54 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 33,590 (41 elementary and 11 high).
4-year change in Stockton Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
54
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Stockton Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #470 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33,590 | #20 of 587 | #186 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 54 | #13 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #468 of 587 | #8,852 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 80.6% | #140 of 587 | #1,184 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #362 of 530 | #3,412 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 Stockton Unified
State test results across the district's 49 scored schools run from Stockton Early College Academy at 76.2% proficient to Stockton High at 8.6%, a gap of 67.5 points. That is the 23rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 53 district schools that reported both years went from 36,914 to 33,103 students (down 10%) and from 1,272 to 1,441 full-time teachers (up 13%), 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 Stockton Unified
Stockton Unified is a rural-scale public-school district in California. The district maintains 54 schools and serves approximately 33,590 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Stockton Unified is made up of 41 elementary, 11 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 7%: 36,131 students in SY 2020-21 versus 33,590 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Stockton Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.