Don Riggio

Don Riggio, a medium-sized primary school in Stockton, California, operated by Lincoln Unified, works with 436 students, covering grades K through 8.

Across the 13 schools in Lincoln Unified (8,721 students total), Don Riggio accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Don Riggio reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Black, 12% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Don Riggio lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 81% of students at Don Riggio qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Joaquin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Don Riggio performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.0%, the actual is 23.1%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Don Riggio is one campus in the mix.

Brookside is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Don Riggio ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Don Riggio has edged down 34%, going from 665 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 22% to 12%.

On the community side, members of the Don Riggio community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.