Ellerth E. Larson Elementary

Ellerth E. Larson Elementary is an elementary-level community of expansive scale in Lodi, California, run under Lodi Unified, enrolling 890 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 91% bigger than typical.

Within Lodi Unified, which oversees 46 schools and 27,047 students, Ellerth E. Larson Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ellerth E. Larson Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 29% White, 15% Asian, 7% multiracial. Compared to San Joaquin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Ellerth E. Larson Elementary reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Ellerth E. Larson Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ellerth E. Larson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.1%; this one delivers 52.2%.

In the broader community, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Ellerth E. Larson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Independence is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ellerth E. Larson Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 33.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 13%: 785 students in 2018 compared to 890 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 27.8:1 today.

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