1
Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801006405
Elmwood Elementary
840 South Cardinal Ave., Stockton, CA 95215 · (209) 933-7180 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
27.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
524 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
15.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.5% | 18.0% | 25.1% | 51.5% |
| Math | 3.6% | 11.3% | 21.3% | 63.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 25.8% | 13.8% |
| 2018-19 | 27.6% | 17.6% |
| 2017-18 | 23.3% | 17.1% |
| 2016-17 | 21.5% | 14.5% |
| 2015-16 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.0% | 12.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elmwood Elementary
Elmwood Elementary's state test result (19.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Elementary this school | 656 | 79.9% | 19.6% |
| Wakefield Elementary Turlock | 601 | 78.9% | 19.3% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Dinuba | 604 | 79.5% | 43.2% |
| Grapevine Elementary Vista | 730 | 81.0% | 28.9% |
| Valley View Elementary Riverside | 675 | 81.8% | 25.6% |
| Los Banos Elementary Los Banos | 622 | 78.6% | 24.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elmwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #4,605 of 5,151 | #106 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #4,748 of 5,172 ▼ 62 | #112 of 138 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #4,613 of 5,172 ▼ 437 | #108 of 138 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,624 of 5,116 | #47 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #984 of 5,915 | #49 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.2:1 | #5,158 of 5,352 | #141 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #4,221 of 5,354 | #140 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #2,199 of 5,625 | #67 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #1,044 of 3,837 | #11 of 95 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
656
-124 (-16%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 875
Student : Teacher
27.2:1
was 26.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 656 | 24.1 | 27.2:1 | 80% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 27.1 | 25.1:1 | 78% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 27 | 25.0:1 | 75% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 30 | 26.0:1 | 81% (629) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 23.4 | 36.7:1 | 88% (752) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 27 | 30.6:1 | 84% (695) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | N/A | N/A | 93% (761) |
| 2000-01 | 885 | 42 | 21.1:1 | 71% (630) |
| 1990-91 | 875 | 34 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (858 to 656); teachers up 3% (23.4 to 24.1).
About Elmwood Elementary
Elmwood Elementary, located in Stockton, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 656 students are spread across kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 41% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Stockton Unified counts 54 schools and 33,590 students, including Elmwood Elementary.
Hispanic students make up 86% of enrollment at Elmwood Elementary. Other students are 8% White and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 43% Hispanic share among all San Joaquin County residents. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 27.2:1. That is 4.9 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 80%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County is 14 points.
The allk12 Grade for Elmwood Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Elmwood Elementary is 13.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
San Joaquin County has these Census figures: the median household income is $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, San Joaquin County has 251 public schools and roughly 153,026 students.
Wilhelmina Henry Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Elmwood Elementary. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Elmwood Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 16% from 2020-21, when Elmwood Elementary had 780 students, to 2024-25, when it had 656. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 27.2:1, from 26.0:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stockton Unified
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
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Other schools in Stockton
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
Other Elmwood Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Elmwood Elementary. Elmwood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 14.
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolNaperville, IL · 726 students
- ELMWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMONSEY, NY · 598 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElmwood Park, IL · 567 students
- Elmwood ElementaryNew Berlin, WI · 567 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolLima, OH · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Wilhelmina Henry Elementary0.6 mi · 881
- Franklin High1.0 mi · 2,065
- Roosevelt Elementary1.2 mi · 297
- King Elementary1.7 mi · 942
- Montezuma Elementary1.9 mi · 652
- Fillmore Elementary2.0 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Elmwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Elmwood Elementary?
Elmwood Elementary enrolls approximately 656 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Elmwood Elementary serve?
Elmwood Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Elmwood Elementary?
Approximately 27.2:1 students per teacher at Elmwood Elementary.
How diverse is Elmwood Elementary?
Elmwood Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Elmwood Elementary?
Elmwood Elementary is overseen by Stockton Unified in San Joaquin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.