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Best kept secret at George W. Bush Elementary?
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Enrollment
754
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801011302
George W. Bush Elementary
5420 Fred Russo Dr., Stockton, CA 95212 · (209) 933-7350 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
26.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
583 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 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (91).
Student demographics
65%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
42.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.9pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.4% | 25.5% | 29.6% | 27.5% |
| Math | 11.8% | 15.1% | 23.5% | 49.6% |
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 | 42.9% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 24.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 24.1% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 22.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.9% | 24.8% |
| 2017-18 | 33.9% | 27.9% |
| 2016-17 | 28.5% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 George W. Bush Elementary
George W. Bush Elementary's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush Elementary this school | 754 | 77.3% | 33.6% |
| Rio Calaveras Elementary Stockton | 796 | 72.7% | 42.1% |
| Anna Kirchgater Elementary Sacramento | 738 | 81.6% | 36.8% |
| Isabelle Jackson Elementary Sacramento | 725 | 77.4% | 32.8% |
| Ansel Adams Stockton | 618 | 79.8% | 33.7% |
| David Reese Elementary Sacramento | 769 | 84.3% | 24.6% |
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 George W. Bush Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #3,101 of 5,151 | #49 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,543 of 5,172 ▲ 147 | #59 of 138 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #2,653 of 5,172 ▼ 221 | #39 of 138 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #1,607 of 5,116 | #34 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #522 of 5,915 | #34 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #5,071 of 5,352 | #139 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #1,242 of 5,354 | #39 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #2,431 of 5,625 | #77 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #1,639 of 3,837 | #24 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
754
-89 (-11%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 871
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 754 | 28.2 | 26.8:1 | 77% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 28.2 | 26.7:1 | 75% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 31.5 | 25.1:1 | 74% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 34 | 24.8:1 | 78% (659) |
| 2017-18 | 921 | 27.8 | 33.1:1 | 81% (748) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 28 | 31.3:1 | 81% (706) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | N/A | N/A | 75% (655) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George W. Bush Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (921 to 754); teachers up 1% (27.8 to 28.2).
About George W. Bush Elementary
George W. Bush Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Stockton, California. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 754 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 62% larger than that mark.
Stockton Unified (54 schools, 33,590 students) runs George W. Bush Elementary.
The student body at George W. Bush Elementary has no majority group. Asian students lead at 41%. The remaining shares are 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. San Joaquin County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at George W. Bush Elementary are from different groups.
For every teacher at George W. Bush Elementary, there are about 26.8 students; the school has 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 583 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 77% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in San Joaquin County average 66%.
George W. Bush Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for George W. Bush Elementary is -0.6 points: 33.6% actual, 34.2% predicted.
The county, San Joaquin County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 251, with about 153,026 students.
George W. Bush Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Cesar Chavez High, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, George W. Bush Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
George W. Bush Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 843 students in 2020-21 to 754 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (26.8:1) than in 2020-21 (24.8:1).
On allk12, people connected to George W. Bush Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
- Commodore Stockton SkillsElementary · 971 students
- King ElementaryElementary · 942 students
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
Nearby schools
- Cesar Chavez High0.5 mi · 2,021
- Valentine Peyton Elementary0.6 mi · 787
- Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy0.8 mi · 388
- Rio Calaveras Elementary0.8 mi · 796
- District Special Education0.8 mi · 112
- Clairmont Elementary1.4 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About George W. Bush ElementaryHow many students attend George W. Bush Elementary?
George W. Bush Elementary enrolls approximately 754 students in grades KG-08.
Is George W. Bush Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
George W. Bush Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does George W. Bush Elementary have?
George W. Bush Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
What is the student diversity at George W. Bush Elementary?
Student demographics at George W. Bush Elementary are roughly 3% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 41% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is George W. Bush Elementary in?
George W. Bush Elementary is part of Stockton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.