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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 917 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801012644
Health Careers Academy
931 East Magnolia St., Stockton, CA 95203 · (209) 933-7360 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of California public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
324 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 123 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 20% |
Student demographics
38%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
79.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.1pp since 2014
Math
23.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.9% | 51.2% | 16.3% | 4.7% |
| Math | 7.0% | 16.3% | 38.4% | 38.4% |
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 | 79.1% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 14.5% |
| 2022-23 | 69.8% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 66.3% | 16.3% |
| 2020-21 | 62.8% | 23.1% |
| 2018-19 | 77.2% | 34.6% |
| 2017-18 | 59.2% | 14.6% |
| 2016-17 | 77.5% | 25.0% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Health Careers Academy
Health Careers Academy's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Careers Academy this school | 410 | 79.0% | 45.5% |
| Marshall (Thurgood) High San Francisco | 475 | 78.9% | 5.9% |
| Summit Public School: Tamalpais Richmond | 629 | 78.2% | N/A |
| Duarte High Duarte | 756 | 77.0% | 46.4% |
| Altus Schools South Bay Chula Vista | 372 | 76.1% | N/A |
| Edgewood High West Covina | 712 | 80.6% | 38.5% |
Matched among California high 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 Health Careers Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #396 of 1,052 | #8 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #584 of 1,056 ▲ 195 | #12 of 26 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #109 of 1,056 ▲ 225 | #5 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #154 of 1,044 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #1,103 of 2,093 | #28 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #267 of 1,352 | #5 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #879 of 1,351 | #29 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #637 of 1,575 | #8 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #272 of 802 | #4 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
410
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 79% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 22.3 | 18.1:1 | 76% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 22 | 18.5:1 | 73% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 74% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 16.1 | 30.3:1 | 71% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 15 | 31.1:1 | 76% (353) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Health Careers Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (487 to 410); teachers up 43% (16.1 to 23).
About Health Careers Academy
Health Careers Academy serves students in Stockton, California, as a small high school. The school has 410 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
Within Stockton Unified, Health Careers Academy is one of 54 schools. The district enrolls 33,590 students.
The student body at Health Careers Academy is 77% Hispanic. It is also 12% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% White. San Joaquin County's residents are about 43% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Health Careers Academy are from different groups.
On staff are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. It is about the same as the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. About 79% of students at Health Careers Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County.
Health Careers Academy earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of California public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Health Careers Academy is 12.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.5%. Predicted: 33.2%.
In the surrounding county, San Joaquin County, the median household earns about $92,179 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Health Careers Academy, San Joaquin County has 251 public schools.
Health Careers Academy's nearest public school is Pittman Charter (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Health Careers Academy. On state test proficiency, Health Careers Academy ranks 2nd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Health Careers Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 410, from 456 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.8 to 17.8 over 4 years.
The Health Careers Academy discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Pittman Charter0.3 mi · 619
- KIPP University Park0.3 mi · 427
- Stockton Early College Academy0.4 mi · 428
- Grunsky Elementary0.6 mi · 456
- Aspire Port City Academy0.7 mi · 446
- Jane Frederick High0.7 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Health Careers AcademyHow large is Health Careers Academy?
Health Careers Academy enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Health Careers Academy serve?
Health Careers Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Health Careers Academy have?
Health Careers Academy employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Health Careers Academy?
Student demographics at Health Careers Academy are roughly 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Health Careers Academy in?
Health Careers Academy is part of Stockton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.