Health Careers Academy

Set in Stockton, California, Health Careers Academy is a small four-year high school, operated by Stockton Unified. It teaches 410 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Health Careers Academy sits 51% smaller than that benchmark.

Stockton Unified runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 33,590 students. Health Careers Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Health Careers Academy reports that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 12% Asian, 5% Black, 4% White. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Health Careers Academy has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages about 18.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 79% of students at Health Careers Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Health Careers Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 39.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Health Careers Academy is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Pittman Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Health Careers Academy. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Health Careers Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Health Careers Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 67% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 30.3:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.