Joe Serna Jr. Charter

Joe Serna Jr. Charter is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in Acampo, California, part of Lodi Unified, enrolling 369 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Joe Serna Jr. Charter is one of 46 schools operated by Lodi Unified, a district that hosts 27,047 students overall.

Demographically, Joe Serna Jr. Charter logs that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 15% White. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Joe Serna Jr. Charter has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Joe Serna Jr. Charter sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.9%; this one delivers 41.0%.

In the surrounding community, San Joaquin County reports that 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%. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Joe Serna Jr. Charter is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lawrence Elementary, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joe Serna Jr. Charter. On composite proficiency, Joe Serna Jr. Charter comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. Joe Serna Jr. Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 362 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.