Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI UNIFIED·NCES 062223008617
Joe Serna Jr. Charter
4620 East Acampo Rd., Acampo, CA 95220 · (209) 331-7809 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
19.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
270 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
51.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
37.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 12 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 | 17.5% | 34.2% | 25.2% | 23.1% |
| Math | 10.3% | 26.9% | 27.8% | 35.0% |
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 | 51.7% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 33.2% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 31.9% |
| 2021-22 | 53.8% | 31.6% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 28.6% |
| 2018-19 | 50.6% | 36.0% |
| 2017-18 | 44.1% | 30.5% |
| 2016-17 | 41.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Joe Serna Jr. Charter
Joe Serna Jr. Charter's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Serna Jr. Charter this school | 369 | 73.2% | 42.7% |
| Henry F. Bishop Elementary Coalinga | 412 | 72.8% | N/A |
| Nell Dawson Elementary Coalinga | 405 | 71.6% | 22.6% |
| Aldama Elementary Los Angeles | 329 | 74.2% | 37.3% |
| Hueneme Elementary Port Hueneme | 329 | 72.9% | 21.4% |
| Thomas Olaeta Elementary Atwater | 374 | 73.8% | 48.6% |
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 Joe Serna Jr. Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #2,256 of 5,151 | #31 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,529 of 5,172 ▲ 234 | #36 of 138 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,903 of 5,172 ▲ 21 | #23 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #2,715 of 5,116 | #62 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #4,061 of 5,915 | #130 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #665 of 5,352 | #6 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #3,975 of 5,354 | #133 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #2,755 of 5,625 | #87 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #974 of 1,139 | #30 of 32 |
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
369
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+105% since 2000-01, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 369 | 19.1 | 19.4:1 | 73% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 18.7 | 19.5:1 | 79% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 18.7 | 19.1:1 | 64% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 18 | 20.1:1 | 68% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 18.9 | 19.2:1 | 70% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 15 | 22.1:1 | 68% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | N/A | N/A | 66% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 67% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joe Serna Jr. Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (362 to 369); teachers up 1% (18.9 to 19.1).
About Joe Serna Jr. Charter
Joe Serna Jr. Charter is a small elementary school. Its address is in Acampo, California. Its 369 students are spread across kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Joe Serna Jr. Charter is one school in Lodi Unified, a system of 46 schools with 27,047 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Joe Serna Jr. Charter, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White. By comparison, San Joaquin County residents are about 43% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Joe Serna Jr. Charter belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
The count of teachers at Joe Serna Jr. Charter is 19.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. Around 73% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Joe Serna Jr. Charter is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Joe Serna Jr. Charter falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 42.7% actual against 36.7% predicted.
Within San Joaquin County, median household income is about $92,179, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of San Joaquin County number 251 and enroll about 153,026.
Lawrence Elementary is the closest public school, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Joe Serna Jr. Charter is 1st among 8 schools close by.
Joe Serna Jr. Charter is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Joe Serna Jr. Charter had 362 students in 2020-21 and 369 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Lodi Unified
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Ronald E. McNair HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Lodi MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence Elementary2.2 mi · 512
- Lakewood Elementary2.4 mi · 478
- George Washington Elementary2.8 mi · 361
- Woodbridge2.9 mi · 393
- Liberty High3.2 mi · 126
- Heritage Elementary3.2 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Joe Serna Jr. CharterHow many students attend Joe Serna Jr. Charter?
Joe Serna Jr. Charter enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Joe Serna Jr. Charter serve?
Joe Serna Jr. Charter serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joe Serna Jr. Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joe Serna Jr. Charter is approximately 19.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Joe Serna Jr. Charter?
Student demographics at Joe Serna Jr. Charter are roughly 15% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Joe Serna Jr. Charter in?
Joe Serna Jr. Charter is part of Lodi Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.