John F. Cruikshank Jr.

John F. Cruikshank Jr. is a micro-enrollment combined-grade school in Stockton, California, part of San Joaquin County Office of Education. The school educates 46 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 92% smaller than typical.

Within San Joaquin County Office of Education, which oversees 3 schools and 1,971 students, John F. Cruikshank Jr. is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, John F. Cruikshank Jr. lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% Black, 20% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.6:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at John F. Cruikshank Jr. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above San Joaquin County's rate of about 66%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), John F. Cruikshank Jr. is one campus in the mix.

San Joaquin County Special Education is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F. Cruikshank Jr..

John F. Cruikshank Jr. operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 55%: 102 students in 2018 compared to 46 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 4% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 6.6:1 today.

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