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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the John McCandless Charter administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN UNIFIED·NCES 062169013919
John McCandless Charter
915 Rose Marie Ln., Stockton, CA 95207 · (209) 888-0160 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% 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.
- C+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
20.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
254 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 38% larger than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
53.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.9pp since 2015
Math
43.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -26.4pp since 2015
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.9% | 30.2% | 21.1% | 25.8% |
| Math | 21.4% | 22.2% | 26.9% | 29.4% |
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 | 53.1% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 37.5% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 45.1% |
| 2020-21 | 54.9% | 44.7% |
| 2018-19 | 74.2% | 73.4% |
| 2017-18 | 74.8% | 72.9% |
| 2016-17 | 65.0% | 70.1% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 John McCandless Charter
John McCandless Charter's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCandless Charter this school | 434 | 58.5% | 45.3% |
| Superior Street Elementary Chatsworth | 470 | 62.3% | 63.0% |
| Darby Avenue Elementary Northridge | 412 | 55.1% | 64.8% |
| River Charter Schools Lighthouse Charter West Sacramento | 446 | 62.8% | N/A |
| J. C. Crumpton Elementary Marina | 562 | 59.6% | 41.9% |
| Mayall Street Elementary North Hills | 471 | 65.0% | 69.5% |
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 John McCandless Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #2,047 of 5,151 | #25 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #2,022 of 5,172 ▲ 364 | #24 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,818 of 5,172 ▲ 314 | #20 of 138 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #3,187 of 5,116 | #79 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,231 of 5,915 | #110 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,237 of 5,352 | #16 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #1,193 of 5,354 | #36 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #3,546 of 5,625 | #121 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #277 of 1,139 | #7 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
434
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 434 | 21.1 | 20.5:1 | 59% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 21.7 | 20.7:1 | 53% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 20.7 | 22.2:1 | 50% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 14 | 26.1:1 | 40% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 8 | 23.6:1 | 54% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John McCandless Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (366 to 434); teachers up 51% (14 to 21.1).
About John McCandless Charter
John McCandless Charter is an elementary school in Stockton, California, and it is part of Lincoln Unified. It serves 434 students in kindergarten through 8.
John McCandless Charter sits within Lincoln Unified, which has 13 schools and 8,721 students.
At John McCandless Charter, Hispanic students make up 53% of the student body. After that, the student body is 18% White, 11% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 5% Black. Census figures show San Joaquin County is about 43% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.5:1, with 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%.
allk12 grades John McCandless Charter a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, John McCandless Charter is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
In San Joaquin County (population about 797,334), the median household income is $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. John McCandless Charter is one of 251 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Walton Development Center, about 0.5 miles away. John McCandless Charter is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. John McCandless Charter's average proficiency of 45.3% compares with 39.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, John McCandless Charter is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists John McCandless Charter as a charter school.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 428 in 2020-21 and 434 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at John McCandless Charter, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Lincoln Unified
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- BrooksideElementary · 768 students
- Mable BarronElementary · 657 students
- Tully C. KnolesElementary · 643 students
- Sierra MiddleMiddle · 591 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 569 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
- Walton Development Center0.5 mi · 95
- Kohl Open Elementary0.5 mi · 221
- Middle College High0.5 mi · 343
- Stagg Senior High0.6 mi · 1,677
- Pacific Law Academy0.6 mi · 199
- Cleveland Elementary0.9 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About John McCandless CharterHow many students attend John McCandless Charter?
John McCandless Charter enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does John McCandless Charter serve?
John McCandless Charter serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at John McCandless Charter?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at John McCandless Charter.
What is the student diversity at John McCandless Charter?
Student demographics at John McCandless Charter are roughly 18% White, 53% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is John McCandless Charter in?
John McCandless Charter is part of Lincoln Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.