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Which teacher or staff member at John R. Williams deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN UNIFIED·NCES 062169002577
John R. Williams
2450 Meadow Ave., Stockton, CA 95207 · (209) 953-8767 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
24.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
471 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 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
51%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
John R. Williams→Sierra Middle
Based on grade levels within Lincoln Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.6pp since 2014
Math
23.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.2% | 19.3% | 26.1% | 45.4% |
| Math | 7.5% | 15.6% | 27.7% | 49.2% |
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 | 28.4% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 21.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.2% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 28.3% | 18.6% |
| 2020-21 | 23.7% | 15.7% |
| 2018-19 | 33.9% | 31.9% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 27.9% | 23.3% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 R. Williams
John R. Williams's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Williams this school | 555 | 84.9% | 25.8% |
| Fairview Elementary Fairfield | 591 | 85.4% | 14.7% |
| Heights Elementary Pittsburg | 547 | 83.4% | 31.1% |
| Cabrillo Elementary Upland | 522 | 85.1% | 37.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary San Leandro | 551 | 84.9% | 27.0% |
| Montalvin Manor Elementary San Pablo | 474 | 82.9% | 30.5% |
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 R. Williams ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #3,987 of 5,151 | #75 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #3,982 of 5,172 ▲ 65 | #73 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #4,133 of 5,172 ▼ 427 | #83 of 138 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #2,535 of 5,116 | #58 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,806 of 5,915 | #73 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,851 of 5,352 | #90 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #2,679 of 5,354 | #94 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #1,680 of 5,625 | #41 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #2,975 of 3,837 | #65 of 95 |
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
555
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 555 | 23 | 24.1:1 | 85% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 21.5 | 25.2:1 | 80% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 24 | 24.0:1 | 69% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 78% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 23.4 | 25.7:1 | 78% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 24 | 25.8:1 | 80% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 80% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 63% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 29 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John R. Williams.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (601 to 555); teachers down 2% (23.4 to 23).
About John R. Williams
John R. Williams runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Stockton, California. School enrollment was 555 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6.
Lincoln Unified counts 8,721 students in its 13 schools, and John R. Williams is one of them.
At 68%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at John R. Williams combined. It is also 10% Asian, 10% Black, 6% White, and 6% multiracial. San Joaquin County's residents are about 43% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at John R. Williams belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
At John R. Williams, 23 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 24.1:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 85% of enrollment. That is 19 points above the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County.
The allk12 Grade for John R. Williams is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, John R. Williams falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 25.8% actual against 29.8% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Joaquin County show that median household income is about $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 251 public schools in San Joaquin County, with a combined enrollment of about 153,026.
The nearest other public school, Special Education Preschool DIS, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John R. Williams. By average proficiency, John R. Williams is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for John R. Williams is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 552 in 2020-21 to 555 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.0:1 to 24.1:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at John R. Williams. 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 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
- Special Education Preschool DIS0.5 mi · 2
- Colonial Heights0.6 mi · 547
- Lincoln High0.7 mi · 2,801
- Sierra Middle0.8 mi · 591
- Wagner-Holt Elementary0.9 mi · 417
- Tully C. Knoles1.1 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About John R. WilliamsHow many students attend John R. Williams?
John R. Williams enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does John R. Williams serve?
John R. Williams serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John R. Williams?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John R. Williams is approximately 24.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John R. Williams?
John R. Williams reports a student body of 6% White, 68% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is John R. Williams in?
John R. Williams is part of Lincoln Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.