King Elementary

Located at 2640 East Lafayette St., in Stockton, California, King Elementary is a big primary school that hosts 942 students (grades K through 8), run under Stockton Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 103% bigger than typical.

Across the 54 schools in Stockton Unified (33,590 students total), King Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, King Elementary lists that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at King Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, King Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.4%; this one delivers 26.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put 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. King Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Roosevelt Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts King Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 17.6%.

King Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 965 students in 2018 compared to 942 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 25.1:1 in 2025.

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