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Enrollment
942
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801006421
King Elementary
2640 East Lafayette St., Stockton, CA 95205 · (209) 933-7230 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL942 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
840 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 27% larger than its 8th grade class (94).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.6pp since 2014
Math
24.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 27.0% | 25.2% | 38.2% |
| Math | 8.6% | 15.4% | 25.6% | 50.5% |
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 | 36.6% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 19.5% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 23.3% | 15.5% |
| 2018-19 | 33.9% | 19.8% |
| 2017-18 | 35.0% | 24.6% |
| 2016-17 | 30.9% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 King Elementary
King Elementary's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Elementary this school | 942 | 89.2% | 28.2% |
| Home Gardens Academy Corona | 961 | 89.9% | 30.1% |
| Voorhies Elementary Bakersfield | 915 | 87.2% | 23.1% |
| Pioneer Delano | 1,043 | 87.4% | 41.0% |
| McFadden Institute of Technology Santa Ana | 1,074 | 90.2% | 18.4% |
| Driffill Elementary Oxnard | 891 | 87.8% | 23.8% |
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 King Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #3,732 of 5,151 | #68 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #3,884 of 5,172 ▲ 338 | #70 of 138 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #3,265 of 5,172 ▲ 307 | #55 of 138 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.9pp | #504 of 5,116 | #5 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 942 | #127 of 5,915 | #11 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,491 of 5,352 | #112 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #4,790 of 5,354 | #149 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #1,207 of 5,625 | #22 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #3,611 of 3,837 | #86 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
942
-83 (-8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 975
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 942 | 37.5 | 25.1:1 | 89% (840) |
| 2023-24 | 973 | 37 | 26.3:1 | 86% (835) |
| 2022-23 | 987 | 39.8 | 24.8:1 | 84% (833) |
| 2020-21 | 1,025 | 40 | 25.6:1 | 89% (916) |
| 2017-18 | 965 | 35.8 | 26.9:1 | 89% (857) |
| 2015-16 | 976 | 30 | 32.5:1 | 73% (717) |
| 2010-11 | 967 | N/A | N/A | 95% (919) |
| 2000-01 | 954 | 53 | 18.0:1 | 100% (951) |
| 1990-91 | 975 | 37 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (965 to 942); teachers up 5% (35.8 to 37.5).
About King Elementary
King Elementary is a large elementary school located in Stockton, California. The school's 942 students are in kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
In Stockton Unified, 54 schools enroll a combined 33,590 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at King Elementary, with 93% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 2% Black. Among people living in San Joaquin County, the Hispanic share is about 43%. King Elementary has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 25.1 students per teacher and 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County.
A school with King Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 27.3%. King Elementary scores 28.2%, within a point of that line.
Within San Joaquin County, median household income is about $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 251 public schools in San Joaquin County, with a combined enrollment of about 153,026.
The closest other public school is Roosevelt Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: King Elementary ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 28.2% versus a 17.6% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,025 in 2020-21 and 942 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
The King Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Stockton Unified
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
- Commodore Stockton SkillsElementary · 971 students
- Wilhelmina Henry ElementaryElementary · 881 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
Other King Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named King Elementary. King Elementary is the largest of the 16.
- King ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 598 students
- King ElementaryFresno, CA · 566 students
- King Elementary SchoolDorchester, MA · 464 students
- KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVAN BUREN, AR · 437 students
- King Elementary SchoolLancaster, PA · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.6 mi · 297
- Fillmore Elementary0.8 mi · 577
- Franklin High1.0 mi · 2,065
- John C. Fremont Elementary1.0 mi · 813
- Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter1.1 mi · 256
- Wilhelmina Henry Elementary1.3 mi · 881
Frequently asked questions
About King ElementaryHow large is King Elementary?
King Elementary enrolls approximately 942 students in grades KG-08.
Is King Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
King Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at King Elementary?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at King Elementary.
What is the student diversity at King Elementary?
Student demographics at King Elementary are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees King Elementary?
King Elementary is overseen by Stockton Unified in San Joaquin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.