Lathrop Elementary

Lathrop Elementary is a sizable K-5 school in Lathrop, California, part of Manteca Unified. The school serves 1,000 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Lathrop Elementary sits 115% bigger than that benchmark.

Lathrop Elementary is one of 30 schools operated by Manteca Unified, a district that serves 25,347 students overall.

On demographics, Lathrop Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school records 10% Asian, 7% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Lathrop Elementary logs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lathrop Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 22.6%.

In the broader community, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household income runs about $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Lathrop Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Joseph Widmer Jr. Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lathrop Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.1%.

Lathrop Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lathrop Elementary has increased 14%, going from 875 students in 2018 to 1,000 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 12% to 7% over that span.

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