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Enrollment
1,486
High
DISTRICT 1,005 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANTECA UNIFIED·NCES 062361012065
Lathrop High
647 Spartan Way, Lathrop, CA 95330 · (209) 938-6350 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,486 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
925 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 399 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 375 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 366 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 346 | 23% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
62.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.3pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.6% | 38.8% | 22.2% | 15.5% |
| Math | 5.3% | 15.3% | 31.7% | 47.8% |
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 | 62.3% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 60.1% | 21.7% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 68.1% | 26.1% |
| 2018-19 | 61.4% | 22.2% |
| 2017-18 | 56.6% | 21.1% |
| 2016-17 | 59.5% | 18.0% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Lathrop High
Lathrop High's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lathrop High this school | 1,486 | 62.2% | 42.6% |
| Sanger West High Fresno | 1,438 | 65.6% | 39.4% |
| Arroyo High San Lorenzo | 1,499 | 64.6% | 43.3% |
| San Diego SCPA San Diego | 1,297 | 58.4% | 44.7% |
| Gahr (Richard) High Cerritos | 1,631 | 61.2% | 52.8% |
| Oak Grove High San Jose | 1,374 | 56.2% | 37.8% |
Matched among California high 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 Lathrop High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #466 of 1,052 | #9 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #655 of 1,056 ▼ 219 | #15 of 26 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #415 of 1,056 ▲ 5 | #8 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #353 of 1,044 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,486 | #573 of 2,093 | #17 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #764 of 1,352 | #20 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #338 of 1,351 | #13 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #1,007 of 1,575 | #29 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #108 of 327 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,486
+34 (+2%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 1,043
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 1,486 | 69.1 | 21.5:1 | 62% (925) |
| 2023-24 | 1,509 | 75.1 | 20.1:1 | 61% (928) |
| 2022-23 | 1,535 | 72.1 | 21.3:1 | 45% (684) |
| 2020-21 | 1,452 | 73 | 19.9:1 | 57% (822) |
| 2017-18 | 1,330 | 60.1 | 22.1:1 | 57% (753) |
| 2015-16 | 1,261 | 57 | 22.1:1 | 52% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 1,043 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lathrop High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,330 to 1,486); teachers up 15% (60.1 to 69.1).
About Lathrop High
The public high school Lathrop High is located in Lathrop, California. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,486 students. The school is 77% larger than the average for high schools in California.
Manteca Unified is responsible for 30 schools, Lathrop High included, with 25,347 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Lathrop High is 55% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 24% Asian, 9% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Lathrop High, there are about 21.5 students; the school has 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 925 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 62% of enrollment.
Lathrop High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.6%) and its predicted rate (43.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Joaquin County show that the median household earns about $92,179 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. San Joaquin County has 251 public schools with about 153,026 students, including Lathrop High.
Lathrop Elementary sits about 1.5 miles from Lathrop High. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lathrop High ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,452 in 2020-21, 1,486 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 19.9:1 to 21.5:1.
This page is set up for the Lathrop High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Manteca Unified
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- East Union HighHigh · 1,524 students
- Veritas ElementaryElementary · 1,266 students
- Nile Garden ElementaryElementary · 1,221 students
- George McParland ElementaryElementary · 1,195 students
Other schools in Lathrop
- Mossdale ElementaryElementary · 1,087 students
- EPIC AcademyElementary · 1,025 students
- Lathrop ElementaryElementary · 1,000 students
- River Islands Technology Academy IIElementary · 954 students
- Joseph Widmer Jr. ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- NextGeneration STEAM AcademyElementary · 797 students
Other Lathrop High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lathrop High. Lathrop High is the largest of the 3.
- Lathrop High SchoolFairbanks, AK · 788 students
- Lathrop High SchoolLathrop, MO · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Lathrop Elementary1.5 mi · 1,000
- Joseph Widmer Jr. Elementary1.5 mi · 923
- Mossdale Elementary1.7 mi · 1,087
- River Islands Technology Academy II2.0 mi · 954
- NextGeneration STEAM Academy2.2 mi · 797
- EPIC Academy2.3 mi · 1,025
Frequently asked questions
About Lathrop HighWhat is the total enrollment at Lathrop High?
Lathrop High enrolls approximately 1,486 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lathrop High serve?
Lathrop High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lathrop High?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Lathrop High.
What is the student diversity at Lathrop High?
Student demographics at Lathrop High are roughly 9% White, 55% Hispanic, 7% Black, 24% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lathrop High public or private?
Lathrop High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manteca Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.