Lawrence Elementary

Lawrence Elementary, a mid-tier elementary-level community in Lodi, California, run under Lodi Unified, caters to 512 students, covering grades K through 6.

Within Lodi Unified, which oversees 46 schools and 27,047 students, Lawrence Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lawrence Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 17% Asian, 9% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Joaquin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lawrence Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.4%, the actual is 23.9%, a residual of -0.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for San Joaquin County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lawrence Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Nearest neighbor: Heritage Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lawrence Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 531 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment increased from 9% to 17% over that span.

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