Leroy Nichols Elementary

Leroy Nichols Elementary is an elementary school of close-knit scale in Lodi, California, part of Lodi Unified, educateing 344 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

Lodi Unified comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 27,047 students; Leroy Nichols Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Leroy Nichols Elementary shows that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 19% White, 11% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Leroy Nichols Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Leroy Nichols Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leroy Nichols Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.8%; this one delivers 27.3%.

In the surrounding community, San Joaquin County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Leroy Nichols Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Rio Valley Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Leroy Nichols Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Leroy Nichols Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 344 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 67% across the same window.

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