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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Lockeford Elementary?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI UNIFIED·NCES 062223002657
Lockeford Elementary
19456 North Tully Rd., Lockeford, CA 95237 · (209) 331-7214 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
396 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
24.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.4pp since 2014
Math
20.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 18.6% | 28.1% | 47.3% |
| Math | 8.1% | 11.9% | 27.1% | 52.9% |
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 | 24.6% | 20.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 26.1% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 25.4% |
| 2020-21 | 37.2% | 22.1% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 34.2% |
| 2017-18 | 40.7% | 31.3% |
| 2016-17 | 40.4% | 25.3% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
25.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Lockeford Elementary
Lockeford Elementary's state test result (25.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockeford Elementary this school | 541 | 73.2% | 25.3% |
| Kelseyville Elementary Kelseyville | 543 | 75.0% | 21.3% |
| Lakewood Elementary Lodi | 478 | 70.5% | 35.2% |
| North Shore Elementary Big Bear Lake | 517 | 70.4% | 39.1% |
| Murdock Elementary Willows | 488 | 74.0% | 16.6% |
| Lange (Dorothea) Elementary Nipomo | 577 | 67.2% | 38.6% |
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 Lockeford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #4,041 of 5,151 | #79 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #4,302 of 5,172 ▼ 789 | #86 of 138 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #4,523 of 5,172 ▼ 972 | #102 of 138 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.6pp | #245 of 5,116 | #7 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #1,970 of 5,915 | #78 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,927 of 5,352 | #92 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #2,439 of 5,354 | #84 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #2,753 of 5,625 | #86 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #683 of 1,139 | #20 of 32 |
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
541
+54 (+11%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 541 | 22.3 | 24.3:1 | 73% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 22.7 | 21.5:1 | 74% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 20.3 | 22.8:1 | 74% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 69% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 20 | 25.4:1 | 64% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 23 | 21.7:1 | 63% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | N/A | N/A | 48% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 14 | 21.6:1 | 39% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 12 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lockeford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (508 to 541); teachers up 12% (20 to 22.3).
About Lockeford Elementary
Lockeford Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lockeford, California. There are 541 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8.
Lodi Unified has 46 schools; together they serve 27,047 students.
The student body at Lockeford Elementary is 58% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 43%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Lockeford Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1, with 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 73% at Lockeford Elementary.
Lockeford Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lockeford Elementary is 11.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 25.3% actual, 36.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The school is in San Joaquin County, where the median household earns about $92,179 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Lockeford Elementary shares San Joaquin County with 250 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Victor Elementary is about 3.3 miles from Lockeford Elementary. The ten-mile area around Lockeford Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.0% proficiency; Lockeford Elementary posts 25.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 54 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 20.3 to 24.3 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Lockeford Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Lodi Unified
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Ronald E. McNair HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Lodi MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
Nearby schools
- Victor Elementary3.3 mi · 156
- Turner Academy at Tokay Colony5.6 mi · 21
- Oak View Elementary5.8 mi · 365
- Joe Serna Jr. Charter6.2 mi · 369
- Lawrence Elementary6.5 mi · 512
- Heritage Elementary6.5 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Lockeford ElementaryHow large is Lockeford Elementary?
Lockeford Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Lockeford Elementary serve?
Lockeford Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Lockeford Elementary have?
Lockeford Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
How diverse is Lockeford Elementary?
Lockeford Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 58% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lockeford Elementary?
Lockeford Elementary is overseen by Lodi Unified in San Joaquin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.