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Enrollment
893
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI UNIFIED·NCES 062223002663
Lodi Middle
945 South Ham Ln., Lodi, CA 95242 · (209) 331-7540 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
705 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 436 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 457 | 51% |
Student demographics
53%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
37.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.7pp since 2014
Math
28.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 29.1% | 28.3% | 34.0% |
| Math | 13.1% | 15.2% | 24.4% | 47.3% |
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 | 37.7% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.1% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 33.9% | 20.2% |
| 2020-21 | 33.5% | 19.1% |
| 2018-19 | 40.7% | 31.4% |
| 2017-18 | 39.6% | 26.7% |
| 2016-17 | 41.1% | 27.6% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Lodi Middle
Lodi Middle's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi Middle this school | 893 | 78.9% | 30.7% |
| El Dorado Middle Concord | 861 | 75.4% | 19.1% |
| Yuba Gardens Intermediate Olivehurst | 761 | 77.5% | 21.3% |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle Northridge | 870 | 75.1% | 60.0% |
| Douglass Middle Woodland | 768 | 73.7% | 37.4% |
| Corona Fundamental Intermediate Corona | 754 | 80.1% | 50.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 Lodi Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #723 of 1,224 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #638 of 1,227 ▲ 77 | #6 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #773 of 1,227 ▲ 50 | #8 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #242 of 1,214 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #308 of 1,377 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #455 of 1,279 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #611 of 1,278 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #570 of 1,329 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #718 of 930 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
893
-12 (-1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 843
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 893 | 45 | 19.9:1 | 79% (705) |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 43.4 | 21.3:1 | 79% (732) |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 44.1 | 20.4:1 | 80% (722) |
| 2020-21 | 905 | 48 | 18.9:1 | 73% (657) |
| 2017-18 | 972 | 43.7 | 22.2:1 | 77% (752) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 39 | 23.3:1 | 71% (642) |
| 2010-11 | 907 | N/A | N/A | 73% (664) |
| 2000-01 | 1,065 | 50 | 21.3:1 | 49% (523) |
| 1990-91 | 843 | 39 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lodi Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (972 to 893); teachers up 3% (43.7 to 45).
About Lodi Middle
Lodi Middle is the name of a medium-sized middle-grades school in Lodi, California. It serves 893 students in grades 7 through 8. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 36% larger than that.
Lodi Unified counts 27,047 students in its 46 schools, and Lodi Middle is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Lodi Middle is 65% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 17% White, 13% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Joaquin County's population at about 43%. Lodi Middle has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 45 full-time equivalents, or about 19.9 students per teacher. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 79%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Joaquin County is 66%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lodi Middle would be expected to post about 33.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.7%.
Federal survey data for San Joaquin County show that median household income is about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lodi Middle is among the 251 public schools in San Joaquin County.
Vinewood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lodi Middle at 4th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 905 in 2020-21 to 893 in 2024-25, a change of 12 students. The ratio was 18.9:1 in 2020-21 and 19.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
- Millswood MiddleMiddle · 843 students
Other schools in Lodi
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Vista Oaks CharterCombined · 999 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
- Millswood MiddleMiddle · 843 students
- Lois E. Borchardt ElementaryElementary · 755 students
Other Lodi Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lodi Middle. Lodi Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Lodi MiddleLodi, WI · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Vinewood Elementary0.4 mi · 543
- Leroy Nichols Elementary0.5 mi · 344
- Rio Valley Charter0.6 mi · 714
- Liberty High0.8 mi · 126
- Lodi High0.8 mi · 1,952
- Clyde W. Needham Elementary0.8 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Lodi MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lodi Middle?
Lodi Middle enrolls approximately 893 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Lodi Middle serve?
Lodi Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lodi Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lodi Middle is approximately 19.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lodi Middle?
At Lodi Middle, the student body is approximately 17% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lodi Middle public or private?
Lodi Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lodi Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.