Lois E. Borchardt Elementary

Lois E. Borchardt Elementary is one of the substantial primary schools in Lodi, California, operated by Lodi Unified, with 755 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Lois E. Borchardt Elementary sits 62% above that benchmark.

Lodi Unified comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 27,047 students; Lois E. Borchardt Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Lois E. Borchardt Elementary lists that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Asian, 12% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at Lois E. Borchardt Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lois E. Borchardt Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.9%; this one delivers 31.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Joaquin County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lois E. Borchardt Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

The closest other public school is Beckman Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lois E. Borchardt Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 26.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lois E. Borchardt Elementary has decreased 10%, going from 840 students in 2018 to 755 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 18% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 today.

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