Manlio Silva Elementary

Manlio Silva Elementary, a sprawling elementary school in Stockton, California, operated by Lodi Unified, works with 799 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 72% above the state mean of about 465.

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

On demographics, Manlio Silva Elementary shows that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Asian, 16% Black, 9% White, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Manlio Silva Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Joaquin County) records that 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. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Manlio Silva Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Christa McAuliffe Middle, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Manlio Silva Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 855 students in 2018 compared to 799 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 22% to 32% across the same window.

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