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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
720
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801011779
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary
6324 North Alturas Ave., Stockton, CA 95207 · (209) 933-7493 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
22.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
543 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 39% larger than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
27.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.6pp since 2014
Math
20.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 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 up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 20.6% | 24.3% | 48.1% |
| Math | 8.7% | 11.5% | 25.6% | 54.1% |
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 | 27.6% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 26.3% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.6% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 28.3% | 22.7% |
| 2017-18 | 21.6% | 22.3% |
| 2016-17 | 20.6% | 17.5% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary this school | 720 | 75.4% | 25.9% |
| San Joaquin Elementary Stockton | 711 | 74.8% | 30.2% |
| Harte Elementary Long Beach | 749 | 77.4% | 36.8% |
| Los Medanos Elementary Pittsburg | 665 | 74.7% | 32.1% |
| Denker Avenue Elementary Gardena | 670 | 79.9% | 44.4% |
| Rudolph Rivera Elementary Merced | 917 | 75.5% | 26.4% |
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 Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #3,973 of 5,151 | #74 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #4,285 of 5,172 ▼ 814 | #83 of 138 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #4,216 of 5,172 ▼ 324 | #84 of 138 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,885 of 5,116 | #69 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #665 of 5,915 | #41 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,879 of 5,352 | #54 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #2,370 of 5,354 | #81 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #2,588 of 5,625 | #81 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #1,895 of 3,837 | #30 of 95 |
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
720
-114 (-14%) vs 2020
+31% since 2010-11, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 720 | 31.5 | 22.9:1 | 75% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 33 | 22.8:1 | 76% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 33.2 | 23.7:1 | 74% (583) |
| 2020-21 | 834 | 37 | 22.5:1 | 74% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 29 | 29.6:1 | 75% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 27 | 31.2:1 | 66% (556) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | N/A | N/A | 88% (484) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (858 to 720); teachers up 9% (29 to 31.5).
About Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary, a large elementary school, is located in Stockton, California. The school's enrollment of 720 students covers kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 55% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Within Stockton Unified, Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is one of 54 schools. The district enrolls 33,590 students.
Roughly 64% of students at Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 16% Asian, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% White. San Joaquin County's residents are about 43% Hispanic, 22 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 22.9:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 75% of students, or 543, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Joaquin County averages 66%, lower than here.
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary would score about 35.4%. It scores 25.9%, 9.4 points below that figure.
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is located in San Joaquin County, where the median household income is $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary, San Joaquin County has 250 other public schools.
The closest public school to Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is Adams Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 32.3%, higher than Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary's 25.9%.
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school enrolled 720 students in 2024-25, 114 fewer than the 834 it had in 2020-21.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Maxine Hong Kingston ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary?
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary enrolls approximately 720 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary serve?
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary have?
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary?
Student demographics at Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary are roughly 2% White, 64% Hispanic, 10% Black, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary in?
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is part of Stockton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.