Middle College High

Middle College High is one of the modestly sized 9-12 campuss in Stockton, California, part of Lodi Unified, with 343 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 59% below the state mean of about 838.

Middle College High is one of 46 schools operated by Lodi Unified, a district that works with 27,047 students overall.

On demographics, Middle College High lists that 54% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 26% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 32.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Middle College High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 85.2%, a residual of +37.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Middle College High is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

The closest other public school is John McCandless Charter, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Middle College High. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Middle College High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Middle College High has climbed 38%, going from 248 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 21% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 29.2:1 in 2018 to 32.2:1 in 2025.

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