Montezuma Elementary

Montezuma Elementary operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Stockton, California, part of Stockton Unified. Current enrollment sits at 652 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 40% above typical.

Within Stockton Unified, which oversees 54 schools and 33,590 students, Montezuma Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Montezuma Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Beyond that, the school reports 3% Asian, 3% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Montezuma Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than San Joaquin County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Montezuma Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Joaquin County indicate median household income runs about $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Montezuma Elementary is one.

Aspire Rosa Parks Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Montezuma Elementary. On composite proficiency, Montezuma Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 14.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Montezuma Elementary's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 737 (now 652). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 82% to 89%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.1:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Montezuma Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.