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How has Montezuma Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801006426
Montezuma Elementary
2843 Farmington Rd., Stockton, CA 95206 · (209) 933-7255 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
592 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 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
19%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
23.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.5pp since 2014
Math
18.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.9% | 16.5% | 24.7% | 51.9% |
| Math | 6.9% | 11.1% | 22.7% | 59.4% |
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 | 23.5% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.6% | 18.4% |
| 2018-19 | 28.7% | 24.1% |
| 2017-18 | 25.8% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 23.0% | 14.5% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Montezuma Elementary
Montezuma Elementary's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Elementary this school | 652 | 90.8% | 21.8% |
| Richard Haynes Elementary Ontario | 641 | 89.2% | 34.8% |
| Berlyn Elementary Ontario | 639 | 91.7% | 29.3% |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary Bakersfield | 614 | 90.9% | 11.3% |
| Longfellow Elementary Riverside | 701 | 93.0% | 23.9% |
| Cortez Elementary Pomona | 607 | 91.6% | 39.0% |
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 Montezuma Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #4,410 of 5,151 | #99 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #4,483 of 5,172 ▲ 82 | #98 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #4,614 of 5,172 ▼ 576 | #109 of 138 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #1,138 of 5,116 | #31 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #1,008 of 5,915 | #51 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,391 of 5,352 | #18 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #4,464 of 5,354 | #145 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #1,003 of 5,625 | #12 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #2,503 of 3,837 | #46 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
652
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 652 | 31.3 | 20.8:1 | 91% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 28.5 | 22.6:1 | 92% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 29.2 | 22.7:1 | 90% (596) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 33 | 20.4:1 | 83% (555) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 27.2 | 27.1:1 | 82% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 27 | 27.4:1 | 90% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | N/A | N/A | 91% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 985 | 53 | 18.6:1 | 79% (774) |
| 1990-91 | 804 | 31 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montezuma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (737 to 652); teachers up 15% (27.2 to 31.3).
About Montezuma Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Montezuma Elementary serves students in Stockton, California. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 652 students. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 40% above that.
Montezuma Elementary reports to Stockton Unified, which has 54 schools and 33,590 students.
At Montezuma Elementary, Hispanic students make up 89% of the student body. The school is also 3% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 43%. The chance that two students picked at random at Montezuma Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Teacher staffing is 31.3 full-time equivalents, or about 20.8 students per teacher. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 91%. For comparison, public schools in San Joaquin County average 66%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Montezuma Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 21.8% actual against 26.3% predicted.
In the county around the school, San Joaquin County, median household income is about $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 251 public schools operate in San Joaquin County, serving about 153,026 students.
Aspire Rosa Parks Academy is the public school closest to Montezuma Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Montezuma Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Montezuma Elementary's average proficiency of 21.8% compares with 14.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Montezuma Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 672 to 652.
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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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Other Montezuma Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Montezuma Elementary. Montezuma Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 330 students
- Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezuma, IA · 218 students
- Montezuma Elementary SchoolMontezuma, IN · 213 students
- Montezuma ElemMontezuma, KS · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Aspire Rosa Parks Academy0.6 mi · 403
- Alexander Hamilton Elementary0.6 mi · 599
- Monroe Elementary0.7 mi · 426
- Roosevelt Elementary1.1 mi · 297
- Van Buren Elementary1.2 mi · 473
- Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies1.2 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Montezuma ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Montezuma Elementary?
Montezuma Elementary enrolls approximately 652 students in grades KG-08.
Is Montezuma Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montezuma Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Montezuma Elementary have?
Montezuma Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Montezuma Elementary?
Student demographics at Montezuma Elementary are roughly 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Montezuma Elementary in?
Montezuma Elementary is part of Stockton Unified.
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