Morada Middle

Morada Middle operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Stockton, California, part of Lodi Unified. Current enrollment sits at 685 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Across the 46 schools in Lodi Unified (27,047 students total), Morada Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Morada Middle lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 42% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Morada Middle records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Morada Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.0%; this one delivers 29.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put median household income runs about $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morada Middle is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

The closest other public school is Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Morada Middle comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 26.9%.

Morada Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Morada Middle's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 789 (now 685). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 37% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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