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What's the most underrated thing about Morada Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI UNIFIED·NCES 062223002659
Morada Middle
5001 Eastview Dr., Stockton, CA 95212 · (209) 953-8490 · San Joaquin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
569 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 339 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 346 | 51% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
34.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
22.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.0% | 26.3% | 30.6% | 35.1% |
| Math | 10.5% | 11.8% | 23.5% | 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 | 34.2% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 33.5% | 19.8% |
| 2021-22 | 36.1% | 18.3% |
| 2020-21 | 27.4% | 18.6% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 25.6% |
| 2017-18 | 43.2% | 27.2% |
| 2016-17 | 45.2% | 26.9% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Morada Middle
Morada Middle's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morada Middle this school | 685 | 83.1% | 28.7% |
| Will C. Wood Middle Sacramento | 680 | 84.3% | 25.3% |
| James Rutter Middle Sacramento | 871 | 87.7% | 23.0% |
| Washington Manor Middle San Leandro | 500 | 74.0% | 31.7% |
| Alvarado Intermediate Rowland Heights | 624 | 79.8% | 43.6% |
| John Muir Middle San Leandro | 969 | 79.4% | 32.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Morada Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #778 of 1,224 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #790 of 1,227 ▼ 59 | #11 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #877 of 1,227 ▼ 103 | #10 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #733 of 1,214 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #624 of 1,377 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #364 of 1,279 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #355 of 1,278 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #456 of 1,329 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #559 of 930 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
685
-51 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 959
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 685 | 35.4 | 19.3:1 | 83% (569) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 35.9 | 19.9:1 | 85% (611) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 36.3 | 20.5:1 | 84% (630) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 37 | 19.9:1 | 80% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 34.8 | 22.7:1 | 82% (645) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 35 | 20.9:1 | 82% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | N/A | N/A | 81% (645) |
| 2000-01 | 942 | 48 | 19.6:1 | 100% (939) |
| 1990-91 | 959 | 48 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morada Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (789 to 685); teachers up 2% (34.8 to 35.4).
About Morada Middle
Morada Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Lodi Unified, located in Stockton, California. Enrollment totals 685 students across grades 7 through 8.
The district, Lodi Unified, has 27,047 students enrolled across 46 schools.
The student body at Morada Middle has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 44%. Next come 42% Asian, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. In San Joaquin County overall, the Hispanic share is about 43%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
Morada Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1, with 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California is 20.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 83% at Morada Middle. Across public schools in San Joaquin County, the average is 66%.
Morada Middle's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.7% is 2.2 points below the 30.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In San Joaquin County, the median household earns about $92,179 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. San Joaquin County has 251 public schools with about 153,026 students, including Morada Middle.
Morada Middle is about 0.4 miles from Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 28.7% is above the 27.4% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 736 to 685, a 7% decrease.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Lodi Unified
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Ronald E. McNair HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Lodi MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
Other schools in Stockton
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
Nearby schools
- Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy0.4 mi · 448
- Davis Elementary0.7 mi · 357
- George Lincoln Mosher1.3 mi · 562
- Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle1.4 mi · 573
- Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy1.4 mi · 694
- Ansel Adams1.7 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About Morada MiddleHow large is Morada Middle?
Morada Middle enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 07-08.
Is Morada Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morada Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Morada Middle have?
Morada Middle employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Morada Middle?
Student demographics at Morada Middle are roughly 2% White, 44% Hispanic, 8% Black, 42% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Morada Middle public or private?
Morada Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lodi Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.