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What's the one class at Mossdale Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,087
Elementary
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANTECA UNIFIED·NCES 062361011959
Mossdale Elementary
455 Brookhurst Blvd., Lathrop, CA 95330 · (209) 938-6285 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,087 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
648 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 96 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (159).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
43.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
30.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 30.8% | 25.4% | 31.4% |
| Math | 11.4% | 19.3% | 30.4% | 38.9% |
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 | 43.2% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | 47.7% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.4% | 29.3% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 41.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 40.3% |
| 2016-17 | 54.1% | 36.0% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Mossdale Elementary
Mossdale Elementary's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossdale Elementary this school | 1,087 | 59.6% | 36.2% |
| Walter Woodward Elementary Manteca | 1,056 | 58.4% | 34.8% |
| Joseph Widmer Jr. Elementary Lathrop | 923 | 64.4% | 24.7% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary Eastvale | 1,063 | 60.7% | 58.3% |
| Harada Elementary Eastvale | 1,056 | 65.6% | 54.0% |
| George Kelly Elementary Tracy | 929 | 61.4% | 46.8% |
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 Mossdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #2,844 of 5,151 | #41 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,158 of 5,172 ▲ 123 | #46 of 138 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #2,631 of 5,172 ▼ 189 | #37 of 138 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #1,099 of 5,116 | #30 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,087 | #36 of 5,915 | #4 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.1:1 | #5,143 of 5,352 | #140 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #628 of 5,354 | #16 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #3,495 of 5,625 | #119 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #926 of 1,139 | #27 of 32 |
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
1,087
+135 (+14%) vs 2020
+38% since 2010-11, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
was 27.2:1
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 | 1,087 | 40.1 | 27.1:1 | 60% (648) |
| 2023-24 | 1,064 | 38.8 | 27.4:1 | 59% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 1,069 | 39.4 | 27.2:1 | 49% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 952 | 35 | 27.2:1 | 56% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 1,061 | 38 | 27.9:1 | 51% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 1,004 | 35 | 28.7:1 | 49% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | N/A | N/A | 44% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mossdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,061 to 1,087); teachers up 6% (38 to 40.1).
About Mossdale Elementary
Families in Lathrop, California, are served by Mossdale Elementary, a large elementary school. School enrollment was 1,087 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
The Manteca Unified system has 30 schools and 25,347 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Mossdale Elementary, at 43%. Other groups include 31% Asian, 10% White, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 43% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Mossdale Elementary is 40.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 27.1:1. That is 4.8 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 60% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Mossdale Elementary is C-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.6% for Mossdale Elementary. The school posts 36.2%, 8.4 points below the prediction.
San Joaquin County has these Census figures: the median household income is $92,179, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. San Joaquin County is home to 251 public schools and about 153,026 public school students.
The shortest distance from Mossdale Elementary to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to River Islands Technology Academy II. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Mossdale Elementary is 2nd among 5 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Mossdale Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Mossdale Elementary's enrollment grew 14%, to 1,087.
Discussions about Mossdale Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Manteca Unified
- Manteca HighHigh · 1,907 students
- Sierra HighHigh · 1,670 students
- East Union HighHigh · 1,524 students
- Lathrop HighHigh · 1,486 students
- Veritas ElementaryElementary · 1,266 students
- Nile Garden ElementaryElementary · 1,221 students
Other schools in Lathrop
- Lathrop HighHigh · 1,486 students
- EPIC AcademyElementary · 1,025 students
- Lathrop ElementaryElementary · 1,000 students
- River Islands Technology Academy IIElementary · 954 students
- Joseph Widmer Jr. ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- NextGeneration STEAM AcademyElementary · 797 students
Nearby schools
- River Islands Technology Academy II0.7 mi · 954
- NextGeneration STEAM Academy0.8 mi · 797
- Lathrop High1.7 mi · 1,486
- EPIC Academy1.9 mi · 1,025
- Lathrop Elementary1.9 mi · 1,000
- River Islands High2.6 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Mossdale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mossdale Elementary?
Mossdale Elementary enrolls approximately 1,087 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Mossdale Elementary serve?
Mossdale Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mossdale Elementary?
Approximately 27.1:1 students per teacher at Mossdale Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mossdale Elementary?
At Mossdale Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 43% Hispanic, 10% Black, 31% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mossdale Elementary public or private?
Mossdale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manteca Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.