Mossdale Elementary

Mossdale Elementary is a primary school of sizable scale in Lathrop, California, operated by Manteca Unified, educateing 1,087 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 134% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Manteca Unified comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 25,347 students; Mossdale Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Mossdale Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 31% Asian, 10% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Mossdale Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mossdale Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.1%.

In the broader community, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household earnings sit near $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 Mossdale Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: River Islands Technology Academy II, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mossdale Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mossdale Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.7%.

Mossdale Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Mossdale Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,061 (now 1,087).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.