Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801012698
Primary Years Academy
3830 Webster Ave, Stockton, CA 95204 · (209) 933-7355 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
22.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
167 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
51%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
43.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
32.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.9pp 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 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.1% | 24.1% | 27.2% | 29.6% |
| Math | 13.0% | 19.1% | 29.0% | 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% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 36.7% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 39.7% |
| 2021-22 | 44.4% | 36.6% |
| 2018-19 | 51.0% | 48.4% |
| 2017-18 | 59.2% | 46.8% |
| 2016-17 | 53.8% | 40.0% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 45.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Primary Years Academy
Primary Years Academy's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Years Academy this school | 287 | 58.2% | 40.1% |
| Mountain View Montessori Charter Victorville | 227 | 58.6% | 61.6% |
| Growth Public Sacramento | 300 | 63.3% | N/A |
| Coronado Elementary Richmond | 307 | 63.2% | 8.3% |
| Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary San Francisco | 381 | 63.0% | 31.3% |
| Point Fermin Elementary San Pedro | 304 | 61.2% | 62.0% |
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 Primary Years Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,474 of 5,151 | #35 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,008 of 5,172 ▼ 561 | #43 of 138 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #2,629 of 5,172 ▼ 201 | #36 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #1,020 of 5,116 | #27 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #4,874 of 5,915 | #143 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,837 of 5,352 | #53 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #2,685 of 5,354 | #95 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #3,557 of 5,625 | #123 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #2,434 of 3,837 | #44 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
287
0 (0%) vs 2020
+154% since 2010-11, when it was 113
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 287 | 12.6 | 22.8:1 | 58% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 11 | 20.9:1 | 62% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 11.2 | 22.4:1 | 53% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 15 | 19.1:1 | 59% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 12 | 27.2:1 | 63% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 10 | 31.2:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 113 | N/A | N/A | 75% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Primary Years Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (326 to 287); teachers up 5% (12 to 12.6).
About Primary Years Academy
Primary Years Academy is a public elementary school run by Stockton Unified in Stockton, California. The school had 287 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Primary Years Academy is a school in Stockton Unified. The district has 54 schools and 33,590 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Primary Years Academy, with 68% of enrollment. It is also 12% Black, 8% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. San Joaquin County's residents are about 43% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Primary Years Academy total 12.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 58%.
The allk12 Grade for Primary Years Academy is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Primary Years Academy's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (40.1%) and its predicted rate (45.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Census Bureau estimates for San Joaquin County show that the median household income is $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Primary Years Academy is one of 251 public schools in the county.
Claudia Landeen is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Primary Years Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Primary Years Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Primary Years Academy is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 287 in 2020-21 and 287 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.8:1) than in 2020-21 (19.1:1).
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Primary Years AcademyHow large is Primary Years Academy?
Primary Years Academy enrolls approximately 287 students in grades KG-06.
Is Primary Years Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Primary Years Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Primary Years Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Primary Years Academy is approximately 22.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Primary Years Academy?
Student demographics at Primary Years Academy are roughly 8% White, 68% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Primary Years Academy in?
Primary Years Academy is part of Stockton Unified.
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