Pulliam Elementary

Pulliam Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Stockton, California, one of the schools within Stockton Unified, educates 599 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 29% above typical.

Pulliam Elementary is one of 54 schools operated by Stockton Unified, a district that caters to 33,590 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pulliam Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Asian, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% White.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at Pulliam Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pulliam Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.4%.

In the surrounding community, San Joaquin County reports that median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Pulliam Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pulliam Elementary comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 21.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 23%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 599 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.3:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.