Rio Calaveras Elementary

Rio Calaveras Elementary operates as a large elementary campus in Stockton, California, run under Stockton Unified. Current enrollment sits at 796 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Rio Calaveras Elementary sits 71% above that benchmark.

Stockton Unified runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 33,590 students. Rio Calaveras Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Rio Calaveras Elementary reports that 43% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rio Calaveras Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household earnings sit near $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Rio Calaveras Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rio Calaveras Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 32.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 976 students in 2018 compared to 796 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 32.0:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.