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What's one thing San Joaquin Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON UNIFIED·NCES 063801008340
San Joaquin Elementary
2020 South Fresno Ave., Stockton, CA 95206 · (209) 933-7280 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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
26.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
532 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
52%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
31.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
26.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.7% | 19.6% | 28.2% | 40.5% |
| Math | 10.5% | 16.1% | 27.3% | 46.1% |
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 | 31.3% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.1% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 33.6% | 24.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.4% | 19.2% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 21.2% |
| 2017-18 | 27.8% | 19.1% |
| 2016-17 | 28.0% | 22.6% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 San Joaquin Elementary
San Joaquin Elementary's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin Elementary this school | 711 | 74.8% | 30.2% |
| Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary Stockton | 720 | 75.4% | 25.9% |
| Harte Elementary Long Beach | 749 | 77.4% | 36.8% |
| Los Medanos Elementary Pittsburg | 665 | 74.7% | 32.1% |
| August Knodt Elementary Stockton | 642 | 67.9% | 15.2% |
| Denker Avenue Elementary Gardena | 670 | 79.9% | 44.4% |
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 San Joaquin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,487 of 5,151 | #58 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,588 of 5,172 ▼ 170 | #60 of 138 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,842 of 5,172 ▼ 623 | #69 of 138 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #1,928 of 5,116 | #40 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #705 of 5,915 | #42 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,941 of 5,352 | #133 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #2,650 of 5,354 | #91 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #2,628 of 5,625 | #84 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #2,219 of 3,837 | #37 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
711
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 711 | 27.1 | 26.2:1 | 75% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 29 | 25.4:1 | 73% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 28.7 | 26.0:1 | 70% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 755 | 29 | 26.0:1 | 74% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 22.9 | 35.9:1 | 76% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 23 | 37.3:1 | 59% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | N/A | N/A | 85% (712) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 41 | 20.6:1 | 39% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Joaquin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (822 to 711); teachers up 18% (22.9 to 27.1).
About San Joaquin Elementary
San Joaquin Elementary operates as a large elementary school in Stockton, California. It reports enrollment of 711 students in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 53% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Stockton Unified runs 54 schools with a combined 33,590 students. San Joaquin Elementary is one of them.
The student body at San Joaquin Elementary is 66% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Asian, 11% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 43%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Joaquin Elementary is 26.2:1, based on 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. San Joaquin Elementary counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County, the school's rate is higher.
San Joaquin Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at San Joaquin Elementary are 5.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.2% actual, 35.7% predicted).
In San Joaquin County, home to about 797,334 people, the median household earns about $92,179 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in San Joaquin County number 251, with about 153,026 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, John Marshall Elementary, is the closest to San Joaquin Elementary. San Joaquin Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. San Joaquin Elementary comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
San Joaquin Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 755 to 711, a 6% decline.
The San Joaquin Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Other San Joaquin Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named San Joaquin Elementary. San Joaquin Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- San Joaquin ElementarySan Joaquin, CA · 518 students
- San Joaquin ElementaryLaguna Hills, CA · 221 students
Nearby schools
- John Marshall Elementary0.5 mi · 394
- Taylor Leadership Academy0.6 mi · 397
- KIPP Stockton0.8 mi · 265
- Dolores Huerta Elementary1.1 mi · 453
- George Washington Elementary1.2 mi · 181
- Hazelton Elementary1.2 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About San Joaquin ElementaryHow large is San Joaquin Elementary?
San Joaquin Elementary enrolls approximately 711 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does San Joaquin Elementary serve?
San Joaquin Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Joaquin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Joaquin Elementary is approximately 26.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Joaquin Elementary?
At San Joaquin Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 66% Hispanic, 11% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is San Joaquin Elementary public or private?
San Joaquin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stockton Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.