Stella Brockman Elementary

Stella Brockman Elementary is a sprawling elementary school in Manteca, California, part of Manteca Unified. The school enrolls 833 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 79% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stella Brockman Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 21% Asian, 16% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Stella Brockman Elementary lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Stella Brockman Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Joaquin County) reports that median household income runs about $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Stella Brockman Elementary is one.

George McParland Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stella Brockman Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stella Brockman Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 849 students in 2018 to 833 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share climbed from 12% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.