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Taylor Leadership Academy
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 113% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.4% | 21.0% | 21.4% | 52.2% |
| Math | 3.6% | 7.2% | 20.6% | 68.6% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 10.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 6.8% |
| 2022-23 | 18.2% | 12.2% |
| 2021-22 | 15.1% | 5.1% |
| 2018-19 | 17.6% | 9.4% |
| 2017-18 | 16.3% | 13.0% |
| 2016-17 | 21.0% | 15.5% |
| 2015-16 | 16.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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%.
Schools most like Taylor Leadership Academy
Taylor Leadership Academy's state test result (16.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Leadership Academy this school | 397 | 85.6% | 16.5% |
| Wagner-Holt Elementary Stockton | 417 | 84.9% | 19.9% |
| Garfield Elementary San Leandro | 357 | 82.9% | 25.2% |
| Main Avenue Elementary Sacramento | 361 | 84.8% | 18.8% |
| Valencia Park Elementary San Diego | 393 | 87.3% | 32.6% |
| John Marshall Elementary Stockton | 394 | 81.7% | 9.0% |
Where Taylor Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #4,854 of 5,151 | #119 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #5,009 of 5,172 ▲ 109 | #129 of 138 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #4,348 of 5,172 ▲ 416 | #91 of 138 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #835 of 5,116 | #12 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #3,735 of 5,915 | #124 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,783 of 5,352 | #50 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #1,489 of 5,354 | #54 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #1,592 of 5,625 | #37 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #1,534 of 3,837 | #19 of 95 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 397 | 17.5 | 22.8:1 | 86% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 17.4 | 24.8:1 | 89% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 18.6 | 22.1:1 | 87% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 22 | 19.5:1 | 86% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 16.5 | 29.7:1 | 88% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 15 | 33.6:1 | 77% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | N/A | N/A | 96% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 837 | 42 | 19.9:1 | 78% (651) |
| 1990-91 | 856 | 33 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (490 to 397); teachers up 6% (16.5 to 17.5).
About Taylor Leadership Academy
A medium-sized elementary school in Stockton, California, Taylor Leadership Academy is part of Stockton Unified. It enrolled 397 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Stockton Unified operates 54 schools. Combined enrollment is 33,590 students.
Taylor Leadership Academy is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 20% Asian, 16% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. County-wide, 43% of San Joaquin County residents are Hispanic. Taylor Leadership Academy's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Taylor Leadership Academy employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.8:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Taylor Leadership Academy's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 86%. The rate at public schools in San Joaquin County averages 66%, lower than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Taylor Leadership Academy receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Taylor Leadership Academy is -12.9 points: 16.5% actual, 29.4% predicted.
Within San Joaquin County, the median household income is $92,179, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Taylor Leadership Academy, San Joaquin County has 250 other public schools.
The school nearest to Taylor Leadership Academy is John Marshall Elementary, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Taylor Leadership Academy is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 32 students since 2020-21, to 397. The number of students per teacher rose from 19.5 to 22.8 over 4 years.
Discussions about Taylor Leadership Academy may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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