1
What's something Waverly Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN UNIFIED·NCES 062181002591
Waverly Elementary
3507 Wilmarth Rd., Stockton, CA 95215 · (209) 931-0735 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- DThree-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
22.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
328 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Waverly Elementary→Linden High
Based on grade levels within Linden Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -27.5pp since 2014
Math
20.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.1pp since 2014
What 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 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 28 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.2% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 52.0% |
| Math | 6.9% | 14.1% | 30.4% | 48.7% |
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 | 26.5% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 20.4% |
| 2022-23 | 34.4% | 29.2% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 26.6% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 35.3% |
| 2017-18 | 47.1% | 35.8% |
| 2016-17 | 50.8% | 42.2% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Waverly Elementary
Waverly Elementary's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Elementary this school | 438 | 74.9% | 23.2% |
| Healdsburg Elementary Healdsburg | 401 | 73.8% | 56.0% |
| Bel Aire Park Elementary Napa | 410 | 74.4% | 35.2% |
| Charleston Elementary Los Banos | 374 | 73.5% | 40.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary Kingsburg | 442 | 70.1% | 62.7% |
| Chatom Elementary Turlock | 391 | 75.2% | 42.8% |
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 Waverly Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #4,266 of 5,151 | #90 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #4,209 of 5,172 ▼ 86 | #80 of 138 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #4,333 of 5,172 ▼ 75 | #88 of 138 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #421 of 5,116 | #14 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #3,175 of 5,915 | #106 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,718 of 5,352 | #49 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #2,918 of 5,354 | #104 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #2,622 of 5,625 | #83 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.8% | #103 of 1,139 | #2 of 32 |
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
438
+62 (+16%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 438 | 19.3 | 22.6:1 | 75% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 18.2 | 22.6:1 | 78% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 17 | 21.5:1 | 77% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 57% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 12.6 | 25.8:1 | 59% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 13 | 25.6:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | N/A | N/A | 62% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 44% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 14 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waverly Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (325 to 438); teachers up 54% (12.6 to 19.3).
About Waverly Elementary
Federal records list Waverly Elementary as an elementary school in Stockton, California. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 438 students in 2024-25.
The 6 schools of Linden Unified, including Waverly Elementary, enroll 2,339 students.
Of every 100 students at Waverly Elementary, about 68 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 24% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of San Joaquin County, the Hispanic share is about 43%. The diversity index for Waverly Elementary is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Waverly Elementary comes to 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Waverly Elementary counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Waverly Elementary lands at D, ahead of 7% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.7%. Waverly Elementary scores 23.2%.
Census data for San Joaquin County show median household income comes to about $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 251 public schools and about 153,026 students.
Glenwood Elementary sits about 1.8 miles from Waverly Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Waverly Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Waverly Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 376 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 438 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 22.6:1, from 20.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Waverly Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Linden Unified
- Linden HighHigh · 743 students
- Linden ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Glenwood ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Waterloo ElementaryMiddle · 339 students
- Pride ContinuationHigh · 27 students
Other schools in Stockton
- Lincoln HighHigh · 2,801 students
- Edison HighHigh · 2,355 students
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,065 students
- Cesar Chavez HighHigh · 2,021 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Stagg Senior HighHigh · 1,677 students
Other Waverly Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Waverly Elementary. Waverly Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Waverly ElementaryEllicott City, MD · 827 students
- Waverly ElementaryWaverly, TN · 414 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolMartinsville, IN · 404 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolCleveland, OH · 281 students
- Waverly Elementary SchoolAlbany, OR · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Glenwood Elementary1.8 mi · 378
- August Elementary2.0 mi · 534
- Franklin High2.2 mi · 2,065
- Cesar Chavez High2.3 mi · 2,021
- Valentine Peyton Elementary2.5 mi · 787
- Fillmore Elementary2.6 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Waverly ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Waverly Elementary?
Waverly Elementary enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-08.
Is Waverly Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waverly Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Waverly Elementary have?
Waverly Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Waverly Elementary?
Student demographics at Waverly Elementary are roughly 24% White, 68% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Waverly Elementary in?
Waverly Elementary is part of Linden Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.