Wilhelmina Henry Elementary

Set in Stockton, California, Wilhelmina Henry Elementary is a sizable primary school, part of Stockton Unified. It caters to 881 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 89% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Stockton Unified comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 33,590 students; Wilhelmina Henry Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Wilhelmina Henry Elementary shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Wilhelmina Henry Elementary records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Wilhelmina Henry Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 30.9%; Wilhelmina Henry Elementary posts 15.0%, -15.8 points below that line.

Around the school, San Joaquin County reports that median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Wilhelmina Henry Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Elmwood Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilhelmina Henry Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilhelmina Henry Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 19.9%.

Wilhelmina Henry Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 896 students in 2018 compared to 881 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 29.9:1 in 2018 to 25.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.