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Schools in Dogtown · Galt Joint Union High School District, Lodi Unified School District

Dogtown’s public schools score below 51% of California districts on tests and graduation

26% of students in Dogtown’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Dogtown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#516of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

39%

▼ 8 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

26%

▼ 7 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

86%

▼ 0 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$18.4K

▼ 13% vs CA $21.2K

FY2024 · Lodi Unified

Students per teacher

21.3

CA 21.6

Schools in town

28,169 students on the public path

In brief

Dogtown’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 438 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dogtown’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Galt Joint Union High spends $18,174 per student and Lodi Unified $18,435, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

30 elementary schools, then eight middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dogtown’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 49% of California school districts, #516 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 49%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (438)Better than 27%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 15,043 test results and a graduating class of 2,003 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Dogtown’s students in the tested grades sat them (15,044 in math, 15,042 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dogtown, with each school’s own grade.

30 schools teach K in Dogtown’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A−, so check the specific school.

Ellerth E. Larson Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lodi

B⁺

Dogtown’s public schools score below 51% of California districts on tests and graduation

Dogtown’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

30 elementary schools, then eight middle and seven high schools

What’s behind Dogtown’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Three districts serve Dogtown

Well below the state in reading

Dogtown vs. its neighbors

Every school in Dogtown

Questions about Dogtown’s schools

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