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Schools in Garden Acres · Stockton Unified School District

Garden Acres’s public schools score below 72% of California districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 15% of Garden Acres’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garden Acres, 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.

#765of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
27%
▼ 20 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 18 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 3 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.8K
▲ 7% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
23.0
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
3,602 students on the public path
In brief

Garden Acres’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 449 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garden Acres’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,774 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Franklin High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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 Garden Acres’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 28% of California school districts, #765 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (449)Better than 16%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 18,908 test results and a graduating class of 2,872 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Garden Acres’s students in the tested grades sat them (18,912 in math, 18,905 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Franklin HighStockton Unified School DistrictC+

Garden Acres’s public schools are run by Stockton Unified School District, which also serves Stockton. Parts of Garden Acres (4% of its land) are served by Linden Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Stockton Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 54 schools · 33,590 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 23.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$22,774CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 46.7% · 18905 students tested
Math15%
State average 33.1% · 18912 students tested

Garden Acres vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Garden Acres’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garden AcresCStockton Unified
StocktonC+Stockton Unified K–12 · Lodi Unified K–12

Every school in Garden Acres

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Garden Acresby address
Wilhelmina Henry Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stockton
881 students25:1Rate it →
Elmwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stockton
656 students27:1Rate it →
Franklin High
High · Grades 7–12 · Stockton
C+
2,065 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Garden Acres’s schools

Are Garden Acres’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Garden Acres children attend score below 72% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #765 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Garden Acres in?

Stockton Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 33,590 students in 54 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Garden Acres are served by Linden Unified.

Where do Garden Acres kids go to high school?

Franklin High in Stockton, with 2,065 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Garden Acres’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in Stockton Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Garden Acres spend per student?

$22,774 in Stockton Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.