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Schools in Stockton · Stockton Unified School District, Lodi Unified School District

Stockton’s public schools score below 65% of California districts on tests and graduation

20% of students in Stockton’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Stockton, 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.

#687of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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

32%

▼ 15 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

20%

▼ 13 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 · Stockton Unified

Students per teacher

22.2

CA 21.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

112

35,417 students on the public path

In brief

Stockton’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 553 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stockton’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% 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

Stockton Unified spends $22,774 per student and Lodi Unified $18,435, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

ABLE Charter, Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter, Stockton Collegiate International Secondary, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, TEAM Charter, Venture Academy, Aspire Rosa Parks Academy, Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle, one.Charter, Team Charter Academy, Aspire APEX Academy, Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy, Stockton Collegiate International Elementary, Aspire Port City Academy, Aspire River Oaks Charter, Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy, Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy, Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton, KIPP Stockton, KIPP University Park, Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy, John McCandless Charter, Nightingale Charter, Pittman Charter, Stockton Early College Academy, Health Careers Academy, Pacific Law Academy, St. Mary's High School (private), St. Marys High School (private), Presentation Parish School (private), Cathedral of the Annunciation School (private), St. Luke School (private), Stockton Christian Academy (private), All Saints Academy of Stockton (private), Brookside Christian School (private), Stockton Accelerated Institute (private) and Apostolic Christian Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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 Stockton’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 35% of California school districts, #687 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 35%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (553)Better than 18%

CC⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 33,198 test results and a graduating class of 2,872 could put Stockton anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Stockton’s students in the tested grades sat them (33,201 in math, 33,195 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

44 schools teach K in Stockton’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B+, so check the specific school.

Stockton’s public schools score below 65% of California districts on tests and graduation

Stockton’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Stockton’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve Stockton

Well below the state in reading

Stockton vs. its neighbors

Every school in Stockton

Questions about Stockton’s schools

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