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Best Schools in Stockton, CA
Stockton, CA has 285 public schools (51 high, 19 middle, 183 elementary) serving 170,809 students. On average they score 30% on state proficiency tests against a projected 30%, so schools in Stockton meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Stockton, CA
The top high schools in Stockton, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Middle College High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lodi Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 315 Students
2. Stockton Early College Academy
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Stockton Unified • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 428 Students
3. Mountain House High
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Lammersville Joint Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2142 Students
4. Pacific Law Academy
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Stockton Unified • Charter • Grades 7 - 12 • 184 Students
5. Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy
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Projected Test Scores
Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy District • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 685 Students
6. Millennium Charter
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Millennium Charter District • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 478 Students
7. Sierra High
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Manteca Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1693 Students
8. Health Careers Academy
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Stockton Unified • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 407 Students
9. John C. Kimball High
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Tracy Joint Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1607 Students
10. Ripon High
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Projected Test Scores
Ripon Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 998 Students
Best Middle Schools in Stockton, CA
The top middle schools in Stockton, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Elkhorn
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lodi Unified • Public • Grades 4 - 8 • 266 Students
2. Jefferson
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Jefferson Elementary • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 466 Students
3. Robert L. Mccaffrey Middle
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Galt Joint Union Elementary • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 746 Students
4. Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle
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Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle District • Charter • Grades 6 - 8 • 567 Students
5. Waterloo Elementary
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Linden Unified • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 332 Students
6. Discovery Charter
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Discovery Charter District • Charter • Grades 5 - 8 • 365 Students
7. Sierra Middle
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Lincoln Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 572 Students
8. Salida Middle School - Vella Campus
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Salida Union Elementary • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 740 Students
9. Christa Mcauliffe Middle
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Lodi Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 632 Students
10. Monte Vista Middle
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Tracy Joint Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 751 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Stockton, CA
The top elementary schools in Stockton, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Julius Cordes Elementary
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lammersville Joint Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 878 Students
2. Hansen Elementary
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Lammersville Joint Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 936 Students
3. Epic Academy
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Epic Academy District • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 458 Students
4. Sebastian Questa Elementary
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Lammersville Joint Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 910 Students
5. Bethany Elementary
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Lammersville Joint Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 882 Students
6. Park View Elementary
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Ripon Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 454 Students
7. Altamont Elementary
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Lammersville Joint Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 701 Students
8. Vinewood Elementary
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Lodi Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 550 Students
9. Wicklund Elementary
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Lammersville Joint Unified • Public • Grades KG - 8 • 862 Students
10. Monticello Elementary
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Jefferson Elementary • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 623 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Stockton, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Stockton, CA has a total population of 779,233 with 29% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 80%, and 22% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Stockton, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Stockton, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
35.65 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
8.51 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
27.14 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Stockton, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Stockton, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Stockton, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Stockton, CA
How many schools are in Stockton, CA?
Stockton, CA has 285 public schools: 51 high schools, 19 middle schools and 183 elementary schools, serving 170,809 students in total.
How do schools in Stockton perform on state tests?
On average, 285 schools in Stockton score 30% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 30%, so on average schools in Stockton meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Stockton?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 22%
- Projected: 16%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 22%
- Projected: 19%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 20%
- Projected: 19%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 34%
- Projected: 35%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 35%
- Projected: 33%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 29%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Stockton
119 of 123 schools in Stockton carry a SchoolGrade (4 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 8B: 13C: 21D: 51F: 26
All 123 public schools we grade in Stockton. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (14)
- Bear Creek High
- Cesar Chavez High
- Edison High
- Franklin High
- Jane Frederick High
- Lincoln High
- N.a. Chaderjian High
- New Vision High
- Plaza Robles Continuation High
- Ronald E Mcnair High
- Stagg Senior High
- Stockton High
- Village Oaks High
- Weston Ranch High
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle
- Christa Mcauliffe Middle
- Delta Sierra Middle
- John F. Cruikshank Jr.
- Middle College High
- Morada Middle
- Sierra Middle
Elementary and primary schools (58)
- Adams Elementary
- Alexander Hamilton Elementary
- August Elementary
- August Knodt Elementary
- Clairmont Elementary
- Cleveland Elementary
- Collegeville Elementary
- Creekside Elementary
- Davis Elementary
- Dolores Huerta Elementary
- El Dorado Elementary
- Elmwood Elementary
- Fillmore Elementary
- George W Bush Elementary
- George Washington Elementary
- George Y Komure Elementary
- Glenwood Elementary
- Great Valley Elementary
- Grunsky Elementary
- Harrison Elementary
- Hazelton Elementary
- Hoover Elementary
- John C Fremont Elementary
- John Marshall Elementary
- John Muir Elementary
- Julia Morgan Elementary
- Kennedy Elementary
- King Elementary
- Kohl Open Elementary
- Lincoln Elementary
- Madison Elementary
- Manlio Silva Elementary
- Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary
- Mckinley Elementary
- Monroe Elementary
- Montezuma Elementary
- Oakwood Elementary
- Parklane Elementary
- Podesta Ranch Elementary
- Primary Years Academy
- Pulliam Elementary
- Rio Calaveras Elementary
- Roosevelt Elementary
- San Joaquin Elementary
- Spanos Alex G Elementary
- Stockton Collegiate International Elementary
- Stockton Early College Academy
- Sutherland Elementary
- Taft Elementary
- Valentine Peyton Elementary
- Van Buren Elementary
- Victory Elementary
- Wagner Holt Elementary
- Waterloo Elementary
- Waverly Elementary
- Westwood Elementary
- Wilhelmina Henry Elementary
- Wilson Elementary
Other schools and academies (44)
- Able Charter
- Ansel Adams
- Aspire Apex Academy
- Aspire Arts And Sciences Academy
- Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy
- Aspire Langston Hughes Academy
- Aspire Port City Academy
- Aspire River Oaks Charter
- Aspire Rosa Parks Academy
- Aspire Stockton 6 12 Secondary Academy
- Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy
- Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy
- Brookside
- Claudia Landeen
- Colonial Heights
- Commodore Stockton Skills
- District Special Education
- Don Riggio
- Dr Lewis Dolphin Stallworth SR Charter
- Edward C Merlo Institute Of Environmental Studies
- Elkhorn
- Flora Arca Mata
- George Lincoln Mosher
- Health Careers Academy
- John Mccandless Charter
- John R Williams
- Kipp Stockton
- Kipp University Park
- Mable Barron
- Nightingale Charter
- Onecharter
- Pacific Law Academy
- Pittman Charter
- San Joaquin County Community
- San Joaquin County Special Education
- Stockton Collegiate International Secondary
- Taylor Leadership Academy
- Team Charter
- Team Charter Academy
- Tully C Knoles
- Venture Academy
- Voices College Bound Language Academy At Stockton
- Walton Development Center
- Weber Institute
Private schools (11)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- All Saints Academy Of Stockton
- All Saints Academy Of Stockton
- Annunciation Elementary School
- Apostolic Christian Academy
- Cathedral Of Annunciation School
- Presentation Parish School
- St Luke School
- St Mary's High School
- Stockton Accelerated Institute
- Stockton Baptist School
- Stockton Christian Academy