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Stockton Unified Schools
Stockton Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Joaquin County (Stockton). SchoolGrade grades 54 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Stockton Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Stockton Unified
52 of 54 schools in Stockton Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 5C: 5D: 21F: 18
Best schools in Stockton Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Stockton Early College Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Pacific Law Academy (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Health Careers Academy (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Edward C Merlo Institute Of Environmental Studies (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Valentine Peyton Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Primary Years Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Rio Calaveras Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Weber Institute (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Commodore Stockton Skills (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C George W Bush Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Stockton Unified
High schools (6)
- D+ Cesar Chavez High, Stockton
- C- Edison High, Stockton
- D+ Franklin High, Stockton
- F Jane Frederick High, Stockton
- D+ Stagg Senior High, Stockton
- D Stockton High, Stockton
Elementary and primary schools (37)
- F Adams Elementary, Stockton
- F Alexander Hamilton Elementary, Stockton
- D August Elementary, Stockton
- C- Cleveland Elementary, Stockton
- F Dolores Huerta Elementary, Stockton
- F El Dorado Elementary, Stockton
- D- Elmwood Elementary, Stockton
- F Fillmore Elementary, Stockton
- C George W Bush Elementary, Stockton
- F George Washington Elementary, Stockton
- D Grunsky Elementary, Stockton
- D Harrison Elementary, Stockton
- F Hazelton Elementary, Stockton
- D- Hoover Elementary, Stockton
- F John C Fremont Elementary, Stockton
- F John Marshall Elementary, Stockton
- D- Kennedy Elementary, Stockton
- C- King Elementary, Stockton
- D+ Kohl Open Elementary, Stockton
- F Madison Elementary, Stockton
- D Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary, Stockton
- F Mckinley Elementary, Stockton
- F Monroe Elementary, Stockton
- D- Montezuma Elementary, Stockton
- B- Primary Years Academy, Stockton
- F Pulliam Elementary, Stockton
- B- Rio Calaveras Elementary, Stockton
- F Roosevelt Elementary, Stockton
- D+ San Joaquin Elementary, Stockton
- D- Spanos Alex G Elementary, Stockton
- A+ Stockton Early College Academy, Stockton
- D- Taft Elementary, Stockton
- B- Valentine Peyton Elementary, Stockton
- D- Van Buren Elementary, Stockton
- D Victory Elementary, Stockton
- F Wilhelmina Henry Elementary, Stockton
- F Wilson Elementary, Stockton
Other schools and academies (11)
- C+ Commodore Stockton Skills, Stockton
- District Special Education, Stockton
- B Edward C Merlo Institute Of Environmental Studies, Stockton
- D+ Flora Arca Mata, Stockton
- A- Health Careers Academy, Stockton
- D- Nightingale Charter, Stockton
- A Pacific Law Academy, Stockton
- D+ Pittman Charter, Stockton
- F Taylor Leadership Academy, Stockton
- Walton Development Center, Stockton
- B- Weber Institute, Stockton
Where Stockton Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Stockton (54)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Joaquin County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 34,544 students with 1,450 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,656 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0638010
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lincoln Unified (12 schools, 6 mi)
- Manteca Unified (27 schools, 10 mi)
- Lodi Unified (48 schools, 11 mi)
- Tracy Joint Unified (19 schools, 12 mi)
- Linden Unified (6 schools, 14 mi)
- Escalon Unified (7 schools, 14 mi)
- Ripon Unified (7 schools, 14 mi)
- Salida Union Elementary (5 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Stockton Unified
How many schools are in Stockton Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 54 public schools in Stockton Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Stockton Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Stockton.
How good are the schools in Stockton Unified?
Across the 52 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 22.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 19.3%. 62% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Stockton Unified?
34,544 students were enrolled in Stockton Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Stockton Unified?
Stockton Unified is in California, based in San Joaquin County, with its district office in Stockton. Its boundary covers about 56.5 sq mi.