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Lodi Middle

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Lodi Middle ranks 1604 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 42% of California middle schools

Summary

Lodi Middle is a large public school serving about 900 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Lodi Unified School District, where it performs similarly to other district middle schools, ranking in the 42nd percentile statewide with academic proficiency below state averages, particularly in math and science.

The school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, though its rate is slightly better than the district average, and it shows significant performance differences among student groups, with notable struggles for special education students and English Language Learners. When compared to nearby schools, Lodi Middle performs better than Delta Sierra Middle but lags behind higher-performing schools like Elkhorn and the charter school Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle, highlighting that factors beyond demographics influence outcomes.

Key takeaways include a concerning decline in student performance from 7th to 8th grade, year-to-year volatility in school rankings, and lower per-student spending than some district peers, suggesting that instructional models and resource allocation are areas for potential improvement alongside the broader challenges seen across Lodi Unified middle schools.

893

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,714

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

945 South Ham Ln.
Lodi, CA 95242-3822

(209) 331-7540

District: Lodi Unified

Students who attend Lodi Middle usually attend:

High:

Tokay High

Feeder schools for Lodi Middle:

Elementary:	Beckman Elementary
	Clyde W. Needham Elementary
	Ellerth E. Larson Elementary
	Heritage Elementary
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	Leroy Nichols Elementary
	Lois E. Borchardt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

White:

16.8%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,604^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Lodi Unified

980^th of 1,543Lodi Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	1604 of 2761	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1658 of 2783	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1578 of 2781	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1792 of 2740	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	661 of 894	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1479 of 2715	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1536 of 2480	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	1451 of 2508	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	1408 of 2497	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.6	1461 of 2477	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	1482 of 2379	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1731 of 2259	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	1659 of 2236	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1618 of 2179	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	1519 of 2063	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	1525 of 2005	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.6	1374 of 1999	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.2	1109 of 1804	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.0	1203 of 1777	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.0	1042 of 1769	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	672 of 739	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	688 of 743	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	655 of 715	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	706 of 733	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	672 of 745	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	651 of 700	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.9	995 of 1531	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	309 of 354	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1266 of 1491	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1043 of 1369	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	942 of 1478	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1287 of 1521	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1112 of 1540	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	291 of 363	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	896 of 1442	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	915 of 1364	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1501 of 2533	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1444 of 2551	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1418 of 2531	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1697 of 2509	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	572 of 738	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1451 of 2380	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1487 of 2262	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1388 of 2395	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1442 of 2388	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1290 of 2374	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1553 of 2359	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1341 of 2213	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1365 of 2072	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1361 of 2542	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1441 of 2579	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1340 of 2531	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1538 of 2458	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	480 of 721	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1345 of 2369	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1368 of 2230	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1503 of 2534	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1645 of 2552	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1491 of 2538	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1621 of 2527	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	513 of 763	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1275 of 2407	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1415 of 2273	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	142 of 194	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	124 of 192	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	164 of 197	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	128 of 193	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	621 of 701	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	606 of 677	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	582 of 665	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1291 of 1566	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1235 of 1552	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1055 of 1531	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	830 of 1520	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	919 of 1537	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	985 of 1543	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1116 of 1555	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	886 of 1602	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	937 of 1496	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)11th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lodi Middle	Public	7-8	945 South Ham Ln.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7540	893	45	19.8	78.9%	150 (16.8%)	12 (1.3%)	584 (65.4%)	116 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.9%)	36.3	1604^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.9%		34.2	1658^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.4%	54														20.9	20.9				40.9	34.6	37.7				34.0	22.6	28.3	$17,714	$15,526	$2,188
Millswood Middle	Public	7-8	233 North Mills Ave.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8332	843	42	19.9	69.9%	276 (32.7%)	10 (1.2%)	478 (56.7%)	44 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	36.6	1598^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.1%		36.8	1574^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	24														21.6	21.6				44.8	32.9	38.5				29.2	26.0	27.5	$17,733	$15,684	$2,049
Henderson	Public	7-8	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7331	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Elkhorn	Public	4-8	10505 North Davis Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8312	263	10	25.8	44.5%	38 (14.4%)	18 (6.8%)	61 (23.2%)	122 (46.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	99.5	6^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.8%		99.7	5^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.8%	1													90.0	85.2	86.5	96.7	100.0	93.3	98.8	90.1	95.3	86.7	90.0	86.7	88.4	92.6	89.5	$17,171	$15,542	$1,629
Morada Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Eastview Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8490	685	35	19.3	83.1%	16 (2.3%)	55 (8.0%)	300 (43.8%)	285 (41.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	21 (3.1%)	27.8	1906^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		33.3	1696^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.1%	210														16.7	16.7				34.8	33.7	34.2				22.8	21.9	22.3	$18,497	$16,188	$2,309
Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3293 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 437-9899	573	20	28.7	68.6%	35 (6.1%)	34 (5.9%)	273 (47.6%)	167 (29.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	55 (9.6%)	60.4	899^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%		55.4	1005^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.9%	106														31.8	31.8			50.8	58.9	52.9	54.2			38.7	38.5	33.9	37.1
Delta Sierra Middle	Public	7-8	2255 Wagner Heights Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8510	563	30	18.5	92.5%	32 (5.7%)	91 (16.2%)	249 (44.2%)	142 (25.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	38 (6.7%)	17	2354^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.7%		13.8	2524^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.3%	170														9.1	9.1				25.4	28.0	26.7				14.4	16.5	15.4	$19,499	$17,088	$2,411
Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	7-8	3880 Iron Canyon Cir.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9431	734	36	20.6	58.7%	86 (11.7%)	112 (15.3%)	282 (38.4%)	201 (27.4%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	42 (5.7%)	40.4	1486^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.2%		44.7	1325^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.4%	161														18.7	18.7				45.4	40.0	42.7				31.7	28.3	30.0	$17,249	$15,078	$2,171
Waterloo Elementary	Public	5-8	7007 North Pezzi Rd.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-0818	339	15	22.6	65.2%	115 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (57.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.8%)	52.1	1129^th of 2761 public middle schools	59.1%		49.9	1176^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.7%	47													26.9	30.9	29.1		37.7	44.3	40.7	47.4	42.7		24.4	35.0	43.5	34.0	34.4	$20,313	$19,336	$977
Sierra Middle	Public	7-8	6768 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8748	591	28	21.0	72.4%	98 (16.6%)	63 (10.7%)	339 (57.4%)	52 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	47.6	1247^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.8%		47.7	1225^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.0%	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	4.9	5.0	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0		19.6	19.6				54.1	50.0	52.1				34.2	23.7	29.1	$19,878	$18,980	$898

Frequently Asked Questions about Lodi Middle

What district is Lodi Middle in?

Lodi Unified

What is the racial makeup of Lodi Middle?

Students at Lodi Middle are 65% Hispanic, 17% White, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Lodi Middle a good school?

Lodi Middle ranks 1604^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lodi Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Lodi Middle.

What high school do graduates of Lodi Middle attend?

Students who attend Lodi Middle usually go on to attend Tokay High

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