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Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 720 students in the Stockton Unified district, an area where most schools face significant academic challenges.

Academically, the school's test scores are below state averages, but it is important to compare it to its immediate neighbors. Within its own district, Maxine Hong Kingston often performs better than nearby schools like Pulliam Elementary, Kennedy Elementary, and Adams Elementary, particularly in English Language Arts. A notable strength is its support for Special Education students, where its effectiveness ranks much higher statewide than the school's overall ranking. However, the school shows a stark contrast when compared to schools in the neighboring Lincoln Unified district; for example, John McCandless Charter, just over a mile away, has more than double the proficiency rate in English.

The school has made progress in improving student attendance, which was a major issue during the pandemic, but this has not yet translated into higher academic rankings. Interestingly, how a school uses its resources seems to matter more than how much it spends, as some nearby schools with higher per-student funding have lower scores. For parents, the data suggests that while Maxine Hong Kingston operates in a difficult environment, it has specific areas of effectiveness, especially for certain student groups, and performs relatively well compared to other schools in the Stockton Unified system.

720

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,707

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6324 North Alturas Ave.
Stockton, CA 95207-2846

(209) 933-7493

District: Stockton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.2%

Asian:

15.7%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,105^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,963^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 41Elementary Schools in the Stockton Unified

1308^th of 1,543Stockton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	5105 of 5857	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4745 of 5869	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4513 of 5859	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4879 of 5883	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	5354 of 5789	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	5027 of 5662	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	5102 of 5692	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	5197 of 5614	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	5282 of 5611	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	5345 of 5530	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	5291 of 5390	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	4994 of 5377	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	4451 of 5314	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	4394 of 5193	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	3531 of 5113	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	2796 of 5113	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	513 of 593	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	556 of 661	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	519 of 700	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1140 of 1203	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1101 of 1190	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1083 of 1154	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.2	1067 of 1071	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	38.0	1105 of 2128	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.3	2534 of 3162	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	3147 of 3245	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	2694 of 3311	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	2764 of 3275	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	2726 of 3246	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4975 of 5597	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4661 of 5612	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	4319 of 5609	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4470 of 5635	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	5035 of 5492	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	4905 of 5413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4414 of 5107	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3876 of 5107	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	3887 of 5087	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4216 of 5084	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	4688 of 4963	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	4017 of 4830	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4906 of 5460	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4665 of 5517	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4193 of 5363	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4239 of 5264	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4819 of 5173	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	4527 of 5084	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	4810 of 5628	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4428 of 5643	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4407 of 5638	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4790 of 5663	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	5001 of 5510	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4727 of 5431	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	1407 of 2635	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1963 of 2761	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1331 of 2783	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	1703 of 2781	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1846 of 2740	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1951 of 2715	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	2146 of 2480	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	2218 of 2508	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	2239 of 2497	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	1857 of 2477	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	2170 of 2379	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	2142 of 2259	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	2112 of 2236	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	1978 of 2179	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	1828 of 2063	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	1272 of 2005	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	916 of 1999	54.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	61.2	189 of 613	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	267 of 643	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	407 of 600	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	638 of 739	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	732 of 745	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	695 of 700	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	43.0	690 of 1491	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	707 of 1369	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.2	1166 of 1442	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1974 of 2533	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	1127 of 2551	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	1559 of 2531	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1747 of 2509	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1889 of 2380	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2080 of 2262	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1934 of 2395	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	1028 of 2388	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	1386 of 2374	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1326 of 2359	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1588 of 2213	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1748 of 2072	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1875 of 2542	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.2	1135 of 2579	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1310 of 2531	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1613 of 2458	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1520 of 2369	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1851 of 2230	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1720 of 2534	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1372 of 2552	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1569 of 2538	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1623 of 2527	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1579 of 2407	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1856 of 2273	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2018)48th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2024)47th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

African American (2024)13th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)69th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2019)54th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)19th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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Sunday, January 21, 2018

My children are in the Valenzuela magnet program. The teachers have done great on that side of school. I think the program is really working, Ihave a 3rd grader and now a kindergartner. Close Quote

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Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary	Public	K-8	6324 North Alturas Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7493	720	32	22.8	75.4%	16 (2.2%)	74 (10.3%)	462 (64.2%)	113 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.9%)	16.9	5105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%		21.3	4745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	360	15.8	20.3	17.9	22.2	24.7	21.3	27.3	38.0	32.8	27.6	24.7	21.0	17.1	15.6	22.2	20.3	20.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	$7,707	$2,914	$4,793
Adams Elementary	Public	K-8	6402 Inglewood Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7155	492	21	23.6	84.1%	32 (6.5%)	93 (18.9%)	268 (54.5%)	68 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.5%)	10.7	5586^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%		12	5557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.3%	29	9.4	7.0	8.2	22.5	15.2	18.2	20.6	17.9	10.5	17.4	30.0	9.1	7.3	1.6	8.6	1.8	8.5				$12,994	$7,876	$5,118
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	6910 N. Gettysburg Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8651	569	22	26.1	87.2%	53 (9.3%)	64 (11.2%)	378 (66.4%)	27 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.7%)	40	3218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		34.2	3595^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	377	19.6		19.6	48.1	44.9	36.5	39.8			41.8	41.6	31.9	22.9	37.8			33.2				$20,162	$18,788	$1,374
Pulliam Elementary	Public	K-8	230 Presidio Way	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7265	599	26	23.4	84.1%	28 (4.7%)	101 (16.9%)	289 (48.2%)	135 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.0%)	12.4	5471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.8	5567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	96	15.4	7.1	11.1	14.1	15.4	15.4	16.9	23.6	16.1	16.9	28.1	15.7	9.8	15.2	9.1	10.7	15.2	95.5	96.6		$11,311	$5,352	$5,959
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	703 East Swain Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-9219	214	11	20.2	63.6%	3 (1.4%)	18 (8.4%)	171 (79.9%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	28	4127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.5%		15.8	5230^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	1103	34.8	4.6	20.0	39.1	38.9	21.7	10.0	25.0	22.7	26.2	43.5	5.6	26.1	5.0	8.3	4.6	16.2				$40,623	$39,822	$801
Parklane Elementary	Public	K-6	8405 Tam O'Shanter Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8410	437	17	26.4	89.5%	7 (1.6%)	97 (22.2%)	141 (32.3%)	138 (31.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (11.4%)	8.7	5703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.3	5713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.7%	10	7.7		7.7	17.9	15.5	13.9	17.5			16.1	14.3	12.3	7.8	7.0			10.3				$18,744	$16,072	$2,672
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	630 West Ponce de Leon Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7225	511	21	23.9	88.5%	14 (2.7%)	72 (14.1%)	261 (51.1%)	118 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	36 (7.0%)	14.2	5334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	5446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	112	12.7	13.5	13.0	22.2	15.4	28.6	24.2	18.5	32.4	23.2	25.9	17.7	12.5	8.1	11.1	10.5	14.3				$12,240	$7,054	$5,186
Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1605 East March Ln	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 337-3010	388	15	25.8	72.7%	14 (3.6%)	32 (8.2%)	207 (53.4%)	84 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	47 (12.1%)	13.2	5406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.7%					(n/a)				19.7	21.2					20.4	21.4	18.2					19.9				$32,702	$30,884	$1,818
John McCandless Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	915 Rose Marie Ln.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 888-0160	434	21	20.5	58.5%	80 (18.4%)	20 (4.6%)	232 (53.5%)	44 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	49 (11.3%)	67.1	1742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		58.6	2120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	378	31.9	37.8	34.8	56.3	69.1	46.8	52.2	46.8	48.9	53.1	62.5	69.1	36.2	41.3	29.8	24.4	43.6				$25,616	$24,244	$1,372
Colonial Heights	Public	K-8	8135 Balboa Ave.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8783	547	25	21.7	84.6%	61 (11.2%)	62 (11.3%)	309 (56.5%)	64 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	43 (7.9%)	24.1	4494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		30.3	3905^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	589	15.6	18.7	17.3	20.0	43.1	33.3	34.9	29.1	22.7	29.7	22.9	35.3	17.2	15.9	14.6	16.0	19.8				$21,757	$20,132	$1,625

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Is Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary a good school?

Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary?

Students at Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary in?

Stockton Unified

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