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KIPP University Park

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KIPP University Park ranks 4365 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

KIPP University Park is a K-8 public charter school in Stockton, serving 427 students within its own KIPP University Park District, and it has shown notable academic improvement while serving a community where economic disadvantage is common.

The school is making clear progress, with its statewide ranking jumping significantly in the last year, and it now performs better than many nearby schools like TEAM Charter and El Dorado Elementary. Its math scores are a particular strength, ranking second-highest among the 11 local schools analyzed, just behind Aspire Port City Academy. The school invests heavily in its students, spending more per child than any other school in the comparison and maintaining smaller class sizes than most traditional public schools in the Stockton Unified district, such as Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary.

Like many schools in the area, KIPP University Park faces a serious challenge with student attendance, which is a community-wide issue affecting academic results. Performance also varies considerably by grade, suggesting some inconsistency. However, the recent gains, especially in mathematics, indicate the school's approach is having a positive impact, providing a foundation for continued growth if attendance and other challenges can be addressed.

427

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,680

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 North American St.
Stockton, CA 95202-1824

(209) 741-7924

District: KIPP University Park District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

African American:

17.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2024 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,365^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 14 pts since 2024

From bottom 11% (2024) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,669^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 21 pts since 2024

From bottom 19% (2024) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1128^th of 1,543KIPP University Park District 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	25.3	4365 of 5857	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5204 of 5869	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	4297 of 5597	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4795 of 5612	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3032 of 5107	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3496 of 5107	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	4009 of 5460	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4764 of 5517	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4288 of 5628	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	5123 of 5643	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1669 of 2761	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2253 of 2783	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1653 of 2533	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1816 of 2551	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	814 of 2395	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	1125 of 2388	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1249 of 2542	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.4	2048 of 2579	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1760 of 2534	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	2245 of 2552	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP University Park	Public, Charter	K-8	820 North American St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	KIPP University Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 741-7924	427	23	18.5	91.3%	17 (4.0%)	76 (17.8%)	297 (69.6%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	25.3	4365^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.5%		16.1	5204^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	839	14.3	28.6	19.1	20.5	36.8	29.3	41.5	34.6	38.1	32.6	25.6	47.4	16.7	21.4	19.2	28.6	24.3							$30,680	$908	$29,772
Pittman Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	701 East Park St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7496	619	26	23.8	85.8%	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.5%)	554 (89.5%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	19.9	4835^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.4%		23.1	4572^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.1%	263	19.4	24.2	21.8	32.8	13.6	33.3	23.0	42.4	54.6	33.1	31.2	18.2	22.4	12.0	34.9	30.3	24.4							$16,044	$3,247	$12,797
Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton	Public, Charter	K-8	321 East Weber Ave.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 942-1160	139	7	19.8	82.0%	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.3%)	129 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	17.1	5094^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		11.2	5607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.5%	513	18.2		18.2	22.7	22.7	18.2				21.8	33.3	18.2	9.1				22.2	72.7	78.8	78.8	75.8	81.8	78.8	$23,226	$2,798	$20,428
TEAM Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	600 East Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	TEAM Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 462-2282	511	21	24.3	85.7%	10 (2.0%)	103 (20.2%)	361 (70.6%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	10.2	5624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.0%		10.5	5665^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.5%	41	6.8		6.8	24.7	18.3	20.3				21.1	17.3	8.5	5.4				10.6	97.3			98.2	98.2		$22,488	$3,857	$18,631
Stockton Collegiate International Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	400 E. Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Collegiate International Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 390-9861	360	13	27.6	56.4%	13 (3.6%)	26 (7.2%)	245 (68.1%)	47 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	20.4	4796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		22.3	4647^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	149	13.3		13.3	21.3	24.3	34.7				27.2	13.1	20.0	30.7				21.8							$16,669	$2,244	$14,425
Grunsky Elementary	Public	K-8	1550 North School St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7200	456	18	25.2	90.1%	21 (4.6%)	10 (2.2%)	376 (82.5%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.3%)	25.5	4357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		30.9	3870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.1%	487	9.7	16.1	12.9	25.6	30.0	21.0	59.0	19.6	29.5	29.4	27.3	26.7	9.7	38.5	18.9	24.2	22.8							$15,561	$3,534	$12,027
El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-8	1540 North Lincoln St.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7175	554	25	22.4	88.3%	31 (5.6%)	80 (14.4%)	391 (70.6%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	10.7	5585^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.6%		9.4	5707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.8%	122	8.2	10.3	9.3	15.4	30.2	9.8	9.0	23.6	17.4	17.2	10.0	30.2	4.9	1.5	1.8	5.9	8.4	95.7			97.1		97.1	$15,260	$3,554	$11,706
Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1610 East Main St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 948-4511	256	9	30.1	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.5%)	202 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	7.5	5762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.6%		12.1	5553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	209	0.0	5.3	2.2	20.7	8.0	15.4	17.7	29.3	21.1	19.5	10.3	0.0	7.7	8.8	22.0	0.0	9.8							$28,424	$5,232	$23,192
Aspire Port City Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2040 West Ln.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Aspire Port City Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 943-2389	446	18	24.3	72.6%	10 (2.2%)	45 (10.1%)	303 (67.9%)	42 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.2%)	32.8	3743^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.1%		16.9	5129^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	1386	32.3		32.3	25.4	29.9	43.1				32.5	35.2	25.4	30.8				30.5							$17,893	$1,857	$16,036
Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary	Public	K-8	536 South California St.	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7470	482	16	29.9	91.9%	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.4%)	428 (88.8%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	5306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.4%		20.3	4831^st of 5869 public elementary schools	17.7%	475	14.8	19.7	17.2	15.6	30.9	19.0	23.2	25.4	41.0	26.4	17.4	21.1	11.3	12.5	6.8	23.0	15.3							$12,804	$2,892	$9,912

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Is KIPP University Park a good school?

KIPP University Park ranks 4365^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend KIPP University Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended KIPP University Park.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP University Park?

Students at KIPP University Park are 70% Hispanic, 18% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

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