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Colonial Heights

Public Grades K-8

4494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Colonial Heights is a K-8 elementary school serving 547 students in the Lincoln Unified School District in Stockton, a school that has seen its academic ranking decline in recent years to place in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages, with math being a particular area of concern. However, the school has shown notable strengths in supporting its English Language Learners and has made significant progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism. When compared to some nearby schools in other districts, like Kennedy Elementary or Adams Elementary, Colonial Heights performs better in core subjects, though it trails behind higher-performing schools in its own district such as Lincoln Elementary.

Overall, Colonial Heights operates in a challenging environment shared by many local schools but finds itself in the middle of the pack among its immediate peers. The recent downward trend in its statewide ranking highlights an area for urgent focus, while its proven success with certain student groups and improving attendance are positive signs for potential growth.

547

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,425

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8135 Balboa Ave.
Stockton, CA 95209-2920

(209) 953-8783

District: Lincoln Unified

Students who attend Colonial Heights usually attend:

High:

Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

Asian:

11.7%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,494^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,191^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Lincoln Unified

937^th of 1,543Lincoln 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	24.1	4494 of 5857	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3905 of 5869	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3781 of 5859	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3595 of 5883	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1126 of 1417	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4317 of 5789	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	4012 of 5662	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.6	3863 of 5692	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	3864 of 5614	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	3703 of 5611	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.1	4337 of 5530	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	4285 of 5390	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	3932 of 5377	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.6	3136 of 5314	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	2594 of 5193	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.8	2563 of 5113	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.3	2711 of 5113	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	3278 of 4818	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.1	2885 of 4822	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.8	2702 of 4809	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	0.7	1174 of 1190	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	38.3	1376 of 2585	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1267 of 2128	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	77.0	320 of 3245	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	3994 of 5597	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3600 of 5612	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3611 of 5609	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3766 of 5635	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1092 of 1267	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4492 of 5492	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4531 of 5413	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	3261 of 5107	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	2535 of 5107	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	2722 of 5087	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2738 of 5084	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3944 of 4963	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3537 of 4830	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3709 of 5460	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3626 of 5517	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2913 of 5363	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	2985 of 5264	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	752 of 1110	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	3646 of 5173	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3380 of 5084	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4571 of 5628	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3826 of 5643	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3653 of 5638	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	3089 of 5663	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	906 of 1272	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3777 of 5510	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	3296 of 5431	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	2362 of 2598	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	2028 of 2661	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	2149 of 2737	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2191 of 2761	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1948 of 2783	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2035 of 2781	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2260 of 2740	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	787 of 894	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1866 of 2715	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1821 of 2480	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	1693 of 2508	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1984 of 2497	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1873 of 2477	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1982 of 2379	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	1549 of 2259	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	1361 of 2236	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	1193 of 2179	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.2	1409 of 2063	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.9	1377 of 2005	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.6	1123 of 1999	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.0	983 of 1804	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.6	983 of 1777	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.2	1033 of 1769	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	24.0	1258 of 1491	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	47.4	462 of 1364	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1990 of 2533	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2036 of 2551	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2147 of 2531	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2238 of 2509	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	707 of 738	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1870 of 2380	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1769 of 2262	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1845 of 2395	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1564 of 2388	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1721 of 2374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1960 of 2359	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1175 of 2213	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1405 of 2072	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	2030 of 2542	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1598 of 2579	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1672 of 2531	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1870 of 2458	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	625 of 721	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1518 of 2369	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1435 of 2230	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	2062 of 2534	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1577 of 2552	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1561 of 2538	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1906 of 2527	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	558 of 763	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1479 of 2407	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1608 of 2273	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	1491 of 1531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	5.0	1507 of 1543	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1162 of 1602	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1405 of 1496	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2023)90th percentile+55 vs school

Disabled (2019)47th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2023)1st percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2018)66th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)16th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-24 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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 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
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							$14,425	$1,032	$13,393
Special Education Preschool DIS	Public	K	2016 Paloma Ave.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 953-8726	2				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
John R. Williams	Public	K-6	2450 Meadow Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8767	555	23	24.1	84.9%	32 (5.8%)	55 (9.9%)	377 (67.9%)	57 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	22.5	4635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		24.3	4435^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	200	25.0	7.7	0.0	18.2	12.8	50.0	23.1	45.5	27.3	36.2	25.0	19.2	0.0	22.7	17.0	20.8	11.5	4.6	13.6	12.8	17.8		17.8	31.4	20.5	26.0	35.3			28.4	31.4	20.3	21.9	20.0			23.1							$14,531	$1,153	$13,378
Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1315 Woodcreek Way	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8392	522	23	23.2	84.7%	52 (10.0%)	69 (13.2%)	236 (45.2%)	129 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.1%)	14.9	5268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		16	5213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	55																					6.3		6.3	25.6	18.0	19.8	27.2			22.7	22.2	19.2	13.6	19.5			18.6	92.1			96.1	94.7	96.1	$15,986	$2,468	$13,518
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							$13,900	$1,371	$12,529
Wagner-Holt Elementary	Public	K-6	8778 Brattle Pl.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8407	417	19	22.5	84.9%	20 (4.8%)	56 (13.4%)	222 (53.2%)	84 (20.1%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	27 (6.5%)	13.5	5387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		20.1	4858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.2%	529																					13.3		13.3	24.6	12.2	19.2	29.8			22.0	23.1	12.5	8.9	10.5			14.4	95.8						$16,087	$2,517	$13,570
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							$15,394	$3,309	$12,085
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					$15,697	$3,755	$11,942
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							$16,295	$3,448	$12,847
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	2515 Estate Dr.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8285	501	21	24.4	83.8%	31 (6.2%)	69 (13.8%)	232 (46.3%)	102 (20.4%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	53 (10.6%)	16.9	5107^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.3	5602^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.5%	495																					9.3		9.3	25.0	22.9	21.1	39.0			26.4	18.8	14.3	10.5	25.4			16.8	95.4		96.5		96.5		$15,900	$2,554	$13,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonial Heights

What district is Colonial Heights in?

Lincoln Unified

Is Colonial Heights a good school?

Colonial Heights ranks in the bottom 23.3% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Colonial Heights?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Colonial Heights.

What is the racial makeup of Colonial Heights?

Students at Colonial Heights are 56% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% African American, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Colonial Heights attend?

Students who attend Colonial Heights usually go on to attend:

High : Lincoln High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.