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John R. Williams

Public Grades K-6

4635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

John R. Williams Elementary is a K-6 school serving 555 students in the Lincoln Unified School District in Stockton, a district that ranks in the middle third statewide, but the school itself has consistently performed in the lower tiers, earning a 1-star rating and ranking in the 21st percentile among all California schools.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are significantly below both the district and state averages. Interestingly, other schools in Lincoln Unified with similar student populations, like Lincoln Elementary and Mable Barron, achieve notably higher test scores, even though John R. Williams spends more per student. The school has shown a significant recent improvement, reducing its chronic absenteeism rate from over 32% to 23.3%, which is a positive step toward providing more consistent learning time.

Performance varies considerably for different groups of students from year to year, indicating some inconsistency. A clear strength is in Spanish language instruction, where the school's proficiency notably exceeds district and state averages. Compared to schools in other local districts like Stockton Unified and Lodi Unified, John R. Williams performs in the middle range—outperforming the lowest-ranked schools like Kennedy Elementary but lagging behind others like Flora Arca Mata.

555

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,531

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2450 Meadow Ave.
Stockton, CA 95207-1331

(209) 953-8767

District: Lincoln Unified

Students who attend John R. Williams usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Middle
High:	Lincoln High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

Asian:

10.3%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg34%

California avg41%

4,635^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4635 of 5857	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4435 of 5869	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4318 of 5859	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4595 of 5883	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1161 of 1417	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	4112 of 5789	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	4006 of 5662	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	4429 of 5692	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	4556 of 5614	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	3527 of 5611	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	3461 of 5530	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	2596 of 5390	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	25.1	4330 of 5377	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	3839 of 5314	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	3860 of 5193	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	4397 of 5113	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	2798 of 5113	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	2453 of 4818	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.3	2932 of 4822	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.7	2900 of 4809	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	42.1	336 of 661	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	353 of 747	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	344 of 700	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	2.7	1113 of 1154	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1056 of 1149	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	999 of 1071	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	1596 of 2227	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	249 of 293	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	2083 of 2585	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	2006 of 2128	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	2165 of 3162	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1382 of 3245	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	1534 of 3311	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1170 of 3275	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	921 of 3246	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4639 of 5597	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4569 of 5612	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3953 of 5609	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3773 of 5635	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	986 of 1267	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3612 of 5492	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3684 of 5413	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4086 of 5107	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3551 of 5107	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3072 of 5087	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3494 of 5084	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3286 of 4963	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3585 of 4830	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4229 of 5460	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4560 of 5517	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	4062 of 5363	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4543 of 5264	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	834 of 1110	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3451 of 5173	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3785 of 5084	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4165 of 5628	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3971 of 5643	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4296 of 5638	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4953 of 5663	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	1053 of 1272	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4274 of 5510	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3988 of 5431	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1575 of 2847	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2210 of 2635	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1505 of 2420	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	2179 of 2661	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	2364 of 2834	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	2400 of 2737	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)49th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2023)18th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)4th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening36%+11 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Writing17%~ state avg

Overall13%+3 vs state

Reading13%+5 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)							% Completely Immunized (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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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)
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
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
Tully C. Knoles	Public	K-8	6511 Clarksburg Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8775	643	29	22.2	84.0%	70 (10.9%)	59 (9.2%)	387 (60.2%)	65 (10.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	27.6	4160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		22	4682^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	522																					17.8	16.0	16.9	59.7	23.9	23.3	24.7	35.5	41.3	34.5	52.9	21.2	8.3	13.9	12.9	13.3	20.2	94.8	97.4	97.4	96.1		$13,893	$1,287	$12,606
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
Mable Barron	Public	K-8	6835 Cumberland Pl.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8795	657	30	22.2	77.0%	84 (12.8%)	88 (13.4%)	364 (55.4%)	54 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.9%)	44.3	2931^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.0%		32.8	3701^st of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	770																					22.6	23.3	23.0	49.3	35.5	30.7	52.3	27.3	42.5	40.2	56.3	25.8	21.0	40.0	12.7	15.1	29.1						$13,524	$822	$12,702
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
Flora Arca Mata	Public	K-8	5600 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7000	487	19	25.1	80.1%	21 (4.3%)	87 (17.9%)	284 (58.3%)	63 (12.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.7%)	29	4049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		22.7	4603^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	554																					13.2	10.3	11.7	40.9	47.1	26.9	33.3	48.5	32.1	38.3	33.3	33.3	11.8	21.0	25.4	27.8	25.2						$13,770	$3,001	$10,769
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John R. Williams

How many students attend John R. Williams?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended John R. Williams.

Is John R. Williams a good school?

John R. Williams ranks in the bottom 20.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of John R. Williams attend?

Students who attend John R. Williams usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Middle
High : Lincoln High

What is the racial makeup of John R. Williams?

Students at John R. Williams are 68% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 10% African American, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is John R. Williams in?

Lincoln Unified

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