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Linden Elementary

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Linden Elementary ranks 2822 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

2822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Linden Elementary is a public K-4 school serving 414 students in the Linden Unified district, representing a solid, improving choice for families in the area.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in mathematics where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages, and in its effective support for English Language Learners and students in special education. It also maintains better student attendance than many neighboring schools, such as Roosevelt Elementary in Stockton Unified. However, performance in English Language Arts is closer to the district average and below the state, indicating an area for growth. An interesting point of comparison is Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy, a nearby charter school that achieves higher academic results with similar student demographics and less funding per student.

Overall, Linden Elementary shows a decade-long trend of improvement and provides stable, consistent performance, especially when compared to other traditional public schools in the region like Waverly Elementary or Glenwood Elementary. While it may not reach the peak scores of the highest-performing local schools, it stands out for its effectiveness with specific student groups and its strong foundational math program.

414

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,718

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18100 East Front St.
Linden, CA 95236-9701

(209) 887-3600

District: Linden Unified

Students who attend Linden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Waterloo Elementary
High:	Linden High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.5%

White:

32.9%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg34%

California avg43%

2,822^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Linden Unified

916^th of 1,543Linden 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	46.1	2822 of 5857	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2774 of 5869	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	2606 of 5859	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	2869 of 5883	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	2158 of 5789	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	2156 of 5662	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.0	2663 of 5692	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.5	2683 of 5614	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.5	2828 of 5611	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.0	4531 of 5530	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	3521 of 5390	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	2501 of 5377	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.2	2264 of 5314	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	2301 of 5193	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.6	2512 of 5113	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.6	2306 of 5113	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.4	2368 of 4818	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.7	2354 of 4822	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.6	2177 of 4809	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	683 of 3162	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	1907 of 3245	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	1178 of 3311	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	763 of 3275	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	681 of 3246	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2823 of 5597	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	2653 of 5612	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	3440 of 5609	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	2458 of 5635	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	1886 of 5492	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1862 of 5413	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	2367 of 5107	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	2167 of 5107	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	2483 of 5087	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	2997 of 5084	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2664 of 4963	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	1912 of 4830	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	2374 of 5460	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	2453 of 5517	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	2112 of 5363	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	3447 of 5264	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2974 of 5173	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	2114 of 5084	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	2632 of 5628	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	2699 of 5643	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1928 of 5638	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	3081 of 5663	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	2254 of 5510	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	2375 of 5431	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.7	348 of 2635	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1818 of 2598	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1860 of 2651	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	1677 of 2661	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1850 of 2726	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	1006 of 2834	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	1387 of 2737	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)87th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Linden Elementary	Public	K-4	18100 East Front St.	Linden	95236	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 887-3600	414	17	24.3	65.0%	136 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	242 (58.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	46.1	2822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.8%		46.3	2774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.7%	48																				39.4	34.9					36.8	53.0	40.7					46.1					$19,718	$2,633	$17,085
Turner Academy at Tokay Colony	Public	K-8	13520 East Live Oak Rd.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-3200	21	3	6.5	76.2%	6 (28.6%)	2 (9.5%)	10 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)								(n/a)																										5.9							0.0					$53,616	$16,654	$36,962
Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2005 North Alpine Rd.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-3229	378	17	21.7	86.5%	63 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	292 (77.2%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	41.7	3090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%		35.1	3511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	421																	25.0	28.1	26.8	35.3	45.8	50.0	31.1	48.5	49.1	43.6	37.1	43.8	32.5	26.7	33.3	29.8	33.7					$19,540	$2,891	$16,649
Waverly Elementary	Public	K-8	3507 Wilmarth Rd.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-0735	438	19	22.6	74.9%	106 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	297 (67.8%)	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	15.2	5242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%		17.4	5082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	160																	9.8	11.9	10.8	22.5	17.1	18.0	22.0	32.4	45.8	26.5	32.7	22.0	11.5	18.6	0.0	35.6	20.9					$17,511	$2,618	$14,893
Farmington Elementary	Public	K-5	25233 East Highway 4	Farmington	95230	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 886-5344	95	6	15.8	74.7%	25 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (68.4%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	38.9	3290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		20.2	4851^st of 5869 public elementary schools	17.3%	1561																	30.8		30.8	35.7	31.3	30.8				32.6	42.9	43.8	30.8				39.5					$14,766	$1,451	$13,315
Elmwood Elementary	Public	K-8	840 South Cardinal Ave.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7180	656	24	27.2	79.9%	50 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	567 (86.4%)	26 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11.5	5538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		18.4	4988^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	550																	11.1	10.0	10.5	14.7	23.1	9.7	19.2	36.1	32.5	23.5	25.0	16.7	9.7	10.0	20.0	8.8	15.0					$12,771	$2,958	$9,813
Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	5224 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8301	357	15	23.5	81.2%	43 (12.0%)	15 (4.2%)	213 (59.7%)	62 (17.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.9%)	14.1	5336^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.9%		14.1	5381^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.3%	45																	9.5		9.5	12.8	18.8	20.6	26.5			19.2	21.3	29.7	9.5	14.7			19.2					$15,081	$2,401	$12,680
Collegeville Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 South Jack Tone Rd.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 941-2007	162	12	14.0	74.1%	17 (10.5%)	2 (1.2%)	139 (85.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	16.8	5125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		24.4	4425^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	700	9.5	18.2	0.0	8.8	42.9	13.6	24.0	26.5	4.8	18.2	4.0	8.8	9.5	13.6	0.0	7.4	8.0		8.0	18.2	20.0	29.2				22.7	22.7	27.3	20.0				23.2	93.1		93.1		$16,616	$1,068	$15,548
Wilhelmina Henry Elementary	Public	K-8	1107 South Wagner Ave.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7490	881	35	25.2	81.6%	22 (2.5%)	16 (1.8%)	802 (91.0%)	23 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	13.6	5379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.2%		13.7	5416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	37																	10.5	10.7	10.6	22.8	15.1	12.0	25.5	18.6	21.7	19.4	33.3	5.4	8.4	17.9	15.1	12.5	15.3	93.2	93.2		93.2	$12,986	$3,485	$9,501
Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10038 Hwy. 99 East Frontage Rd	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Vincent Shalvey Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 931-5399	448	19	23.1	61.8%	27 (6.0%)	33 (7.4%)	210 (46.9%)	135 (30.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.2%)	80.7	1133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		70.6	1571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.2%	438																	52.2		52.2	55.6	65.7	72.5				64.4	55.6	58.2	59.4				57.7					$14,665	$2,201	$12,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden Elementary

What district is Linden Elementary in?

Linden Unified

What is the racial makeup of Linden Elementary?

Students at Linden Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 33% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Linden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Waterloo Elementary
High : Linden High

Is Linden Elementary a good school?

Linden Elementary ranks 2822^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Linden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Linden Elementary.

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