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Elkhorn

Public Grades 4-8

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 100% of California middle schools

Summary

Elkhorn is a standout middle school serving 263 students in grades 4-8 within the Lodi Unified School District in Stockton, consistently ranking among the very best in California despite being in a lower-performing district.

The school's academic results are extraordinary, with over 95% of students proficient in English and 89% in math, dramatically outperforming both the district and state averages. This excellence is consistent across all student groups and is paired with remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 7.9%, less than half the rate of nearby schools like Delta Sierra Middle (40.7%). Elkhorn achieves this while spending less per student than most comparable schools in the area, such as Morada Middle and Christa McAuliffe Middle.

Elkhorn presents a compelling case study, demonstrating that a traditional public school can achieve elite, sustained success with a diverse student population. Its performance starkly contrasts with other local schools, including nearby charters like Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle, suggesting that factors like school culture, leadership, and instructional quality are key drivers of its outstanding outcomes.

263

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,280

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10505 North Davis Rd.
Stockton, CA 95209-4327

(209) 953-8312

District: Lodi Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.4%

Hispanic:

23.2%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (91% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lodi Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg32%

California avg41%

Elementary school

7^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

6^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Lodi Unified

980^th of 1,543Lodi 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	99.3	7 of 5857	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	11 of 5869	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	37 of 5859	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	1 of 5883	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	2 of 1417	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	1 of 5789	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	1 of 5662	100.0%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	2 of 5692	100.0%	★★★★★
2016	99.3	1 of 5614	100.0%	★★★★★
2015	99.4	2 of 5611	100.0%	★★★★★
2013	97.4	9 of 5530	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	97.5	2 of 5390	100.0%	★★★★★
2011	97.2	17 of 5377	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	98.0	4 of 5314	99.9%	★★★★★
2009	98.2	8 of 5193	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	98.7	7 of 5113	99.9%	★★★★★
2007	99.1	2 of 5113	100.0%	★★★★★
2006	99.4	1 of 4818	100.0%	★★★★★
2005	99.3	3 of 4822	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	99.3	10 of 4809	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	61 of 1203	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	108 of 1205	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	254 of 1190	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	5 of 1154	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	1 of 1149	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	1 of 1071	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	13 of 5597	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	47 of 5612	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	111 of 5609	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 5635	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	3 of 1267	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	2 of 5492	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	15 of 5413	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	10 of 5460	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	31 of 5517	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	17 of 5363	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 5264	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 1110	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	5 of 5173	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 5084	100.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	6 of 5628	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	3 of 5643	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	5 of 5638	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	1 of 5663	100.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	1 of 1272	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	1 of 5510	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 5431	100.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	6 of 2761	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	5 of 2783	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	6 of 2781	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	3 of 2740	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	3 of 894	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	4 of 2715	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	3 of 2480	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	5 of 2508	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	9 of 2497	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	99.0	3 of 2477	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.1	146 of 2379	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	92.6	36 of 2259	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	92.5	44 of 2236	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	58 of 2179	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	90.5	97 of 2063	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	178 of 2005	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	94.6	42 of 1999	97.9%	★★★★★
2006	98.7	2 of 1804	99.9%	★★★★★
2005	99.0	4 of 1777	99.8%	★★★★★
2004	98.9	6 of 1769	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	14 of 739	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	7 of 743	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	5 of 715	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	6 of 733	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	7 of 745	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	20 of 700	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	8 of 2533	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	6 of 2551	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	4 of 2531	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	3 of 2509	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	4 of 738	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	4 of 2380	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	5 of 2262	99.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	4 of 2395	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	2 of 2388	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	2 of 2374	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 2359	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	4 of 2213	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	7 of 2072	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	4 of 2542	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	4 of 2579	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	4 of 2531	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	2 of 2458	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 721	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 2369	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	5 of 2230	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	6 of 2534	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	5 of 2552	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	7 of 2538	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	3 of 2527	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	3 of 763	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	5 of 2407	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	6 of 2273	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	17 of 726	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	3 of 701	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	14 of 1520	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	5 of 1537	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	5 of 1543	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	2 of 1555	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	3 of 1496	99.8%	★★★★★

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

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy95%+47 vs state

Mathematics89%+52 vs state

Science86%+54 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)						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 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th 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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elkhorn	Public	4-8	10505 North Davis Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8312	263	10	25.8	44.5%	38 (14.4%)	18 (6.8%)	61 (23.2%)	122 (46.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	99.5	6^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.8%		99.7	5^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.8%	1													90.0	85.2	86.5	96.7	100.0	93.3	98.8	90.1	95.3	86.7	90.0	86.7	88.4	92.6	89.5	$15,280	$2,095	$13,185
Delta Sierra Middle	Public	7-8	2255 Wagner Heights Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8510	563	30	18.5	92.5%	32 (5.7%)	91 (16.2%)	249 (44.2%)	142 (25.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	38 (6.7%)	17	2354^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.7%		13.8	2524^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.3%	170														9.1	9.1				25.4	28.0	26.7				14.4	16.5	15.4	$16,394	$2,647	$13,747
Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	7-8	3880 Iron Canyon Cir.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9431	734	36	20.6	58.7%	86 (11.7%)	112 (15.3%)	282 (38.4%)	201 (27.4%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	42 (5.7%)	40.4	1486^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.2%		44.7	1325^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.4%	161														18.7	18.7				45.4	40.0	42.7				31.7	28.3	30.0	$16,324	$2,252	$14,072
Sierra Middle	Public	7-8	6768 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8748	591	28	21.0	72.4%	98 (16.6%)	63 (10.7%)	339 (57.4%)	52 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	47.6	1247^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.8%		47.7	1225^th of 2783 public middle schools	56.0%	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	4.9	5.0	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0		19.6	19.6				54.1	50.0	52.1				34.2	23.7	29.1	$13,807	$906	$12,901
Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3293 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 437-9899	573	20	28.7	68.6%	35 (6.1%)	34 (5.9%)	273 (47.6%)	167 (29.1%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	55 (9.6%)	60.4	899^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%		55.4	1005^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.9%	106														31.8	31.8			50.8	58.9	52.9	54.2			38.7	38.5	33.9	37.1	$12,261	$2,403	$9,858
Henderson	Public	7-8	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7331	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morada Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Eastview Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8490	685	35	19.3	83.1%	16 (2.3%)	55 (8.0%)	300 (43.8%)	285 (41.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	21 (3.1%)	27.8	1906^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.0%		33.3	1696^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.1%	210														16.7	16.7				34.8	33.7	34.2				22.8	21.9	22.3	$16,552	$2,296	$14,256
Lodi Middle	Public	7-8	945 South Ham Ln.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7540	893	45	19.8	78.9%	150 (16.8%)	12 (1.3%)	584 (65.4%)	116 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.9%)	36.3	1604^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.9%		34.2	1658^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.4%	54														20.9	20.9				40.9	34.6	37.7				34.0	22.6	28.3	$15,616	$2,228	$13,388
Millswood Middle	Public	7-8	233 North Mills Ave.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8332	843	42	19.9	69.9%	276 (32.7%)	10 (1.2%)	478 (56.7%)	44 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	36.6	1598^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.1%		36.8	1574^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	24														21.6	21.6				44.8	32.9	38.5				29.2	26.0	27.5	$16,127	$2,221	$13,906
Team Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	540 East Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Team Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 462-2282	180	10	18.4	93.9%	3 (1.7%)	33 (18.3%)	131 (72.8%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	11.8	2555^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.5%		12.9	2554^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.2%	1														13.8	13.8			23.3	24.6	17.0	21.7			9.8	1.6	8.6	6.7	$21,100	$4,389	$16,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkhorn

What is the racial makeup of Elkhorn?

Students at Elkhorn are 46% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.

How many students attend Elkhorn?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Elkhorn.

Is Elkhorn a good school?

Yes! Elkhorn is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What district is Elkhorn in?

Lodi Unified

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