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Clyde W. Needham Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Clyde W. Needham Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 363 students in the Lodi Unified School District, but it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 16% of all California elementary schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are well below both district and state averages, and it has the highest rate of chronic student absences (29.4%) among nearby schools, which is closely linked to its academic struggles. While the school serves a community with high economic need, a striking comparison is with Vinewood Elementary, located less than a mile away with similar per-student funding; Vinewood achieves much higher test scores and has a far lower absenteeism rate, showing that different outcomes are possible within the same district.

Despite overall low performance, Needham shows a notable strength in supporting its English Language Learners. However, its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, and its performance varies widely between grade levels and student groups, suggesting inconsistent instructional quality. For improvement, the school could focus on boosting attendance and learning from the successful strategies of higher-performing peers like Vinewood or Woodbridge within the Lodi Unified district.

363

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,850

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 South Pleasant Ave.
Lodi, CA 95240-4033

(209) 331-7375

District: Lodi Unified

Students who attend Clyde W. Needham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lodi Middle
High:	Tokay High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

Asian:

12.7%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,919^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 30Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	4919 of 5857	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4691 of 5869	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	4302 of 5859	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4835 of 5883	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1094 of 1417	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4609 of 5789	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4204 of 5662	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	3807 of 5692	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	3354 of 5614	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.0	3931 of 5611	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	4187 of 5530	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.3	3578 of 5390	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.9	4272 of 5377	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	5083 of 5314	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	4663 of 5193	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	4572 of 5113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.4	4551 of 5113	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	4420 of 4818	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	4545 of 4822	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	4480 of 4809	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.2	2222 of 2585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1426 of 2128	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	804 of 3162	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	45.8	1433 of 3245	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	1810 of 3311	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	397 of 602	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	2594 of 3275	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	2389 of 3246	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	4608 of 5597	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4460 of 5612	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4511 of 5609	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5178 of 5635	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1084 of 1267	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4237 of 5492	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4361 of 5413	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4145 of 5107	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	3944 of 5107	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3624 of 5087	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4066 of 5084	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3752 of 4963	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	3166 of 4830	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4237 of 5460	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4077 of 5517	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3643 of 5363	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3846 of 5264	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	693 of 1110	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3827 of 5173	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3398 of 5084	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4782 of 5628	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4477 of 5643	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3783 of 5638	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4019 of 5663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	832 of 1272	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4499 of 5510	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3722 of 5431	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	2029 of 2847	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1524 of 2635	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1581 of 2420	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science13%-19 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)	% 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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clyde W. Needham Elementary	Public	K-6	420 South Pleasant Ave.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7375	363	16	23.4	93.9%	23 (6.3%)	6 (1.7%)	270 (74.4%)	46 (12.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	19	4919^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		21.8	4691^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	228	13.2	13.2	10.5	22.0	36.8	27.8	22.7	24.6	22.0	26.3	22.2	23.8						$15,850	$2,501	$13,349
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	509 Eden St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7334	432	17	25.4	93.3%	22 (5.1%)	5 (1.2%)	318 (73.6%)	77 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	20.5	4786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		35.1	3512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	1274	7.0	7.0	32.2	21.4	25.5	34.5	28.5	29.0	19.0	12.3	26.7	21.9	95.5	97.0				$17,045	$2,624	$14,421
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	831 West Lockeford St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7451	361	16	22.5	88.9%	67 (18.6%)	7 (1.9%)	240 (66.5%)	36 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	27.3	4187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		27.7	4138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	49	14.3	14.3	18.0	32.7	34.9	42.3	32.0	28.0	39.6	19.1	21.2	27.1	91.5					$16,262	$2,485	$13,777
Leroy Nichols Elementary	Public	K-6	1301 South Crescent Ave.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7378	344	14	24.5	76.7%	64 (18.6%)	2 (0.6%)	229 (66.6%)	37 (10.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	27.3	4185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		28.1	4109^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.0%	76	27.5	27.5	30.4	19.6	35.0	42.6	31.8	33.3	19.2	20.0	23.4	24.0						$16,643	$2,510	$14,133
Vinewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 West Tokay St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7445	543	21	25.8	47.1%	268 (49.4%)	6 (1.1%)	187 (34.4%)	52 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	86.1	873^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%		85.6	926^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.2%	53	42.5	42.5	65.3	66.3	62.1	72.4	66.6	79.2	73.0	57.5	67.8	69.0						$15,868	$2,117	$13,751
Erma B. Reese Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 West Elm St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7424	593	25	24.2	59.2%	239 (40.3%)	3 (0.5%)	268 (45.2%)	40 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	48.4	2680^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		48	2667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.6%	13	25.8	25.8	48.4	44.1	36.0	44.2	42.7	56.5	38.7	34.1	40.3	41.3	93.2	95.9	95.9	94.5	95.9	$15,995	$2,057	$13,938
Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-6	721 Calaveras St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7356	512	23	22.5	92.4%	46 (9.0%)	7 (1.4%)	359 (70.1%)	89 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	26.7	4254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%		23.4	4541^st of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	287	27.5	27.5	25.4	17.8	42.0	36.8	29.5	19.1	18.4	23.5	34.7	24.1	94.6		94.6		96.8	$16,572	$2,541	$14,031
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1100 North Ham Ln.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7348	478	21	22.7	70.5%	157 (32.8%)	4 (0.8%)	261 (54.6%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	41.6	3111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		34.6	3551^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.5%	440	21.1	21.1	38.0	33.8	35.1	53.7	40.2	40.5	35.3	33.3	35.8	36.5						$15,574	$2,057	$13,517
Beckman Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Scarborough Dr.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7410	550	23	23.9	91.6%	57 (10.4%)	8 (1.5%)	395 (71.8%)	67 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	19	4921^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.3	5192^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.5%	271	9.5	9.5	28.2	14.1	28.6	31.1	25.2	28.2	18.8	14.1	28.4	22.1	97.3			97.3		$15,675	$2,560	$13,115
Lois E. Borchardt Elementary	Public	K-6	375 Culbertson Dr.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8212	755	32	23.5	83.3%	94 (12.5%)	10 (1.3%)	408 (54.0%)	204 (27.0%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	23 (3.0%)	31.8	3816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		33.8	3613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	203	24.1	24.1	37.2	20.0	35.3	38.4	32.9	45.5	24.8	19.1	29.3	30.1	96.9			96.9		$15,925	$2,417	$13,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Clyde W. Needham Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clyde W. Needham Elementary?

Students at Clyde W. Needham Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Clyde W. Needham Elementary a good school?

Clyde W. Needham Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Clyde W. Needham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Clyde W. Needham Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Clyde W. Needham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clyde W. Needham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lodi Middle
High : Tokay High

What district is Clyde W. Needham Elementary in?

Lodi Unified

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