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Christa McAuliffe Middle

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Christa McAuliffe Middle ranks 1486 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 46% of California middle schools

Summary

Christa McAuliffe Middle is a public middle school located in Stockton, California, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 699. It is part of the Lodi Unified School District, which is ranked 985 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Christa McAuliffe Middle's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, is generally below the Lodi Unified and California state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 40-45.35%, compared to 36.4-41.62% for Lodi Unified and 47.84-49.65% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 28.32-31.66%, compared to 26.01-30.03% for Lodi Unified and 33.94-36.08% for the state. Additionally, Christa McAuliffe Middle has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 28.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Lodi Middle and Millswood Middle, also in the Lodi Unified District, Christa McAuliffe Middle generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level academically. However, Elkhorn, another nearby middle school in the Lodi Unified District, stands out as an exceptional performer, with proficiency rates significantly higher than Christa McAuliffe Middle, Lodi Unified, and the state averages across all subjects and grade levels.

734

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,324

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3880 Iron Canyon Cir.
Stockton, CA 95209-3612

(209) 953-9431

District: Lodi Unified

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Middle usually attend:

High:

Bear Creek High

Feeder schools for Christa McAuliffe Middle:

Elementary:	John Muir Elementary
	Julia Morgan Elementary
	Manlio Silva Elementary
	Podesta Ranch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.4%

Asian:

27.4%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,486^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1486 of 2761	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	1325 of 2783	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	1359 of 2781	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	1443 of 2740	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	501 of 894	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1574 of 2715	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1320 of 2480	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.2	1048 of 2508	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	1015 of 2497	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.4	1117 of 2477	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.8	1243 of 2379	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.1	1096 of 2259	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.4	1192 of 2236	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.1	1111 of 2179	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.8	1314 of 2063	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.8	1274 of 2005	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.0	1315 of 1999	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	355 of 609	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	273 of 627	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	394 of 613	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	364 of 637	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	577 of 643	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	344 of 600	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	624 of 739	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	656 of 743	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	631 of 715	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	662 of 733	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	640 of 745	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	611 of 700	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	601 of 1531	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	199 of 354	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	761 of 1491	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	461 of 1369	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	287 of 1478	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	468 of 1521	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	843 of 1540	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	107 of 363	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	590 of 1442	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	729 of 1364	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1370 of 2533	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1223 of 2551	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1307 of 2531	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	1232 of 2509	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	405 of 738	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1526 of 2380	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1340 of 2262	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1254 of 2395	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1199 of 2388	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	970 of 2374	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1157 of 2359	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	1384 of 2213	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1142 of 2072	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1259 of 2542	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	1090 of 2579	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	1015 of 2531	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	1259 of 2458	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	373 of 721	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1397 of 2369	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1243 of 2230	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1408 of 2534	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	1250 of 2552	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	1205 of 2538	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	1406 of 2527	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	425 of 763	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1398 of 2407	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1178 of 2273	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	126 of 194	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	99 of 192	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	104 of 197	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	591 of 726	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	518 of 701	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	448 of 677	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	517 of 665	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	489 of 554	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	831 of 1566	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	449 of 1552	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	541 of 1531	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1069 of 1520	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1047 of 1537	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1187 of 1543	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1120 of 1555	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1128 of 1602	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1181 of 1496	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

African American (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)35th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science19%-14 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 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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 Christa McAuliffe Middle

What district is Christa McAuliffe Middle in?

Lodi Unified

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe Middle?

Students at Christa McAuliffe Middle are 38% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 15% African American, 12% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Christa McAuliffe Middle a good school?

Christa McAuliffe Middle ranks 1486^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Christa McAuliffe Middle.

What high school do graduates of Christa McAuliffe Middle attend?

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Middle usually go on to attend Bear Creek High

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