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Ronald E. McNair High

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Ronald E. McNair High ranks 1533 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 29% of California high schools

Summary

Ronald E. McNair High is a public high school serving about 1,644 students in grades 9-12 within the Lodi Unified School District in Stockton, an area facing significant economic challenges, with roughly 77% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Recent data shows the school is facing considerable academic difficulties, with its statewide ranking falling sharply over the past few years to the 29th percentile, and student proficiency in core subjects like math (11.5%) and science (15%) is critically low—far below district and state averages. While the school's graduation rate is relatively strong at 87.8%, other indicators are concerning, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% and a dropout rate of 7.8%. Furthermore, the school's per-student spending is higher than several nearby schools that achieve better results, such as Lincoln High and Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy, suggesting challenges in how resources are being used to support student learning.

Comparisons with other local schools highlight both the challenges and potential paths forward. For instance, Middle College High in the same district excels with nearly perfect graduation and attendance, while Bear Creek High outperforms McNair academically. The analysis suggests McNair may need targeted strategies to improve math and science instruction, address student attendance, and ensure all student groups are effectively supported, as models for success with similar student populations exist within the community.

1,644

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,941

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9550 Ronald E. McNair Way
Stockton, CA 95210-2800

(209) 953-9245

District: Lodi Unified

Feeder schools for Ronald E. McNair High:

Elementary:	Ansel Adams
	Clairmont Elementary
	Davis Elementary
	George Lincoln Mosher
	More...
	Parklane Elementary
	Podesta Ranch Elementary
	Sutherland Elementary
	Westwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.7%

Hispanic:

38.2%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,533^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High 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	27.8	1533 of 2162	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1380 of 2159	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	1089 of 2170	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	1182 of 2123	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	728 of 1290	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1221 of 2133	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1131 of 2017	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.0	859 of 2021	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.7	1201 of 2039	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	1062 of 1994	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	1196 of 2426	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.7	1212 of 2354	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.5	1193 of 2367	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.9	1166 of 2281	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.2	1154 of 2238	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.8	1101 of 2117	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.0	949 of 2063	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.7	438 of 1968	77.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	441 of 523	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	477 of 517	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	349 of 521	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	398 of 522	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	539 of 592	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	437 of 582	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	570 of 585	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	522 of 573	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	524 of 591	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	531 of 581	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	535 of 582	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	544 of 581	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	681 of 1161	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	282 of 555	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	915 of 1117	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	868 of 1052	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	718 of 1085	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	730 of 1064	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	559 of 1044	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	249 of 467	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	662 of 941	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.3	227 of 938	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1477 of 1906	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1284 of 1915	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1086 of 1915	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1188 of 1858	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	673 of 1054	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	956 of 1833	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1070 of 1760	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1492 of 1900	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1364 of 1902	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1195 of 1917	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1249 of 1861	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1219 of 1814	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1028 of 1742	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1442 of 2013	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1343 of 2026	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	933 of 2030	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	1047 of 1943	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	481 of 1126	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	1073 of 1937	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	979 of 1862	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1366 of 1942	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1259 of 1948	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	949 of 1963	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1028 of 1916	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	643 of 1122	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1205 of 1880	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1106 of 1834	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	143 of 175	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	121 of 183	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	141 of 190	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	152 of 168	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	558 of 577	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	564 of 574	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	498 of 541	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	511 of 515	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	40.3	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1091 of 1252	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1028 of 1216	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1060 of 1197	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1005 of 1155	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1033 of 1173	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1004 of 1193	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	864 of 1204	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	806 of 1222	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1014 of 1173	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2019)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ronald E. McNair High	Public	9-12	9550 Ronald E. McNair Way	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9245	1,644	95	17.2	76.9%	71 (4.3%)	152 (9.2%)	628 (38.2%)	702 (42.7%)	7 (0.4%)	22 (1.3%)	61 (3.7%)	27.8	1533^rd of 2162 public high schools	29.1%		34.7	1380^th of 2159 public high schools	36.1%	153	15.0		15.0	36.1	36.1	11.5	11.5	$17,941	$2,147	$15,794
Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 955-1477	694	27	25.6	57.9%	44 (6.3%)	45 (6.5%)	334 (48.1%)	208 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.4%)	91.6	171^st of 2162 public high schools	92.1%		91.4	192^nd of 2159 public high schools	91.1%	21		44.4	44.4	78.3	78.3	51.2	51.2	$15,096	$1,421	$13,675
Plaza Robles Continuation High	Public	9-12	9434 Thornton Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8068	141	11	13.2	70.9%	12 (8.5%)	30 (21.3%)	63 (44.7%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	12.7	1890^th of 2162 public high schools	12.6%		11.8	1962^nd of 2159 public high schools	9.1%	72	2.8		2.6	25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	$23,718	$2,741	$20,977
Cesar Chavez High	Public	9-12	2929 Windflower Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7480	2,021	95	21.3	74.9%	56 (2.8%)	200 (9.9%)	1,160 (57.4%)	482 (23.8%)	11 (0.5%)	24 (1.2%)	82 (4.1%)	25.2	1591^st of 2162 public high schools	26.4%		39.6	1246^th of 2159 public high schools	42.3%	345	13.8		13.8	33.2	33.2	10.5	10.5	$16,365	$3,315	$13,050
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	6844 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8920	2,801	134	20.8	70.8%	427 (15.2%)	321 (11.5%)	1,502 (53.6%)	370 (13.2%)	8 (0.3%)	26 (0.9%)	140 (5.0%)	60.9	800^th of 2162 public high schools	63.0%		65.2	645^th of 2159 public high schools	70.1%	155	35.6	21.4	35.3	55.7	55.7	25.8	25.8	$13,823	$744	$13,079
Bear Creek High	Public	9-12	10555 Thornton Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8234	1,925	102	18.8	65.8%	189 (9.8%)	300 (15.6%)	802 (41.7%)	491 (25.5%)	10 (0.5%)	16 (0.8%)	113 (5.9%)	47.2	1093^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.4%		50.2	992^nd of 2159 public high schools	54.1%	101	27.3	12.5	26.8	49.7	49.7	18.9	18.9	$17,449	$2,077	$15,372
Middle College High	Public	9-12	5151 Pacific Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 954-5790	343	11	32.1	53.6%	31 (9.0%)	15 (4.4%)	88 (25.7%)	186 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	14 (4.1%)	99.1	10^th of 2162 public high schools	99.5%		98.8	23^rd of 2159 public high schools	98.9%	13	81.0		81.0	98.7	98.7	74.7	74.7	$15,274	$2,057	$13,217
Village Oaks High	Public	9-12	1900 West Swain	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8740	156	16	9.9	83.3%	13 (8.3%)	21 (13.5%)	105 (67.3%)	12 (7.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	12.9	1883^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.9%		17.7	1744^th of 2159 public high schools	19.2%	139	12.9		12.7	9.7	9.7	0.0	0.0	$28,772	$2,890	$25,882
Stagg Senior High	Public	9-12	1621 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7445	1,677	82	20.4	74.6%	79 (4.7%)	208 (12.4%)	1,124 (67.0%)	152 (9.1%)	23 (1.4%)	9 (0.5%)	80 (4.8%)	24.7	1603^rd of 2162 public high schools	25.9%		32.7	1430^th of 2159 public high schools	33.8%	173	9.3		9.3	40.3	40.3	6.9	6.9	$18,653	$3,040	$15,613
Pacific Law Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1621 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7475	199	10	20.1	61.3%	14 (7.0%)	9 (4.5%)	136 (68.3%)	30 (15.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	89.1	216^th of 2162 public high schools	90.0%		92.1	179^th of 2159 public high schools	91.7%	37	65.4		65.4	84.6	84.6	37.3	37.3	$18,055	$3,212	$14,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Ronald E. McNair High

What district is Ronald E. McNair High in?

Lodi Unified

Is Ronald E. McNair High a good school?

Ronald E. McNair High ranks 1533^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ronald E. McNair High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,644 students attended Ronald E. McNair High.

What is the racial makeup of Ronald E. McNair High?

Students at Ronald E. McNair High are 43% Asian, 38% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Ronald E. McNair High?

Ronald E. McNair High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ansel Adams
Elementary : Clairmont Elementary
Elementary : Davis Elementary
Elementary : George Lincoln Mosher
Elementary : Parklane Elementary
Elementary : Podesta Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Sutherland Elementary
Elementary : Westwood Elementary

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