Fillmore Elementary

Fillmore Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 577 students in the Stockton Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 15% of California districts, and it is currently one of the lowest-performing schools in the entire state.

Academic performance at Fillmore is significantly lower than at most nearby schools, with only 9% of students proficient in math and 25% in English, and it has the highest rate of chronic student absenteeism in the area at 43%. While the school serves a community with very high economic need, it receives less funding per student than several comparable schools, such as Roosevelt Elementary, and has larger class sizes. Notably, other schools with similar student populations, like King Elementary and August Elementary, achieve better academic results.

Despite these severe challenges, the school shows some areas of relative strength, performing better with special education students and showing recent improvement in supporting English learners. The dramatic decline in its statewide ranking and critical gaps, such as 0% of 5th graders being proficient in math, indicate urgent need for change, with addressing attendance being a clear potential starting point for improvement.