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Kennedy Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 511 students in the Stockton Unified School District, an area where schools face significant academic challenges.

Academically, Kennedy's students are struggling, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all well below state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over a third of students missing too much school, which is nearly double the state average and higher than some nearby schools like Podesta Ranch Elementary (21.5%). While Kennedy performs similarly to other Stockton Unified schools such as Pulliam Elementary and Adams Elementary, it generally lags behind schools in neighboring districts like Lincoln Unified.

The school's performance has declined over the past decade, though recent years show some stabilization. There are notable differences in how well different groups of students perform, suggesting a need for more targeted support. Compared to higher-performing local schools, Kennedy's data highlights that improving daily attendance and focusing on upper-grade math instruction could be key areas for helping students succeed.

511

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,394

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

630 West Ponce de Leon Dr.
Stockton, CA 95210-1821

(209) 933-7225

District: Stockton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

Asian:

23.1%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,334^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,476^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 41Elementary Schools in the Stockton Unified

1308^th of 1,543Stockton 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	14.2	5334 of 5857	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5446 of 5869	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5274 of 5859	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	5286 of 5883	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	5414 of 5789	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	5006 of 5662	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	4847 of 5692	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	4122 of 5614	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	4528 of 5611	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	3970 of 5530	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	4779 of 5390	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	5025 of 5377	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	4959 of 5314	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	4614 of 5193	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	4588 of 5113	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	4568 of 5113	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	4439 of 4818	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	4048 of 4822	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.4	3973 of 4809	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	344 of 593	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	493 of 661	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	336 of 663	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	528 of 747	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	566 of 700	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1131 of 1203	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1148 of 1205	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1088 of 1154	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1102 of 1149	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1021 of 1071	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	2140 of 2227	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1766 of 2585	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	2312 of 3162	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1819 of 3245	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1744 of 3311	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3199 of 3275	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	2280 of 3246	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4857 of 5597	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	5199 of 5612	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4880 of 5609	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5169 of 5635	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4854 of 5492	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4314 of 5413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	4827 of 5107	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	4735 of 5107	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4622 of 5087	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4618 of 5084	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4743 of 4963	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4387 of 4830	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4765 of 5460	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4950 of 5517	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	4495 of 5363	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4608 of 5264	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4666 of 5173	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	4074 of 5084	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	5200 of 5628	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5187 of 5643	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5145 of 5638	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4882 of 5663	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5279 of 5510	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5061 of 5431	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	2469 of 2847	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2453 of 2635	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	2007 of 2420	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2476 of 2761	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2290 of 2783	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2345 of 2781	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2455 of 2740	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	2528 of 2715	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	2328 of 2480	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	2210 of 2508	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1789 of 2497	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	2087 of 2477	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	2139 of 2379	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	2137 of 2259	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.3	2076 of 2236	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	1975 of 2179	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	1647 of 2063	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	1700 of 2005	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	1664 of 1999	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	399 of 627	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	558 of 643	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	560 of 600	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	6.6	681 of 743	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	700 of 733	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	668 of 700	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	1237 of 1540	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2292 of 2533	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2345 of 2551	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2163 of 2531	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2176 of 2509	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2215 of 2380	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	2152 of 2262	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2171 of 2395	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1808 of 2388	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2001 of 2374	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2196 of 2359	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1854 of 2213	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1991 of 2072	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	2261 of 2542	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2119 of 2579	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	2129 of 2531	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	2038 of 2458	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	2213 of 2369	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2087 of 2230	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	2325 of 2534	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1834 of 2552	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2093 of 2538	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2290 of 2527	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2288 of 2407	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	2119 of 2273	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1536 of 1566	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1541 of 1552	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1520 of 1531	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2024)42nd percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)36th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)20th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)8th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science13%-20 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)	% Hepatitis B (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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	630 West Ponce de Leon Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7225	511	21	23.9	88.5%	14 (2.7%)	72 (14.1%)	261 (51.1%)	118 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	36 (7.0%)	14.2	5334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	5446^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.2%	112	12.7	13.5	13.0	22.2	15.4	28.6	24.2	18.5	32.4	23.2	25.9	17.7	12.5	8.1	11.1	10.5	14.3							$15,394	$3,309	$12,085
Oakwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1315 Woodcreek Way	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8392	522	23	23.2	84.7%	52 (10.0%)	69 (13.2%)	236 (45.2%)	129 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.1%)	14.9	5268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.1%		16	5213^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	55	6.3		6.3	25.6	18.0	19.8	27.2			22.7	22.2	19.2	13.6	19.5			18.6	92.1			96.1	94.7	96.1	$15,986	$2,468	$13,518
Sutherland Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Spring River Cir.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8999	360	17	21.1	86.4%	14 (3.9%)	29 (8.1%)	126 (35.0%)	153 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	29 (8.1%)	27.1	4209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.1%		29	4022^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	187	18.2		18.2	23.8	35.1	40.9	26.7			32.0	16.7	46.0	22.7	16.7			25.5	93.8						$16,051	$2,516	$13,535
Pulliam Elementary	Public	K-8	230 Presidio Way	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7265	599	26	23.4	84.1%	28 (4.7%)	101 (16.9%)	289 (48.2%)	135 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.0%)	12.4	5471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.8	5567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.1%	96	15.4	7.1	11.1	14.1	15.4	15.4	16.9	23.6	16.1	16.9	28.1	15.7	9.8	15.2	9.1	10.7	15.2	95.5	96.6					$15,697	$3,755	$11,942
Parklane Elementary	Public	K-6	8405 Tam O'Shanter Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8410	437	17	26.4	89.5%	7 (1.6%)	97 (22.2%)	141 (32.3%)	138 (31.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (11.4%)	8.7	5703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%		9.3	5713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.7%	10	7.7		7.7	17.9	15.5	13.9	17.5			16.1	14.3	12.3	7.8	7.0			10.3							$15,944	$2,528	$13,416
Colonial Heights	Public	K-8	8135 Balboa Ave.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8783	547	25	21.7	84.6%	61 (11.2%)	62 (11.3%)	309 (56.5%)	64 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	43 (7.9%)	24.1	4494^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		30.3	3905^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	589	15.6	18.7	17.3	20.0	43.1	33.3	34.9	29.1	22.7	29.7	22.9	35.3	17.2	15.9	14.6	16.0	19.8							$14,425	$1,032	$13,393
Podesta Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	9950 Windmill Park Dr.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8543	406	19	21.3	55.7%	32 (7.9%)	52 (12.8%)	133 (32.8%)	141 (34.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	36 (8.9%)	53.8	2373^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.5%		53.4	2378^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	5	27.8		27.8	52.3	59.2	48.2	51.6			52.8	52.3	49.0	25.9	19.4			37.8	93.3	94.4	94.4	95.5	93.3		$15,500	$2,058	$13,442
Special Education Preschool DIS	Public	K	2016 Paloma Ave.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 953-8726	2				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	6910 N. Gettysburg Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8651	569	22	26.1	87.2%	53 (9.3%)	64 (11.2%)	378 (66.4%)	27 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.7%)	40	3218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		34.2	3595^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.7%	377	19.6		19.6	48.1	44.9	36.5	39.8			41.8	41.6	31.9	22.9	37.8			33.2							$13,900	$1,371	$12,529
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary	Public	K-8	6324 North Alturas Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7493	720	32	22.8	75.4%	16 (2.2%)	74 (10.3%)	462 (64.2%)	113 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.9%)	16.9	5105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%		21.3	4745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.2%	360	15.8	20.3	17.9	22.2	24.7	21.3	27.3	38.0	32.8	27.6	24.7	21.0	17.1	15.6	22.2	20.3	20.2	97.6	97.6			97.6		$14,891	$3,354	$11,537

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Stockton Unified

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Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Kennedy Elementary.

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