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King Elementary

Public Grades K-8
4734th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of California elementary schools
Summary

King Elementary serves 942 students in grades K–8 in Stockton, within Stockton Unified. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 32% in English language arts (ELA), 19% in math and 23% in science. The school’s results are stronger than those of nearby district schools, but still below California’s rates in every subject. Most important, King is a local test-score leader without yet matching state proficiency levels.

Compared with eight nearby district schools, King ranked first in ELA, second in science and third in math; it also scored above the district in all three subjects. ELA proficiency was 3 points above the district and 17 below the state; math was 1 point above the district and 20 below the state; science was 4 points above the district and 13 below the state. King’s strongest grade-level results included grade 3 math, where it outscored the district and nearby schools, and grade 5 science, where it led nearby schools. Math was less consistent in the middle grades: King fell below the district in grades 4, 6, 7 and 8. Chronic absenteeism was 27% in 2025–26, 4 points below the district but 9 above the state.

Science has improved over time: proficiency rose from 15% in 2022–23 to 23% in 2025–26, while math slipped from 20% to 19%. Chronic absenteeism also declined, from 46% in 2021–22 to 27%. SchoolDigger ranked King in the 19th statewide percentile and gave it one star in 2025–26; its rank has fluctuated, from the 28th percentile in 2024–25. King’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 25.1, and 89% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show sharply different results: it ranked the school’s effectiveness for Special Education Students in the 45th percentile in 2023–24, compared with the schoolwide 18th percentile; for Homeless Students, it ranked King in the 5th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 19th overall.

942
Students ?
25.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$5,456
Per pupil spending ?
89.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
95%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 2640 East Lafayette St.
       Stockton, CA  95205-5713

(209) 933-7230

District: Stockton Unified


Students who attend King Elementary usually attend:

High:    Franklin High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.1%
African American:
2.2%
Asian:
1.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 28th percentile in 2025 → 19th in 2026
Strengths
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Stockton Unified
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg23%
California avg42%
Elementary school
4,734th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,083rd of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 41Elementary Schools in the Stockton Unified
1341st of 1,530Stockton 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.94734 of 581718.6%★☆☆☆☆
202526.84240 of 585727.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.34827 of 586917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.94368 of 585925.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.25136 of 588312.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.05164 of 578910.8%★☆☆☆☆
201824.64275 of 566224.5%★☆☆☆☆
201724.94274 of 569224.9%★☆☆☆☆
201616.44920 of 561412.4%★☆☆☆☆
201518.34805 of 561114.4%★☆☆☆☆
201311.65225 of 55305.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201211.35149 of 53904.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201111.15166 of 53773.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201011.15109 of 53143.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200910.94964 of 51934.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200819.74360 of 511314.7%★☆☆☆☆
200720.74237 of 511317.1%★☆☆☆☆
200623.53766 of 481821.8%★☆☆☆☆
200523.63721 of 482222.8%★☆☆☆☆
200420.53897 of 480919.0%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201945.61118 of 258556.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202432.02416 of 316223.6%★☆☆☆☆
202336.12078 of 324536.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.22438 of 331126.4%★☆☆☆☆
201922.03082 of 32755.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.53015 of 32467.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.64450 of 558120.3%★☆☆☆☆
202526.04166 of 559725.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.04612 of 561217.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.23938 of 560929.8%★☆☆☆☆
202217.54935 of 563512.4%★☆☆☆☆
201918.84725 of 549214.0%★☆☆☆☆
201826.14077 of 541324.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.43623 of 509428.9%★☆☆☆☆
202538.53128 of 510738.8%★★☆☆☆
202430.13735 of 510726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.73330 of 508734.5%★★☆☆☆
202224.44160 of 508418.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.74325 of 496312.9%★☆☆☆☆
201832.93360 of 483030.4%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202616.8346 of 3665.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202627.54139 of 542323.7%★☆☆☆☆
202535.03584 of 546034.4%★★☆☆☆
202427.24223 of 551723.5%★☆☆☆☆
202334.63518 of 536334.4%★★☆☆☆
202222.94428 of 526415.9%★☆☆☆☆
201922.34406 of 517314.8%★☆☆☆☆
201836.03322 of 508434.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.54682 of 560316.4%★☆☆☆☆
202529.13934 of 562830.1%★★☆☆☆
202420.54670 of 564317.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.44493 of 563820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.34898 of 566313.5%★☆☆☆☆
201915.25035 of 55108.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.94121 of 543124.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202437.51437 of 263545.5%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.02083 of 274024.0%★☆☆☆☆
202537.41562 of 276143.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.91673 of 278339.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.91694 of 278139.1%★★☆☆☆
202218.82277 of 274016.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.31985 of 271526.9%★☆☆☆☆
201829.31685 of 248032.1%★★☆☆☆
201729.51686 of 250832.8%★★☆☆☆
201620.62004 of 249719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201523.31888 of 247723.8%★☆☆☆☆
201313.92154 of 23799.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201213.62047 of 22599.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201113.22036 of 22368.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201012.72006 of 21797.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200917.31793 of 206313.1%★☆☆☆☆
200813.81816 of 20059.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200717.41717 of 199914.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202433.91017 of 147831.2%★★☆☆☆
202324.61492 of 15211.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.11245 of 154019.2%★☆☆☆☆
201931.11059 of 144226.6%★☆☆☆☆
201829.71017 of 136425.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.62077 of 251617.4%★☆☆☆☆
202535.01525 of 253339.8%★★☆☆☆
202435.21504 of 255141.0%★★☆☆☆
202341.11302 of 253148.6%★★☆☆☆
202220.72047 of 250918.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.21937 of 238018.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.91675 of 226226.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.01536 of 235734.8%★★☆☆☆
202550.61002 of 239558.2%★★★☆☆
202445.81106 of 238853.7%★★★☆☆
202345.41113 of 237453.1%★★★☆☆
202225.01820 of 235922.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.11421 of 221335.8%★★☆☆☆
201837.51247 of 207239.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.31745 of 252931.0%★★☆☆☆
202548.01145 of 254255.0%★★★☆☆
202440.91347 of 257947.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.11169 of 253153.8%★★★☆☆
202224.71910 of 245822.3%★☆☆☆☆
201936.11460 of 236938.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.81197 of 223046.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.51806 of 251428.2%★☆☆☆☆
202539.31396 of 253444.9%★★☆☆☆
202432.21600 of 255237.3%★★☆☆☆
202325.71828 of 253828.0%★☆☆☆☆
202217.42186 of 252713.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.51589 of 240734.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.71447 of 227336.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.11380 of 160514.0%★☆☆☆☆
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
Disabled (2019)57th percentile+46 vs school
Special Education (2024)45th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)20th percentile~ school
Male (2026)16th percentile~ school
Homeless (2026)5th percentile-13 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state
Science23%-13 vs state
Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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King Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of California elementary schools.

Students at King Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 942 students attended King Elementary.

Students who attend King Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin High

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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