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Montezuma Elementary

Public Grades K-8
5526th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of California elementary schools
Summary

Montezuma Elementary serves 652 students in grades K–8 in Stockton, within Stockton Unified. In 2025–2026, 24% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 16% in math, and 14% in science; all three results were below state rates. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 5th percentile statewide, ranked it 5,526th of 5,804 schools, and awarded it 0 stars. The most important takeaway is that, despite results close to nearby schools, Montezuma’s overall standing across California is very low.

Compared with nearby Stockton Unified K–8 schools, Montezuma was slightly above the group’s average in ELA and math and nearly even in science: nearby averages were 22%, 15%, and 14%, respectively. Its local standings were seventh of nine schools in ELA, sixth in math, and fifth in science. Math is its strongest all-grades result relative to the district and state: 16% proficiency was about 2 percentage points below the district and 22 points below the state. ELA was about 6 points below the district and 25 below the state. Results also differ sharply by grade: seventh-grade ELA reached 43%, the highest among the nearby schools, while fifth-grade ELA was 10%, the lowest. Fourth-grade math was a bright spot at 25%; fifth-grade math was just 5%.

SchoolDigger’s overall percentile has fallen from 19 in 2021–2022 to 5 in 2025–2026, a 14-point decline, though the school remains near the middle of its local group. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 20.8, the lowest among the nine nearby K–8 schools, and 91% of students were reported free/reduced lunch eligible. Attendance was also relatively favorable locally: chronic absenteeism was 27%, lower than nearby schools and the district, but above the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a stronger result for Special Education Students: the school ranked at the 38th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the overall 5th percentile, though that subgroup ranking had fallen from the 59th percentile the year before. English Language Learner Students’ ranking dropped from the 36th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 1st percentile in 2023–2024.

652
Students ?
20.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,046
Per pupil spending ?
90.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 2843 Farmington Rd.
       Stockton, CA  95206-7845

(209) 933-7255

District: Stockton Unified


Students who attend Montezuma Elementary usually attend:

High:    Franklin High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.4%
Asian:
3.2%
African American:
2.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school19%
District avg23%
California avg42%
Elementary school
5,526th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,070th of 2,703
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
29th of 46Elementary Schools in the Stockton Unified
870th of 968Stockton 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
202611.15526 of 58044.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.95514 of 58575.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.45447 of 58697.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.15136 of 585912.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.64792 of 588318.5%★☆☆☆☆
201919.84820 of 578916.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.54891 of 566213.6%★☆☆☆☆
201712.25347 of 56926.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.85239 of 56146.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.15466 of 56112.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20136.05449 of 55301.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20126.95300 of 53901.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.45337 of 53770.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20108.35212 of 53141.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200913.34834 of 51936.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.04964 of 51132.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20079.14960 of 51133.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200515.74273 of 482211.4%★☆☆☆☆
200415.64299 of 480910.6%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201933.01626 of 258537.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.21260 of 212840.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202417.93132 of 31620.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202336.22068 of 324536.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.72076 of 331137.3%★★☆☆☆
201922.53044 of 32757.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.13182 of 32462.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202611.55309 of 55694.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.35153 of 55977.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.65163 of 56128.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.75078 of 56099.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.24005 of 563528.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.74250 of 549222.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.64197 of 541322.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202613.34822 of 50855.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.84707 of 51077.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.64553 of 510710.8%★☆☆☆☆
202321.94323 of 508715.0%★☆☆☆☆
202227.43914 of 508423.0%★☆☆☆☆
201928.63797 of 496323.5%★☆☆☆☆
201825.63858 of 483020.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202613.35121 of 54125.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.85129 of 54606.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.75037 of 55178.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.44589 of 536314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202227.64032 of 526423.4%★☆☆☆☆
201929.43892 of 517324.8%★☆☆☆☆
201825.54084 of 508419.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202612.55260 of 55905.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.45352 of 56284.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.95319 of 56435.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.24787 of 563815.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.55081 of 566310.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.24806 of 551012.8%★☆☆☆☆
201814.64995 of 54318.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.31815 of 292037.8%★★☆☆☆
202546.71168 of 284759.0%★★★☆☆
202439.71339 of 263549.2%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.62070 of 270323.4%★☆☆☆☆
202524.92008 of 276127.3%★☆☆☆☆
202436.81571 of 278343.6%★★☆☆☆
202332.21726 of 278137.9%★★☆☆☆
202221.72141 of 274021.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.52249 of 271517.2%★☆☆☆☆
201815.52167 of 248012.6%★☆☆☆☆
201716.82155 of 250814.1%★☆☆☆☆
201619.22053 of 249717.8%★☆☆☆☆
201514.72196 of 247711.3%★☆☆☆☆
201322.81925 of 237919.1%★☆☆☆☆
201214.62032 of 225910.0%★☆☆☆☆
201110.42092 of 22366.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201015.71947 of 217910.6%★☆☆☆☆
200922.11684 of 206318.4%★☆☆☆☆
200812.31844 of 20058.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200718.81674 of 199916.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202443.7602 of 147859.3%★★★☆☆
202334.6998 of 152134.4%★★☆☆☆
202223.61505 of 15402.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.4942 of 144234.7%★★☆☆☆
201827.11149 of 136415.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.21867 of 248324.8%★☆☆☆☆
202526.11835 of 253327.6%★☆☆☆☆
202441.11307 of 255148.8%★★☆☆☆
202342.11271 of 253149.8%★★☆☆☆
202229.91669 of 250933.5%★★☆☆☆
201924.51805 of 238024.2%★☆☆☆☆
201819.61860 of 226217.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.81595 of 232531.4%★★☆☆☆
202529.81659 of 239530.7%★★☆☆☆
202447.61050 of 238856.0%★★★☆☆
202343.91153 of 237451.4%★★★☆☆
202232.01554 of 235934.1%★★☆☆☆
201924.01755 of 221320.7%★☆☆☆☆
201821.31726 of 207216.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.01885 of 249324.4%★☆☆☆☆
202528.81818 of 254228.5%★☆☆☆☆
202443.01270 of 257950.8%★★★☆☆
202342.21249 of 253150.7%★★★☆☆
202232.51592 of 245835.2%★★☆☆☆
201926.41823 of 236923.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.31829 of 223018.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.01946 of 247821.5%★☆☆☆☆
202525.11861 of 253426.6%★☆☆☆☆
202432.41585 of 255237.9%★★☆☆☆
202326.51803 of 253829.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.32140 of 252715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201915.62142 of 240711.0%★☆☆☆☆
201813.62089 of 22738.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202665.0369 of 158676.7%★★★★☆
202445.4655 of 155257.8%★★★☆☆
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
Special Education (2026)38th percentile+33 vs school
Disabled (2019)37th percentile+20 vs school
Male (2026)6th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school
Female (2026)5th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2026)77th percentile+53 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)25th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school
Male (2026)21st percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state
Mathematics16%-22 vs state
Science14%-22 vs state

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Montezuma Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.8% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend Montezuma Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Franklin High

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Montezuma Elementary.

Students at Montezuma Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 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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