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.
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