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Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary

Public Grades K-8
5396th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 7% of California elementary schools
Summary

Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary serves 720 students in grades K–8 in Stockton, California, and has the largest enrollment among the nearby schools in the data. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were below California’s in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important finding is that results vary sharply by grade: 8th grade is a clear strength, while 6th-grade ELA and math are notable weak spots.

Among the school’s strongest results are its 8th-grade scores: 46% in ELA, 31% in math, and 30% in science. It led nearby K–8 schools with same-year results in 8th-grade ELA and math; its ELA rate was 10 percentage points above John McCandless Charter, the next highest, and its math rate was 3 points higher. Overall, however, Kingston was 24 points below the state in ELA, 19 below in math, and 14 below in science. Compared with Stockton Unified, it was 4 points lower in ELA but 1 point higher in math and 3 points higher in science. Science is its relative strength; 6th-grade results are especially concerning: 17% in ELA and 10% in math, both below district and state rates.

Over time, ELA and math scores fell from their 2022–2023 levels, while science rose modestly; meanwhile, the school’s gap with the state widened by 6 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 3 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Kingston in the 7th percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026, down 16 percentile points from 2022–2023. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22.8, below the nearby average of 23.5; 75% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2023–2024 ranking for Special Education Students was at the 47th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 19th percentile, a notably higher standing for that group. Its English Language Learner Students ranking also shifted sharply, from the 3rd percentile in 2022–2023 to the 20th in 2023–2024.

720
Students ?
22.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,707
Per pupil spending ?
75.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 6324 North Alturas Ave.
       Stockton, CA  95207-2846

(209) 933-7493

District: Stockton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.2%
Asian:
15.7%
African American:
10.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school22%
District avg23%
California avg42%
Elementary school
5,396th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 7%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,927th of 2,703
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 29%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
26th 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
202612.85396 of 58047.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.95105 of 585712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.34745 of 586919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.34513 of 585923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.94879 of 588317.1%★☆☆☆☆
201913.55354 of 57897.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.85027 of 566211.2%★☆☆☆☆
201715.15102 of 569210.4%★☆☆☆☆
201613.25197 of 56147.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.05282 of 56115.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.85345 of 55303.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20127.25291 of 53901.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201114.24994 of 53777.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201022.14451 of 531416.2%★☆☆☆☆
200920.44394 of 519315.4%★☆☆☆☆
200830.73531 of 511330.9%★★☆☆☆
200741.92796 of 511345.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202421.9513 of 59313.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.3556 of 66115.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.8519 of 70025.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20254.61140 of 12035.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.91101 of 11907.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.31083 of 11546.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.21067 of 10710.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201838.01105 of 212848.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202430.32534 of 316219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.03147 of 32453.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.82694 of 331118.6%★☆☆☆☆
201926.22764 of 327515.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.02726 of 324616.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202614.45090 of 55698.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.54975 of 559711.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.54661 of 561216.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.14319 of 560923.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.44470 of 563520.7%★☆☆☆☆
201914.95035 of 54928.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.14905 of 54139.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202616.84621 of 50859.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.54414 of 510713.6%★☆☆☆☆
202428.03876 of 510724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.73887 of 508723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.84216 of 508417.1%★☆☆☆☆
201914.44688 of 49635.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.44017 of 483016.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202613.75095 of 54125.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.44906 of 546010.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.64665 of 551715.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.64193 of 536321.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.14239 of 526419.5%★☆☆☆☆
201915.34819 of 51736.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.24527 of 508411.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202613.35212 of 55906.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.74810 of 562814.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.34428 of 564321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.34407 of 563821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.24790 of 566315.4%★☆☆☆☆
201915.75001 of 55109.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.24727 of 543113.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202438.41407 of 263546.6%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.91927 of 270328.7%★☆☆☆☆
202525.81963 of 276128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202444.31331 of 278352.2%★★★☆☆
202332.71703 of 278138.8%★★☆☆☆
202228.51846 of 274032.6%★★☆☆☆
201926.21951 of 271528.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.12146 of 248013.5%★☆☆☆☆
201715.22218 of 250811.6%★☆☆☆☆
201613.82239 of 249710.3%★☆☆☆☆
201524.41857 of 247725.0%★☆☆☆☆
201313.42170 of 23798.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.52142 of 22595.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20119.22112 of 22365.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201014.01978 of 21799.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.91828 of 206311.4%★☆☆☆☆
200835.91272 of 200536.6%★★☆☆☆
200749.2916 of 199954.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202361.2189 of 61369.2%★★★☆☆
201952.3267 of 64358.5%★★★☆☆
201831.3407 of 60032.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.7638 of 73913.7%★☆☆☆☆
20191.6732 of 7451.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.7695 of 7000.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201943.0690 of 149153.7%★★★☆☆
201839.8707 of 136948.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201929.21166 of 144219.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.11800 of 248327.5%★☆☆☆☆
202522.31974 of 253322.1%★☆☆☆☆
202447.71127 of 255155.8%★★★☆☆
202332.61559 of 253138.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.51747 of 250930.4%★★☆☆☆
201921.91889 of 238020.6%★☆☆☆☆
201812.62080 of 22628.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.01754 of 232524.6%★☆☆☆☆
202522.31934 of 239519.2%★☆☆☆☆
202448.41028 of 238857.0%★★★☆☆
202336.51386 of 237441.6%★★☆☆☆
202238.91326 of 235943.8%★★☆☆☆
201928.61588 of 221328.2%★☆☆☆☆
201820.51748 of 207215.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.21760 of 249329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202527.21875 of 254226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202447.21135 of 257956.0%★★★☆☆
202340.41310 of 253148.2%★★☆☆☆
202232.21613 of 245834.4%★★☆☆☆
201934.21520 of 236935.8%★★☆☆☆
201821.61851 of 223017.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202627.21754 of 247829.2%★☆☆☆☆
202528.91720 of 253432.1%★★☆☆☆
202439.21372 of 255246.2%★★☆☆☆
202332.41569 of 253838.2%★★☆☆☆
202230.61623 of 252735.8%★★☆☆☆
201930.81579 of 240734.4%★★☆☆☆
201820.31856 of 227318.3%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2018)48th percentile+37 vs school
Special Education (2024)47th percentile+27 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile~ school
African American (2024)13th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school
Female (2026)9th percentile~ school
Male (2026)7th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
African American (2023)69th percentile+30 vs school
Disabled (2019)54th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school
Male (2026)29th percentile~ school
Female (2026)28th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2019)19th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy26%-24 vs state
Science22%-14 vs state
Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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Open Quote My children are in the Valenzuela magnet program. The teachers have done great on that side of school. I think the program is really working, Ihave a 3rd grader and now a kindergartner. Close Quote





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Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of California elementary schools.

Students at Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary.

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