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Primary Years Academy

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Primary Years Academy ranks 2861 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2861^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Primary Years Academy is a public K-6 elementary school serving 287 students in the Stockton Unified School District, where it stands out as a consistent and relatively high-performing option within a challenged district environment.

The school is a strong performer compared to its local peers in Stockton Unified, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are significantly higher than the district average, and it manages student attendance better than most similar schools. It shows particular effectiveness in teaching science and in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, when compared to some top schools in the neighboring Lincoln Unified district, such as Brookside and John McCandless Charter, its academic results are lower.

Primary Years Academy achieves these solid results efficiently, spending less per student than some lower-performing schools like Madison Elementary. Areas for growth include improving math scores in 6th grade and addressing a performance gap between male and female students. Overall, the school offers stable, mid-range statewide performance and is a notable choice for families within its district.

287

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,752

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3830 Webster Ave
Stockton, CA 95204-1548

(209) 933-7355

District: Stockton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

African American:

11.5%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2018 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Stockton Unified

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2018) to 51st (2025)

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,861^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	2861 of 5857	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	3062 of 5869	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	2209 of 5859	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	2588 of 5883	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	2286 of 5789	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	1844 of 5662	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	2200 of 5692	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	1997 of 5614	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.0	2083 of 5611	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.3	3362 of 5530	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2638 of 5597	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	2611 of 5612	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	1973 of 5609	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	2589 of 5635	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	2852 of 5492	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	1903 of 5413	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	2048 of 5107	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2576 of 5107	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	1427 of 5087	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	2015 of 5084	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	2015 of 4963	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	1307 of 4830	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	2362 of 5460	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2158 of 5517	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	1229 of 5363	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	1470 of 5264	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	2374 of 5173	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	1551 of 5084	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2950 of 5628	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3211 of 5643	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	2413 of 5638	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	2399 of 5663	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	1909 of 5510	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	1685 of 5431	69.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science45%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 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
Primary Years Academy	Public	K-6	3830 Webster Ave	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7355	287	13	22.7	58.2%	22 (7.7%)	33 (11.5%)	195 (67.9%)	14 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	45.4	2861^st of 5857 public elementary schools	51.2%		42.1	3062^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	201	45.2		45.2	31.6	48.8	50.0	43.4			43.2	42.1	39.0	40.0	15.1			32.1							$14,752	$3,098	$11,654
Claudia Landeen	Public	K-8	4128 Feather River Dr.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8660	562	26	21.7	88.3%	47 (8.4%)	104 (18.5%)	302 (53.7%)	55 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.5%)	20	4823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.7%		32.7	3719^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.6%	1104	13.3	13.7	13.5	29.7	22.6	29.5	27.3	32.1	36.5	29.8	29.2	25.0	18.0	16.4	18.8	19.2	21.1							$13,908	$950	$12,958
Brookside	Public	K-8	2962 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8641	768	34	22.4	47.7%	170 (22.1%)	61 (7.9%)	266 (34.6%)	194 (25.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.2%)	87.4	803^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%		80	1154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.3%	351	54.7	30.9	43.8	70.2	70.1	69.5	61.1	72.1	48.8	65.3	80.6	70.1	60.0	55.6	58.1	46.3	61.1							$13,092	$688	$12,404
Commodore Stockton Skills	Public	K-8	2725 Michigan Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7170	971	41	23.9	61.8%	80 (8.2%)	67 (6.9%)	691 (71.2%)	61 (6.3%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	57 (5.9%)	50.2	2582^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%		47.1	2727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	145	29.4	28.3	28.8	41.6	43.5	46.1	48.6	46.2	48.7	45.8	49.5	43.5	30.4	37.1	29.4	26.6	35.8							$12,909	$2,830	$10,079
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	2900 Kirk Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7215	654	27	23.8	83.3%	53 (8.1%)	61 (9.3%)	445 (68.0%)	49 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (6.0%)	20.2	4805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.0%		16.5	5169^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	364	18.4	10.3	14.0	19.0	24.5	18.4	24.4	19.6	10.7	19.2	25.9	35.2	20.4	23.9	7.0	5.1	19.7	95.7			98.3			$16,504	$3,143	$13,361
Madison Elementary	Public	K-8	2939 Mission Rd.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7240	703	29	24.1	79.5%	52 (7.4%)	76 (10.8%)	464 (66.0%)	51 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.5%)	11.4	5541^st of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		10.4	5668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.4%	127	9.3	6.9	8.3	8.5	18.6	23.3	31.8	37.3	31.0	24.3	4.3	12.9	11.8	12.7	17.0	6.9	10.9	96.3			96.3		96.3	$19,944	$3,095	$16,849
Don Riggio	Public	K-8	3110 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8753	436	19	22.9	81.4%	51 (11.7%)	68 (15.6%)	243 (55.7%)	27 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.6%)	23.3	4565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.1%		22	4670^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.4%	105	20.0		20.0	34.6	23.6	23.2	38.3			30.2	28.2	23.6	11.6	23.3			21.8	90.8	92.3	93.9	96.9	92.3		$16,034	$1,715	$14,319
Kohl Open Elementary	Public	K-8	4115 North Crown	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7235	221	8	27.6	43.9%	49 (22.2%)	3 (1.4%)	119 (53.8%)	18 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.5%)	21.5	4710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%		27.7	4137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.5%	573	12.0	38.5	25.5	13.0	33.3	16.0	33.3	14.8	50.0	27.1	34.8	18.5	0.0	37.0	11.1	50.0	25.2							$14,067	$2,695	$11,372
Flora Arca Mata	Public	K-8	5600 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7000	487	19	25.1	80.1%	21 (4.3%)	87 (17.9%)	284 (58.3%)	63 (12.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.7%)	29	4049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.9%		22.7	4603^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.6%	554	13.2	10.3	11.7	40.9	47.1	26.9	33.3	48.5	32.1	38.3	33.3	33.3	11.8	21.0	25.4	27.8	25.2							$13,770	$3,001	$10,769
John McCandless Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	915 Rose Marie Ln.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 888-0160	434	21	20.5	58.5%	80 (18.4%)	20 (4.6%)	232 (53.5%)	44 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	49 (11.3%)	67.1	1742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		58.6	2120^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	378	31.9	37.8	34.8	56.3	69.1	46.8	52.2	46.8	48.9	53.1	62.5	69.1	36.2	41.3	29.8	24.4	43.6							$16,067	$1,675	$14,392

Frequently Asked Questions about Primary Years Academy

What district is Primary Years Academy in?

Stockton Unified

Is Primary Years Academy a good school?

Primary Years Academy ranks 2861^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Primary Years Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Primary Years Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Primary Years Academy?

Students at Primary Years Academy are 68% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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