Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95204

Zip code 95204 has seven elementary schools in Stockton Unified: six serve K–8, while Primary Years Academy serves K–7. In 2025–2026, the schools’ equal-weight averages were 32% in English language arts (ELA), 21% in math and 21% in science—about 18, 17 and 15 percentage points below state results, respectively. All seven schools were below the state in math, and six were below in ELA and science. The clearest takeaway is how uneven results are: the top-to-bottom gaps were 32 points in ELA, 25 in math and 27 in science.

Primary Years Academy leads the group in all three subjects, with 49% proficiency in ELA, 35% in math and 39% in science. Its results exceed the average of the other six schools by 21, 16 and 21 percentage points, respectively. Commodore Stockton Skills is a strong next choice in the all-grades results, ranking second in ELA and science and nearly tied with Cleveland Elementary for second in math. Cleveland ranks third in ELA and math. At the other end, El Dorado Elementary has the lowest results in all three subjects: 17% in ELA, 10% in math and 11% in science.

Across the schools, average ELA proficiency rose by 2 percentage points between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, while math was nearly flat and science rose by 1 point; the state advanced faster in math and science. Individual schools differ: Madison Elementary gained 9 points in science, while Primary Years Academy gained 6 in ELA but fell 7 in science. SchoolDigger’s latest statewide percentile ranking was 59 for Primary Years Academy, up 11 points over three years, while Hoover Elementary fell from the 12th to the 6th percentile. Reported free/reduced lunch-eligible shares for 2024–2025 ranged from 58% at Primary Years Academy to 88% at El Dorado; Cleveland’s 84% share accompanies results that rank third in ELA and math. Chronic absenteeism also varies, from 18% at Primary Years Academy to 42% at Madison. These measures describe school contexts, not causes of achievement. One comparability caveat: Primary Years Academy does not serve eighth grade, and its supplied science result is for fifth grade only.