Summary:
Schools in zip code 95206 include 17 schools—12 elementary schools, three high schools and two alternative schools—serving students from elementary through secondary grades. Among the 15 schools with 2025–26 test results, the average proficiency was 25% in ELA, 15% in math and 14% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important takeaway is that average proficiency was well below the state in all three subjects.
Results vary considerably by school. Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies led in ELA and science, with 49.0% proficient in ELA—nearly matching the state’s 49.3%—and 25% in science. San Joaquin Elementary had the highest math result, at 31%, compared with the 15% school average. At the lower end, Alexander Hamilton Elementary had the lowest ELA result at 15%, Edison High the lowest math result at 9%, and Van Buren Elementary the lowest science result at 3%.
Recent changes are mixed: across the same 15 schools, average ELA fell by 1 percentage point, math’s increase rounds to 0 points, and science rose by 1 point; state results rose by 0, 1 and 3 points, respectively. Individual schools also moved in different directions: Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy gained 9 points in ELA, while Merlo fell 19; Hazelton gained 9 points in science, while Van Buren fell 10. For added context, Taft Elementary and Hamilton reported similar 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures (87.1% and 87.3%), while Taft scored higher in ELA by 10 points and had a lower student-teacher ratio (20.1 versus 21.6). SchoolDigger ranked San Joaquin at the 46th statewide percentile, Aspire at the 48th and Merlo at the 38th. KIPP Stockton’s latest scores are from 2024–25, and District Special Education has no test scores in the data; all-grades comparisons also span schools serving different grades.
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