Summary
Stockton Elementary is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Stockton, Kansas, with 223 students. The school is part of the Stockton school district, which is ranked 137 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Stockton Elementary itself has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 295th out of 656 Kansas elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 533rd out of 670 in 2020-2021, with a 1-star rating.
Stockton Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 33.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessment (KAP) scores, is mixed compared to state averages, with some grade levels and subjects performing better than the state, while others lag behind. For instance, in 2024-2025, Stockton Elementary's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 60%, compared to the state's 51.85%, but the school's 8th grade ELA proficiency was only 28.56%, well below the state's 40.29%. Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming their male counterparts, and special education and low-socioeconomic status students tending to perform better than the state averages for those groups.
When compared to nearby schools, Damar Elementary School outperforms Stockton Elementary on several key metrics, including test scores and chronic absenteeism, while Plainville Elementary struggles even more, ranking in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools. However, Stockton Elementary's strengths in supporting special education and low-socioeconomic status students, as well as its performance relative to nearby schools, provide opportunities for further exploration and potential areas of focus for improvement.
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