How does Elkhorn compare to other middle schools in Stockton?

Elkhorn has a SchoolScope composite score of 76.3/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 61% of students exceed standard, with a total of 394 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Elkhorn?

61.0% of students at Elkhorn exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 91.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Elkhorn?

7.9% of students at Elkhorn are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Elkhorn

Q: Is Elkhorn improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Elkhorn's proficiency rate increases by 1.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

Middle School

Lodi Unified StocktonSan Joaquin County95209

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

270 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

41%

Teachers

10 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-11.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.5 pts DFS change

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic18.5%

White14.8%

Asian37.4%

Black4.4%

Other24.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Elkhorn
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	61.0%
Met Standard	30.6%
Below Standard	8.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "92% proficient" for Elkhorn and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

61.0% of students exceeded standard while 30.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 43.7 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 46.7 points above the Lodi Unified district average of 14.3%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 1.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

61.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

91.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+1.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

394

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
4th	30	66.7%	30.0%	3.3%	0.0%	96.7%
5th	30	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%
6th	30	56.7%	36.7%	6.7%	0.0%	93.3%
7th	86	57.0%	41.9%	1.2%	0.0%	98.8%
8th	81	49.4%	40.7%	9.9%	0.0%	90.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
4th	30	53.3%	33.3%	13.3%	0.0%	86.7%
5th	30	73.3%	16.7%	10.0%	0.0%	90.0%
6th	30	70.0%	16.7%	13.3%	0.0%	86.7%
7th	86	65.1%	23.3%	8.1%	3.5%	88.4%
8th	81	67.9%	24.7%	6.2%	1.2%	92.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

John Muir Elementary

55.476th pctile

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Middle

Elkhorn

76.399th pctile

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High School

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.