How does Taylor Leadership Academy compare to other elementary schools in Stockton?

Taylor Leadership Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 26.4/100, placing it at the 5th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 894 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Taylor Leadership Academy?

4.8% of students at Taylor Leadership Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 19.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Taylor Leadership Academy improving or declining?

Taylor Leadership Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Taylor Leadership Academy?

34.0% of students at Taylor Leadership Academy 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.

Taylor Leadership Academy

Stockton Unified Stockton San Joaquin County 95206

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

894 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

432 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

89%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 55.8%

White 1.6%

Asian 6.7%

Black 18.1%

Other 17.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Taylor Leadership Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.8%
Met Standard	14.2%
Below Standard	80.9%

Exceeded

4.8%

Met

14.2%

Below

80.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Taylor Leadership Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.8% of students exceeded standard while 14.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points below the Stockton Unified district average of 7.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 34.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

19.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-16.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

34.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

894

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	33	9.1%	21.2%	21.2%	48.5%	30.3%
4th	40	12.5%	15.0%	10.0%	62.5%	27.5%
5th	50	2.0%	22.0%	16.0%	60.0%	24.0%
6th	43	0.0%	20.9%	30.2%	48.8%	20.9%
7th	29	3.5%	31.0%	20.7%	44.8%	34.5%
8th	29	6.9%	17.2%	34.5%	41.4%	24.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	33	12.1%	18.2%	21.2%	48.5%	30.3%
4th	40	2.5%	10.0%	22.5%	65.0%	12.5%
5th	49	0.0%	4.1%	24.5%	71.4%	4.1%
6th	43	0.0%	4.7%	18.6%	76.7%	4.7%
7th	29	0.0%	6.9%	27.6%	65.5%	6.9%
8th	29	10.3%	0.0%	6.9%	82.8%	10.3%