Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education
Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education | California Department of Education
The grade with the second highest number of students was eighth grade, with 3,112 students, or 8% of the student body.
The school that had the highest number of kindergarten students in Stockton Unified School District during the period was Commodore Stockton Skills, while Walton Development Center had the fewest.
Overall, Stockton Unified School District enrolled 38,678 students, ranking as the 18th highest enrolled district in California for the 2023-24 school year. It ranked 17th highest in the previous school year.
California's public schools face a growing financial crisis driven by declining enrollment and an increase in chronic absenteeism, both impacting the state's school funding model.
Enrollment, which peaked at 6.3 million students in the early 2000s, has steadily declined to under 6 million today, with projections indicating it could fall below 5.2 million by 2032. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.
At the same time, chronic absenteeism has surged from 12% pre-pandemic to 25%, disproportionately impacting younger students and jeopardizing their long-term success.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Adams Elementary School | 512 |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary School | 643 |
| August Elementary School | 537 |
| Cesar Chavez High School | 2,018 |
| Cleveland Elementary School | 610 |
| Commodore Stockton Skills | 964 |
| District Special Education | 103 |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary School | 458 |
| Edison High School | 2,414 |
| Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies | 216 |
| El Dorado Elementary School | 548 |
| Elmwood Elementary School | 681 |
| Fillmore Elementary School | 583 |
| Flora Arca Mata | 498 |
| Franklin High School | 2,188 |
| George W. Bush Elementary School | 752 |
| George Washington Elementary School | 184 |
| Grunsky Elementary School | 464 |
| Harrison Elementary School | 620 |
| Hazelton Elementary School | 661 |
| Health Careers Academy | 404 |
| Hoover Elementary School | 674 |
| Jane Frederick High School | 204 |
| John C. Fremont Elementary School | 802 |
| John Marshall Elementary School | 418 |
| Kennedy Elementary School | 524 |
| King Elementary School | 973 |
| Kohl Open Elementary School | 222 |
| Madison Elementary School | 730 |
| Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary School | 752 |
| McKinley Elementary School | 740 |
| Monroe Elementary School | 446 |
| Montezuma Elementary School | 645 |
| Nightingale Charter | 427 |
| Pacific Law Academy | 198 |
| Pittman Charter | 643 |
| Primary Years Academy | 230 |
| Pulliam Elementary School | 612 |
| Rio Calaveras Elementary School | 850 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 325 |
| San Joaquin Elementary School | 736 |
| Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary School | 487 |
| Stagg Senior High School | 1,758 |
| Stockton Early College Academy | 424 |
| Stockton High School | 205 |
| Taft Elementary School | 459 |
| Taylor Leadership Academy | 432 |
| Valentine Peyton Elementary School | 828 |
| Van Buren Elementary School | 496 |
| Victory Elementary School | 503 |
| Walton Development Center | 102 |
| Weber Institute | 344 |
| Wilhelmina Henry Elementary School | 908 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 337 |
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