Elementary school (grades K-5) · Stockton, CA

Ansel Adams

Federal NCES profile for Ansel Adams, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 18/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062223011413
0/100100/10018/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ansel Adams earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 84% of California schools.

#51 of 83
elementary schools in Stockton · Resource Index
18
Resource Index · Lower
25.8:1
large classes for California
71.4%
free-lunch eligible

Ansel Adams has class sizes larger than 84% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Ansel Adams ranks #51 of 83 elementary schools in Stockton, CA.

School address

Enrollment

618

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

25.8:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

+20% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

71.4%

vs 55.5% California avg

+29% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Ansel Adams compares with California and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams is a higher-need, mid-sized elementary school in Stockton, California, enrolling 618 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 25.8:1 puts it in the larger third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 71.4% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 618 puts it in the larger third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Among 2,073 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #1,533, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Asian (49%) and Hispanic or Latino (32%) (diversity index 65/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 1236 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 44.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Stockton's elementary schools, it stands alongside Great Valley Elementary (983 students): Ansel Adams is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (25.8:1 vs 27.3:1).

Lodi Unified also operates Tokay High (2,058 students) and Lodi High (1,952 students) alongside Ansel Adams.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Ansel Adams compares

Ansel Adams on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 25.8:1 ▲ 20% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 71.4% ▲ 29% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 618 top 30% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

25.8:1
Leaner classes than 4% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
618
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
71.4%
free-lunch eligible - 29% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
25.8:1
students per teacher - 20% above state mean
Top 84% in California - lower ratio than 16% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
44.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,195
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Asian 48.5%
Hispanic or Latino 32.0%
African American 9.1%
Two or More 6.3%
White 2.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%

Largest group: Asian at 48.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.9, Ansel Adams is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lodi Unified, which includes Ansel Adams.

$15,195
Per student
-8%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.6%
State 64.1%
Federal 14.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Ansel Adams Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tokay High Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lodi High Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Bear Creek High Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Ronald E. Mcnair High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lodi Middle Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Ansel Adams's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lodi Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Stockton

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Ansel Adams

How many students attend Ansel Adams?

Ansel Adams has 618 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Stockton, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ansel Adams?

The student-teacher ratio at Ansel Adams is 25.8:1, which is 20% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 64% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ansel Adams?

71.4% of students at Ansel Adams are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ansel Adams?

The largest demographic group at Ansel Adams is Asian at 48.5% of enrollment, in Stockton, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ansel Adams?

Ansel Adams has a Resource Investment Index of 18/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Ansel Adams rank among elementary schools in Stockton?

By Resource Investment Index, Ansel Adams ranks #51 of 83 elementary schools in Stockton, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Stockton on the city page.

Is Ansel Adams a good school?

Ansel Adams earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 84% of California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Lodi Unified?

Besides Ansel Adams, Lodi Unified also operates Tokay High (2,058 students), Lodi High (1,952 students), and Bear Creek High (1,925 students). See the Lodi Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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