Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Stockton, California
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy in Stockton, California enrolled 214 students in 2024-25 with 10.6 full-time teachers, 20.3 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 6-9% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
214 students in 2022-23, 206 students in 2023-24, 214 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.1 to 10.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 214 | 11.1 | 19.4 |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 10.3 | 20.0 |
| 2024-25 | 214 | 10.6 | 20.3 |
20.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent53.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.9% of students were Hispanic, 8.4% Black, 7.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic79.9%
- Black8.4%
- Asian7.5%
- White1.4%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Pacific Islander1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy scored proficient or above: 6-9% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 6‑9% | 0‑20% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Stockton
82 public elementary schools in Stockton report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Valley Elementary | 983 | 24.5 | 67.2% |
| Commodore Stockton Skills | 971 | 23.9 | 57.3% |
| King Elementary | 942 | 25.1 | 85.8% |
| Wilhelmina Henry Elementary | 881 | 25.2 | 76.0% |
| John C. Fremont Elementary | 813 | 25.7 | 85.0% |
| Manlio Silva Elementary | 799 | 25.3 | 45.2% |
| Rio Calaveras Elementary | 796 | 26.0 | 66.5% |
| Valentine Peyton Elementary | 787 | 26.0 | 58.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy
- Maxine Hong Kingston ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 720 students, 22.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Adams ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 492 students, 23.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy with Maxine Hong Kingston ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaAstronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy is the number 5,272 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5,272 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher20.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.20.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy
How many students attend Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy?
214 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 214 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Stockton, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy?
20.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy a Title I school?
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy scored proficient or above: 6-9% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy in?
Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District, NCES district ID 0602581. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060258113884 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.