High school (grades 9-12) · Stockton, CA

Jane Frederick High

Federal NCES profile for Jane Frederick High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 063801009446
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
64
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jane Frederick High earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools.

#11 of 19
high schools in Stockton · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
16.2:1
small classes for California
87.3%
free-lunch eligible

Jane Frederick High has class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Jane Frederick High ranks #11 of 19 high schools in Stockton, CA.

School address

Enrollment

178

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.2:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-25% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

87.3%

vs 55.5% California avg

+57% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Jane Frederick High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller 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 Jane Frederick High

Jane Frederick High is a high-poverty, mid-sized high school in Stockton, California, enrolling 178 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 16.2:1, Jane Frederick High is leaner than roughly 86% of California schools and 25% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 87.3% of students qualify for free meals, 57% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 178 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 334 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #189.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (72%) and African American (16%) (diversity index 45/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 178 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 74.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Stockton's high schools, it stands alongside Lincoln High (2,801 students): Jane Frederick High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.2:1 vs 22.1:1).

Stockton Unified also operates Edison High (2,355 students) and Franklin High (2,065 students) alongside Jane Frederick High.

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 Jane Frederick High compares

Jane Frederick High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.2:1 ▼ 25% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 87.3% ▲ 57% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 178 top 84% - -

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

16.2:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
178
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
87.3%
free-lunch eligible - 57% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.2:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 14% in California - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
74.2%
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
$16,374
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 178 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.4 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

Hispanic or Latino 71.9%
African American 15.7%
Two or More 5.1%
Asian 3.4%
White 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 71.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.4, Jane Frederick High is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Stockton Unified, which includes Jane Frederick High.

$16,374
Per student
-1%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.1%
State 69.6%
Federal 12.3%

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 Jane Frederick High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Edison High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Franklin High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Cesar Chavez High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Stagg Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Commodore Stockton Skills Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Jane Frederick High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Stockton Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Stockton

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high 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 Jane Frederick High

How many students attend Jane Frederick High?

Jane Frederick High has 178 students enrolled. It is a high school in Stockton, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jane Frederick High?

The student-teacher ratio at Jane Frederick High is 16.2:1, which is 25% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Jane Frederick High?

87.3% of students at Jane Frederick High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jane Frederick High?

The largest demographic group at Jane Frederick High is Hispanic or Latino at 71.9% of enrollment, in Stockton, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jane Frederick High?

Jane Frederick High has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Jane Frederick High rank among high schools in Stockton?

By Resource Investment Index, Jane Frederick High ranks #11 of 19 high 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 high schools in Stockton on the city page.

Is Jane Frederick High a good school?

Jane Frederick High earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 86% 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 Stockton Unified?

Besides Jane Frederick High, Stockton Unified also operates Edison High (2,355 students), Franklin High (2,065 students), and Cesar Chavez High (2,021 students). See the Stockton 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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