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

Victor Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Victor Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062223002668
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
22
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Victor Elementary earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

31
Resource Index · Lower
19.5:1
students per teacher
64.8%
free-lunch eligible
156
students enrolled

Victor Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

156

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

8.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19.5:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-9% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

64.8%

vs 55.5% California avg

+17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Victor Elementary 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 Victor Elementary

Victor Elementary is a higher-need, small elementary school in Victor, California, enrolling 156 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 19.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 64.8% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 156 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 405 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #253.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (69%) and White (22%) (diversity index 48/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

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

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 Victor Elementary compares

Victor Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.5:1 ▼ 9% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 64.8% ▲ 17% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 156 top 86% - -

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

19.5:1
Leaner classes than 18% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
156
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
64.8%
free-lunch eligible - 17% 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
19.5:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 31% in California - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
42.9%
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 68.6%
White 22.4%
Asian 5.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or More 1.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 68.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.6, Victor Elementary is about as mixed as the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lodi Unified, which includes Victor Elementary.

$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 Victor Elementary Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Victor Elementary'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 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

Verify locally before acting on Victor Elementary's federal record.

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 Victor Elementary

How many students attend Victor Elementary?

Victor Elementary has 156 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Victor, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Victor Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Victor Elementary is 19.5:1, which is 9% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 24% 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 Victor Elementary?

64.8% of students at Victor Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Victor Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Victor Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 68.6% of enrollment, in Victor, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Victor Elementary?

Victor Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Victor Elementary a good school?

Victor Elementary earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. 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 Victor Elementary, 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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