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School districts in San Joaquin County, CA
San Joaquin County has 15 regular public school districts, enrolling 132,421 students in 2024–25. The largest is Stockton Unified (33,648 students, 25% of the county), followed by Lodi Unified and Manteca Unified. All 15 offer kindergarten. California's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 15 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Unified 56 South Lincoln St., Stockton | K–12 | 54 | 33,648 | 2,968 | (209) 933-7070 |
| Lodi Unified 1305 East Vine St., Lodi | K–12 | 49 | 27,109 | 2,393 | (209) 331-7000 |
| Manteca Unified 2271 W. Louise Ave., Manteca | K–12 | 29 | 25,248 | 2,373 | (209) 825-3200 |
| Tracy Joint Unified 1875 West Lowell Ave., Tracy | K–12 | 19 | 13,817 | 1,121 | (209) 830-3200 |
| Lincoln Unified 2010 West Swain Rd., Stockton | K–12 | 14 | 8,744 | 747 | (209) 953-8700 |
| Lammersville Joint Unified 111 S. De Anza Blvd., Mountain House | K–12 | 9 | 7,949 | 722 | (209) 836-7400 |
| Ripon Unified 304 North Acacia Ave., Ripon | K–12 | 7 | 3,381 | 315 | (209) 599-2131 |
| Jefferson Elementary 1219 Whispering Wind Dr., Tracy | K–8 | 5 | 3,127 | 501 | (209) 836-3388 |
| Escalon Unified 1520 East Yosemite Ave., Escalon | K–12 | 7 | 2,676 | 255 | (209) 838-3591 |
| Linden Unified 18527 East Main St., Linden | K–12 | 6 | 2,339 | 196 | (209) 887-3894 |
| San Joaquin County Office of Education 2922 Transworld Dr., Stockton | K–12 | 3 | 1,972 | 130 | (209) 468-4800 |
| New Jerusalem Elementary 31400 South Koster Rd., Tracy | K–12 | 6 | 1,680 | 110 | (209) 830-6363 |
| Oak View Union Elementary 7474 East Collier Rd., Acampo | K–8 | 1 | 365 | 51 | (209) 368-0636 |
| Banta Unified 22375 El Rancho Rd., Tracy | K–12 | 1 | 202 | 65 | (209) 229-4651 |
| New Hope Elementary 26675 North Sacramento Blvd., Thornton | K–8 | 1 | 164 | 16 | (209) 794-2376 |
San Joaquin County at a glance
Together the 15 districts run 211 schools from offices in 10 towns. The smallest by enrollment is New Hope Elementary, with 164 students; the median San Joaquin County district has 3,127. By grade span: 12 K–12 and 3 K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 15 districts that report a K grade: 11,963 children. The biggest kindergarten was Stockton Unified's, with 2,968; Lodi Unified had 2,393, and the smallest, New Hope Elementary, had 16.
San Joaquin County holds 15 of California's 987 regular districts (1.5%) and 2.5% of its 5,201,297 public school students, ranking 25th of 58 counties by number of districts and 12th by enrollment. By size, 6 enroll 5,000 or more, 6 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 3 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 628 students.
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Stockton Unified · Lodi Unified · Manteca Unified · Tracy Joint Unified · Lincoln Unified · Lammersville Joint Unified · Ripon Unified · Jefferson Elementary · Escalon Unified · Linden Unified · San Joaquin County Office of Education · New Jerusalem Elementary · Oak View Union Elementary · Banta Unified · New Hope Elementary
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