Is Waverly Elementary a good school?

Waverly Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Waverly Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 412 students attended Waverly Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Waverly Elementary?

Students at Waverly Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Waverly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Waverly Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Linden High

Waverly Elementary

Summary:

Waverly Elementary is a public K-8 school in Stockton, California, with a total enrollment of 366 students. The school is part of the Linden Unified School District, which is ranked 1033 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waverly Elementary has seen a concerning decline in its academic performance over the past several years. The school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Its statewide ranking has dropped from 1796 out of 5611 California elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 5075 out of 5862 in the current 2023-2024 school year. Waverly's performance is particularly low for Hispanic students, low-income students, male students, and English Language Learners, with rankings in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 18.8% in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Waverly Elementary's academic outcomes lag behind. For example, Glenwood Elementary in the Linden Unified District and Rio Calaveras Elementary and Valentine Peyton Elementary in the Stockton Unified District all have significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects. Addressing the equity and performance challenges at Waverly Elementary should be a priority for the school and district to ensure all students receive the support they need to succeed.

Detail:

Public K-8

3507 Wilmarth Rd.
Stockton, CA 95215-1114

(209) 931-0735

District: Linden Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5075^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,347

Students who attend Waverly Elementary usually attend:

High:

Linden High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 412

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

White:

25.5%

Asian:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Waverly Elementary ranks worse than 86.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Linden Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.43. (See more...)

Compare Details Waverly Elementary ranks worse than 66.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.31. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Waverly Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Linden Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.9%), White (25.5%), Asian (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Waverly Elementary is 22.6. 1 elementary schools in the Linden Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Waverly Elementary employs 18.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Waverly Elementary is $7,347, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Linden Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Waverly Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Waverly Elementary 5075^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Waverly Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Waverly Elementary 1839^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Waverly Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Linden Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Linden Unified 1033^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Waverly Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	45.95	2358^th	4809	51.0%
2005	39.34	2760^th	4822	42.8%
2006	51.16	2136^th	4818	55.7%
2007	49.10	2378^th	5113	53.5%
2008	59.09	1889^th	5113	63.1%
2009	53.39	2278^th	5193	56.1%
2010	44.02	2916^th	5314	45.1%
2011	40.41	3210^th	5377	40.3%
2012	47.75	2761^st	5390	48.8%
2013	41.84	3190^th	5530	42.3%
2015	63.06	1796^th	5611	68.0%
2016	61.24	1935^th	5614	65.5%
2017	62.80	1892^nd	5692	66.8%
2018	49.13	2614^th	5662	53.8%
2019	47.51	2732^nd	5789	52.8%
2022	34.67	3474^th	5883	40.9%
2023	36.37	3406^th	5874	42.0%
2024	17.43	5075^th	5862	13.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	29.61	2642^nd	3311	20.2%
2023	45.10	1481^st	3250	54.4%
2024	25.52	2810^th	3160	11.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	41.76	1248^th	2634	52.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.41	2523^rd	5084	50.4%
2019	42.67	2920^th	5173	43.6%
2022	35.96	3333^rd	5264	36.7%
2023	36.01	3393^rd	5374	36.9%
2024	16.84	5017^th	5511	9.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.85	2670^th	5413	50.7%
2019	47.54	2639^th	5492	51.9%
2022	29.51	3781^st	5635	32.9%
2023	40.00	3015^th	5617	46.3%
2024	21.75	4528^th	5605	19.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.17	1223^rd	2585	52.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.87	2392^nd	5431	56.0%
2019	48.20	2553^rd	5510	53.7%
2022	39.37	3044^th	5663	46.2%
2023	33.61	3497^th	5650	38.1%
2024	14.31	5202^nd	5636	7.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.54	2582^nd	4830	46.5%
2019	51.57	2184^th	4963	56.0%
2022	36.79	3166^th	5084	37.7%
2023	40.90	2839^th	5098	44.3%
2024	13.19	4867^th	5102	4.6%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.45	1346^th	2737	50.8%
2019	34.62	2024^th	2834	28.6%
2022	42.04	1676^th	2726	38.5%
2023	37.04	1797^th	2662	32.5%
2024	24.55	2100^th	2647	20.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Waverly Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.32	676^th	1769	61.8%
2005	44.93	900^th	1777	49.4%
2006	54.74	729^th	1804	59.6%
2007	59.61	688^th	1999	65.6%
2008	72.23	444^th	2005	77.9%
2009	70.06	512^th	2063	75.2%
2010	64.40	674^th	2179	69.1%
2011	64.63	694^th	2236	69.0%
2012	63.31	735^th	2259	67.5%
2013	59.34	911^th	2379	61.7%
2015	53.23	1027^th	2477	58.5%
2016	51.06	1085^th	2497	56.5%
2017	49.65	1117^th	2508	55.5%
2018	37.64	1437^th	2480	42.1%
2019	31.86	1720^th	2715	36.6%
2022	32.13	1703^rd	2740	37.8%
2023	43.49	1360^th	2802	51.5%
2024	29.31	1839^th	2777	33.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	27.09	1379^th	1540	10.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.06	1257^th	2230	43.6%
2019	35.71	1471^st	2369	37.9%
2022	19.36	2118^th	2458	13.8%
2023	34.10	1599^th	2549	37.3%
2024	32.14	1688^th	2575	34.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.67	1379^th	2262	39.0%
2019	26.24	1748^th	2380	26.6%
2022	33.34	1546^th	2509	38.4%
2023	46.43	1149^th	2547	54.9%
2024	32.47	1588^th	2546	37.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.76	1320^th	2273	41.9%
2019	37.63	1387^th	2407	42.4%
2022	31.85	1589^th	2527	37.1%
2023	42.16	1283^rd	2558	49.8%
2024	27.43	1778^th	2547	30.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.65	1003^rd	2072	51.6%
2019	36.11	1367^th	2213	38.2%
2022	33.41	1510^th	2359	36.0%
2023	49.83	990^th	2391	58.6%
2024	27.27	1746^th	2383	26.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Waverly Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	62.82	537^th	1555	65.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Waverly Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	212	2	9	40	3	n/a	n/a	0	266
1989	280	4	11	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1990	276	4	10	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1991	265	9	18	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1992	242	5	15	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	302
1993	236	8	12	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1994	225	8	18	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	315
1995	220	0	24	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	309
1996	220	0	24	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	309
1997	262	0	12	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	331
1998	256	1	16	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
1999	258	1	20	81	2	n/a	n/a	0	362
2000	246	4	19	73	3	n/a	n/a	0	345
2001	227	3	20	94	3	n/a	n/a	0	347
2002	217	4	21	82	3	n/a	n/a	0	327
2003	217	4	21	82	3	n/a	n/a	0	327
2004	203	3	17	89	6	n/a	n/a	0	318
2005	200	2	17	99	3	n/a	n/a	0	321
2006	196	6	16	103	3	n/a	n/a	0	324
2007	178	6	19	108	2	n/a	n/a	1	314
2008	187	1	26	123	1	n/a	n/a	0	338
2009	182	1	21	126	2	0	0	0	332
2010	163	5	20	134	3	0	4	0	329
2011	152	1	18	138	3	0	3	0	315
2012	137	4	18	153	1	0	8	0	321
2013	133	4	23	168	4	0	8	0	340
2014	122	6	20	188	4	0	5	0	345
2015	109	5	24	183	4	0	9	0	334
2016	108	7	22	182	4	0	10	0	333
2017	92	6	23	189	2	0	9	0	321
2018	88	3	21	203	2	0	8	0	325
2019	90	4	18	229	2	0	6	0	349
2020	95	1	14	240	5	1	5	0	361
2021	102	1	11	251	5	3	3	0	376
2022	96	1	12	261	2	1	3	0	376
2023	87	0	6	268	1	1	3	0	366
2024	105	0	11	284	6	0	6	0	412

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Waverly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	266	14.5	18.3	n/a
1989	357	14.5	24.6	n/a
1990	351	15.0	23.4	n/a
1991	368	14.0	26.2	n/a
1992	302	14.2	21.2	26.8
1993	306	14.0	21.9	29.4
1994	315	14.0	22.5	40
1995	309	14.0	22.1	37.2
1996	309	14.0	22.1	37.2
1997	331	16.0	20.7	40.5
1998	349	18.0	19.4	37.8
1999	362	19.4	18.7	46.1
2000	345	18.9	18.3	47.8
2001	347	18.2	19.1	43.8
2002	327	19.2	17.0	47.7
2003	327	19.2	17.0	47.7
2004	318	17.5	18.2	46.9
2005	321	17.5	18.3	44.2
2006	324	15.5	20.9	38.9
2007	314	15.5	20.3	48.6
2008	338	18.5	18.3	51.2
2009	332	15.5	17.9	56
2010	329	15.1	21.7	60.2
2011	315	n/a	n/a	61.6
2012	321	13.6	23.4	53.6
2013	340	13.6	24.8	56.2
2014	345	13.5	25.4	48.7
2015	334	14.0	23.8	46.7
2016	333	14.0	23.7	48.9
2017	321	14.5	22.0	51.7
2018	325	12.5	25.8	58.8
2019	349	11.3	30.8	58.2
2020	361	n/a	n/a	56.2
2021	376	18.7	20.1	57.2
2022	376	16.3	22.9	51.6
2023	366	17.0	21.4	76.8
2024	412	18.2	22.6	77.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Waverly Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	266	14.5	18.3	n/a
1989	357	14.5	24.6	n/a
1990	351	15.0	23.4	n/a
1991	368	14.0	26.2	n/a
1992	302	14.2	21.2	26.8
1993	306	14.0	21.9	29.4
1994	315	14.0	22.5	40
1995	309	14.0	22.1	37.2
1996	309	14.0	22.1	37.2
1997	331	16.0	20.7	40.5
1998	349	18.0	19.4	37.8
1999	362	19.4	18.7	46.1
2000	345	18.9	18.3	47.8
2001	347	18.2	19.1	43.8
2002	327	19.2	17.0	47.7
2003	327	19.2	17.0	47.7
2004	318	17.5	18.2	46.9
2005	321	17.5	18.3	44.2
2006	324	15.5	20.9	38.9
2007	314	15.5	20.3	48.6
2008	338	18.5	18.3	51.2
2009	332	15.5	17.9	56
2010	329	15.1	21.7	60.2
2011	315	n/a	n/a	61.6
2012	321	13.6	23.4	53.6
2013	340	13.6	24.8	56.2
2014	345	13.5	25.4	48.7
2015	334	14.0	23.8	46.7
2016	333	14.0	23.7	48.9
2017	321	14.5	22.0	51.7
2018	325	12.5	25.8	58.8
2019	349	11.3	30.8	58.2
2020	361	n/a	n/a	56.2
2021	376	18.7	20.1	57.2
2022	376	16.3	22.9	51.6
2023	366	17.0	21.4	76.8
2024	412	18.2	22.6	77.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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