The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in English language arts. The lowest is 7% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Team Charter
TEAM Charter is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade charter school located at 600 East Main Street in downtown Stockton, California, operated under the TEAM Charter District. Its downtown address places it in the civic and commercial heart of a large inland city in the San Joaquin Valley, a setting that is more urban than most elementary schools in the region. The school is publicly reported to sit among several other K-12 programs in the downtown area, near county government buildings and transit connections.
The school serves a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, with Black students making up a substantial secondary share and smaller representations of other groups. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals a community with significant economic need. Data on English learner rates and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided.
On the most recent California state assessments, proficiency rates at TEAM Charter are low across all tested grades and subjects, and that is worth naming plainly. In English language arts, fewer than one in four students at any tested grade level scored at or above standard, and proficiency rates decline across the upper grades. In math, the picture is weaker still, with rates that fall well into the single digits by fifth grade. Fifth-grade science results follow a similar pattern. Placed against other districts in San Joaquin County, the school's overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile of the comparison set. Because only one year of state assessment data was reported here, there is no trend line available, so it is not possible to say whether scores are improving, holding, or declining. A parent wanting to understand whether the school is making academic progress over time would want to ask the school directly for that context.
What the data does not capture is any account of the school's instructional approach, its culture, or what drew families to choose it. Charter schools in California operate under an authorizing agreement and can carry a distinct mission or pedagogy; nothing in the available data describes TEAM Charter's specific model, so that would be an important question to put to the school itself.
The surrounding neighborhood reflects Stockton's broader character. The city is car-dependent overall, though walkability is better in central areas near the school than in outlying parts of the city. Public transit, including bus rapid transit service and connections to regional rail, is accessible from the downtown core. The housing market near the school's zip code is considerably more affordable than the California state median, and prices have been essentially flat over the past year. Stockton's economy is anchored by logistics and warehousing, healthcare, agriculture, and government, with Amazon standing as the county's largest private employer. The city has an active affordable housing pipeline downtown, with several projects recently completed or underway near the school's location.
No information on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available for TEAM Charter. No graduation rate applies, as the school serves only elementary grades. The district brief did not surface any publicly confirmed recent changes in leadership, programming, or policy, so that section was left out rather than filled with guesses.
For a family considering this school, the central question the data raises is academic performance. The tested results are low relative to both state standards and the schools and districts in San Joaquin County. That is a real fact to weigh. At the same time, the school serves a community with substantial economic challenges, and proficiency rates alone do not describe a school's full environment. A parent would do well to visit, ask about curriculum and instructional supports, and inquire about whatever progress data the school tracks internally.
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