Houston, Acampo CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Houston

Houston is a small elementary-middle school serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade in Acampo, a rural agricultural community about five miles north of Lodi in San Joaquin County's wine region. The school enrolls a small population of students, most of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller share of white students and a small multiracial population.

State assessment results from the most recent year show consistently low proficiency across all tested subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, proficiency rates ranged from single digits through the middle grades, with only scattered students meeting state standards in any tested grade. Mathematics proficiency was similarly weak, with grades three through six all showing single-digit or near-zero proficiency rates. Science results were minimal as well. These results place Houston in the bottom quartile for proficiency compared to other schools in San Joaquin County. A parent considering this school should ask directly about what interventions and supports are in place to address these outcomes and what progress, if any, the school has made in prior years.

The school operates within the context of Lodi Unified School District, which has recently passed a major school facilities bond to fund new construction and campus modernization over the coming years. The district has also adopted an ethnic studies course requirement in response to state law, which will affect high school graduation requirements. These changes reflect broader district-level priorities, though they may have limited immediate bearing on a K-8 school like Houston.

Acampo itself is a very small, dispersed rural settlement centered on vineyards and winery operations. Housing values are moderate relative to California state averages, and the local economy depends almost entirely on wine production and farming. There is no incorporated downtown; residents rely on Lodi for commercial and civic services. Population growth is flat to slightly declining, and real estate in the area is dominated by large acreage parcels and country properties rather than new residential subdivision development.

Houston's small enrollment and low test proficiency are factors a parent would want to investigate carefully with the school and district to understand the school's specific challenges, staffing, and any targeted improvement efforts underway.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 35% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 26% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 32% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 38%

School 8% · District 32% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 38% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 41% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 22% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 51% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

This schoolLodi Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.