Morada Middle, Stockton CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Morada Middle

Morada Middle is a seventh- and eighth-grade school in Stockton serving a student body that is about evenly split between Asian and Hispanic students, with the remainder drawn from Black, White, and multiracial families. The overwhelming majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the neighborhoods the school serves. This is not a selective or magnolia school; it is a regular public school drawing from its attendance zone.

Academic performance on state assessments is below the midpoint among the county's districts. In English language arts, both seventh and eighth graders show proficiency in the mid-thirties range. Math proficiency is notably lower, sitting in the low twenties for both grades. Science proficiency, measured only in eighth grade, drops further into the mid-teens. The most recent social studies data available is from 2013 and cannot be compared to current results, so it does not reflect the school's current academic posture. These are weak numbers by any standard, and a parent considering this school should want to understand what instructional support and intervention systems are in place, how the school is working to address the gap, and what changes staff have made or plan to make. State testing data tell you where students are, but not the school's response or trajectory.

The school's enrollment is stable at roughly mid-sized for a middle school. Three-quarters or more of its students receive free or reduced-price meals. Special education and English learner counts are not available in the data, so you may want to ask the school directly about those populations and any targeted services.

Stockton itself is a large inland city in the San Joaquin Valley with a mixed urban and suburban character. The city's downtown civic core sits alongside residential neighborhoods of varied density and outlying suburban tracts. Public transit is limited; the city relies heavily on car travel, though the San Joaquin Regional Transit District runs roughly 26-37 bus routes including some rapid transit corridors. Walkability varies sharply by neighborhood. The housing market in 2026 is described as normalizing after years of constrained supply, with modest price appreciation forecast and inventory growing. Home values and rents in the 95212 zip code where Morada sits are running roughly below the state median, a reflection of the region's affordability compared to the Bay Area.

The school's parent district is Lodi Unified, which recently passed a school facilities bond in March 2024 that will fund three new schools and campus modernization. This has direct bearing on property taxes and the district's capital footprint over coming years. The district also moved to adopt a one-semester ethnic studies course in late 2024, in response to state mandate; ethnic studies becomes a graduation requirement for the class of 2030, so current students will eventually need to complete it.

Morada Middle is not a high-performing school by state or county comparison. Families choosing it should do so with clear-eyed understanding of where proficiency stands and what supports or pathways the school offers to help students who are not yet proficient move forward.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 723%

School 23% · District 30% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 26% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 42% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 834%

School 34% · District 36% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 21% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 51% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income40%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income44%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income21%Higher-income36%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income20%Higher-income32%12 pp gap