Beckman Elementary, Lodi CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Beckman Elementary

Beckman Elementary is a regular public school in Lodi serving kindergarten through sixth grade. The school sits in a residential neighborhood off Scarborough Drive and draws from a community shaped strongly by agriculture, food processing, and wine production. Lodi itself is a mid-size Central Valley city with a walkable downtown anchored by wine tasting, restaurants, and shops, ringed by family neighborhoods. The broader Lodi Unified School District has embarked on a bond-funded capital program to build new schools and modernize campuses, a change that affects families considering the area.

The school enrolls a small population, with fairly even representation across its grade span. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with meaningful Asian representation and smaller groups across other racial and ethnic categories. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic realities of the surrounding community. State assessment data on special populations like English learners and students with IEPs was not available.

Beckman's academic performance sits in the bottom quartile among the school's peer group of elementary schools in San Joaquin County. On the 2024-25 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (Smarter Balanced) assessments, math and English language arts proficiency rates are low across all tested grades, with third grade performing somewhat better than middle elementary grades, then rising slightly again in sixth grade. Science proficiency, measured only in grade five, is particularly low. These data are from a single year, so no trend line exists yet. A parent may want to look into what specific supports and interventions the school is implementing, what the trajectory has been, and what resources the school or district are committing to improve proficiency. Given the school's demographics and the broader district's stated commitment to facilities and curriculum modernization, understanding the school's instructional focus and any recent changes may help clarify whether performance is in motion.

Housing in the Lodi area reflects a mid-sized Central Valley market. Homes are moderately valued for the state, though rental costs have risen modestly in the past year. Mortgage rates remain elevated by historical standards, and rent-to-income costs sit at a meaningful percentage of household earnings, placing affordability within reach for many but taut for others. The city's growth is deliberate and currently constrained by construction financing and higher interest rates; housing approvals have slowed sharply, though planning processes aimed at adding downtown and East Lodi housing are underway.

Beckman is a neighborhood elementary school in a city where school life is dispersed across multiple campuses. Civic life, parks, and transit options center in or near downtown, while schools of all grade bands are spread across residential areas and in some cases beyond city limits. The school is part of Lodi Unified, a district with substantial ongoing infrastructure investment and curriculum additions including an ethnic studies course for high school students beginning in the 2025-26 school year.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 35% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 34% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 26% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 32% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 32% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 34% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 38% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 41% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 510%

School 10% · District 22% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

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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.