Is Joe Serna Junior Charter a good school?

Joe Serna Junior Charter ranks 2396 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Joe Serna Junior Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 366 students attended Joe Serna Junior Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Joe Serna Junior Charter?

Students at Joe Serna Junior Charter are 82% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Joe Serna Junior Charter

Summary:

Joe Serna Junior Charter is a public charter elementary school serving 357 students in grades K-8 in Acampo, California, which is part of the Lodi Unified School District.

Joe Serna Junior Charter consistently outperforms the Lodi Unified School District and the state of California in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 49.57% of Joe Serna Junior Charter students were proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to 37.78% for Lodi Unified and 47.04% for California. The school's Hispanic students and English Language Learner (ELL) students also significantly outperform their counterparts in the district and state. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.7% in 2018-2019 to 11.9% in 2022-2023, which is still lower than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Lodi Unified School District, Joe Serna Junior Charter outperforms most in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates, with the exception of Erma B. Reese Elementary, which has slightly higher proficiency rates in some grade levels and subjects. Joe Serna Junior Charter's student-teacher ratio of 19:1 is lower than most of the nearby schools, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance. Despite the school's high performance, it faces challenges related to its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which could be contributing to the increase in chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

4620 East Acampo Rd.
Acampo, CA 95220-9601

(209) 331-7809

District: Lodi Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2396^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,751

Student/teacher ratio: 19.5

Number of students: 366

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.2%

White:

13.9%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Joe Serna Junior Charter ranks better than 59.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the Lodi Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.96. (See more...)

Compare Details Joe Serna Junior Charter ranks better than 62.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.56. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.2%), White (13.9%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joe Serna Junior Charter is 19.5, which is the 4^th best among 31 elementary schools in the Lodi Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Joe Serna Junior Charter employs 18.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joe Serna Junior Charter is $9,751, which is the lowest among 32 elementary schools in the Lodi Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joe Serna Junior Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Joe Serna Junior Charter 2396^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Joe Serna Junior Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Joe Serna Junior Charter 1052^nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Joe Serna Junior Charter in the ranking list.)

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Lodi Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lodi Unified 951^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Joe Serna Junior Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	20.20	3923^rd	4809	18.4%
2005	21.75	3844^th	4822	20.3%
2006	30.07	3302^nd	4818	31.5%
2007	29.32	3622^nd	5113	29.2%
2008	27.68	3774^th	5113	26.2%
2009	29.05	3780^th	5193	27.2%
2010	24.34	4274^th	5314	19.6%
2011	29.45	4032^nd	5377	25.0%
2012	26.63	4198^th	5390	22.1%
2013	30.08	4034^th	5530	27.1%
2015	40.82	2974^th	5611	47.0%
2016	40.57	3047^th	5614	45.7%
2017	39.66	3125^th	5692	45.1%
2018	42.19	3015^th	5662	46.8%
2019	48.77	2662^nd	5789	54.0%
2021	52.10	620^th	1417	56.2%
2022	62.46	1918^th	5883	67.4%
2023	57.67	2160^th	5874	63.2%
2024	52.96	2396^th	5862	59.1%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.12	1198^th	3246	63.1%
2019	59.38	852^nd	3275	74.0%
2022	87.98	184^th	3311	94.4%
2023	71.21	462^nd	3250	85.8%
2024	75.42	303^rd	3160	90.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.37	3063^rd	5084	39.8%
2019	47.40	2587^th	5173	50.0%
2021	70.05	237^th	1110	78.6%
2022	66.63	1333^rd	5264	74.7%
2023	57.37	1917^th	5374	64.3%
2024	53.68	2139^th	5511	61.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.90	3357^th	5413	38.0%
2019	45.95	2731^st	5492	50.3%
2021	58.41	467^th	1267	63.1%
2022	60.20	1925^th	5635	65.8%
2023	56.03	2126^th	5617	62.2%
2024	51.83	2322^nd	5605	58.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.01	2570^th	5431	52.7%
2019	49.59	2476^th	5510	55.1%
2021	48.00	587^th	1272	53.9%
2022	62.40	1845^th	5663	67.4%
2023	56.98	2089^th	5650	63.0%
2024	52.90	2309^th	5636	59.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.83	2745^th	4830	43.2%
2019	57.47	1824^th	4963	63.2%
2022	70.44	1139^th	5084	77.6%
2023	57.60	1792^nd	5098	64.8%
2024	52.71	2085^th	5102	59.1%

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

Rank History for Joe Serna Junior Charter

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Rank History for all middle school students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2006	18.52	1526^th	1804	15.4%
2007	25.43	1519^th	1999	24.0%
2008	17.33	1741^st	2005	13.2%
2009	20.23	1737^th	2063	15.8%
2010	23.83	1738^th	2179	20.2%
2011	22.54	1844^th	2236	17.5%
2012	25.99	1768^th	2259	21.7%
2013	47.95	1214^th	2379	49.0%
2015	62.30	816^th	2477	67.1%
2016	57.08	935^th	2497	62.6%
2017	34.39	1547^th	2508	38.3%
2018	41.14	1326^th	2480	46.5%
2019	50.77	1130^th	2715	58.4%
2021	21.86	715^th	894	20.0%
2022	44.42	1324^th	2740	51.7%
2023	51.05	1135^th	2802	59.5%
2024	53.56	1052^nd	2777	62.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.42	771^st	1364	43.5%
2019	33.82	922^nd	1442	36.1%
2022	40.49	741^st	1540	51.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.77	1070^th	2230	52.0%
2019	54.49	891^st	2369	62.4%
2021	24.06	598^th	721	17.1%
2022	45.42	1153^rd	2458	53.1%
2023	56.95	825^th	2549	67.6%
2024	53.43	935^th	2575	63.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.28	1546^th	2262	31.7%
2019	27.46	1705^th	2380	28.4%
2022	44.22	1214^th	2509	51.6%
2023	58.11	865^th	2547	66.0%
2024	55.38	923^rd	2546	63.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.37	1008^th	2273	55.7%
2019	57.18	874^th	2407	63.7%
2022	43.87	1219^th	2527	51.8%
2023	40.42	1335^th	2558	47.8%
2024	48.85	1110^th	2547	56.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Joe Serna Junior Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.60	1243^rd	2072	40.0%
2019	56.56	764^th	2213	65.5%
2022	54.35	873^rd	2359	63.0%
2023	52.63	905^th	2391	62.1%
2024	55.59	838^th	2383	64.8%

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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 Joe Serna Junior Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	83	0	8	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	180
2002	74	0	7	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
2003	74	0	7	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
2004	69	1	5	126	0	n/a	n/a	0	201
2005	66	1	6	144	0	n/a	n/a	1	218
2006	72	0	9	172	1	n/a	n/a	0	254
2007	72	0	9	200	1	n/a	n/a	2	284
2008	72	1	17	196	1	n/a	n/a	0	287
2009	73	2	16	203	1	0	2	0	297
2010	66	4	17	0	1	1	202	0	291
2011	64	4	14	199	1	1	3	0	286
2012	68	4	16	213	1	1	3	0	306
2013	64	4	15	218	1	1	4	0	307
2014	56	4	15	243	2	1	3	0	324
2015	50	4	12	257	1	1	6	0	331
2016	48	4	11	261	1	1	6	0	332
2017	47	3	9	279	2	1	7	0	348
2018	45	2	12	292	2	1	8	0	362
2019	49	0	10	292	2	0	7	0	360
2020	53	1	8	287	2	0	7	0	358
2021	52	1	7	292	3	0	7	0	362
2022	53	1	6	290	3	0	8	0	361
2023	52	1	6	291	2	0	5	0	357
2024	51	2	4	301	2	0	6	0	366

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joe Serna Junior Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	180	11.0	16.4	67.2
2002	202	11.0	18.4	76.2
2003	202	11.0	18.4	76.2
2004	201	11.0	18.3	76.6
2005	218	10.0	21.8	64.1
2006	254	14.0	18.1	63.4
2007	284	15.8	18.0	67
2008	287	20.3	14.1	65.9
2009	297	19.0	13.8	64
2010	291	14.9	19.5	62.5
2011	286	n/a	n/a	66.1
2012	306	15.9	19.1	n/a
2013	307	17.2	17.7	68.4
2014	324	15.5	20.8	66.7
2015	331	16.0	20.6	67.7
2016	332	16.0	20.7	68.1
2017	348	15.8	21.9	65.2
2018	362	18.8	19.1	70.4
2019	360	18.8	19.0	70
2020	358	n/a	n/a	67
2021	362	18.8	19.2	68.2
2022	361	18.6	19.3	57.3
2023	357	18.7	19.0	63.6
2024	366	18.7	19.5	79

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 Joe Serna Junior Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	180	11.0	16.4	67.2
2002	202	11.0	18.4	76.2
2003	202	11.0	18.4	76.2
2004	201	11.0	18.3	76.6
2005	218	10.0	21.8	64.1
2006	254	14.0	18.1	63.4
2007	284	15.8	18.0	67
2008	287	20.3	14.1	65.9
2009	297	19.0	13.8	64
2010	291	14.9	19.5	62.5
2011	286	n/a	n/a	66.1
2012	306	15.9	19.1	n/a
2013	307	17.2	17.7	68.4
2014	324	15.5	20.8	66.7
2015	331	16.0	20.6	67.7
2016	332	16.0	20.7	68.1
2017	348	15.8	21.9	65.2
2018	362	18.8	19.1	70.4
2019	360	18.8	19.0	70
2020	358	n/a	n/a	67
2021	362	18.8	19.2	68.2
2022	361	18.6	19.3	57.3
2023	357	18.7	19.0	63.6
2024	366	18.7	19.5	79

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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