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Lodi Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 27,323 (2022-2023)
Schools: 49 (2022-2023)
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Lodi Unified School District is a school district in California (San Joaquin County). During the 2023 school year, 27,323 students attended one of the district's 49 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

General election

General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

Victoria Lenderman defeated Maia Aguirre and incumbent Gary Knackstedt in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Victoria Lenderman (Nonpartisan)
 
44.1
 
4,193
Maia Aguirre (Nonpartisan)
 
28.4
 
2,696
Gary Knackstedt (Nonpartisan)
 
27.5
 
2,611

Total votes: 9,500
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Rommel Bal (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7

General election

General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7

Incumbent Joe Nava defeated Joseph Anthony Gardea in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joe Nava (Nonpartisan)
 
62.3
 
3,897
Joseph Anthony Gardea (Nonpartisan)
 
37.7
 
2,361

Total votes: 6,258
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Susan MacFarlane (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

General election

General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

Sherry Alexander defeated Katherine King, Erich Myers, and Samantha Osborne in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sherry Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
48.0
 
2,493
Katherine King (Nonpartisan)
 
23.2
 
1,208
Erich Myers (Nonpartisan)
 
15.9
 
824
Samantha Osborne (Nonpartisan)
 
12.9
 
672

Total votes: 5,197
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

Incumbent Courtney Porter defeated Jeremy Duncan and Mark Scrivens in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Courtney Porter (Nonpartisan)
 
53.5
 
4,890
Jeremy Duncan (Nonpartisan)
 
38.0
 
3,469
Mark Scrivens (Nonpartisan)
 
8.5
 
778

Total votes: 9,137
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Jeff Stroh defeated Deanne Barth in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeff Stroh (Nonpartisan)
 
60.8
 
3,068
Deanne Barth (Nonpartisan)
 
39.2
 
1,977

Total votes: 5,045
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Gary Knackstedt defeated Richard Vasquez in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gary Knackstedt (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
62.5
 
6,999
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Richard Vasquez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
36.7
 
4,110
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
89

Total votes: 11,198
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6

General election

General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6

Incumbent Ron Freitas defeated Christopher Pack in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ron Freitas (Nonpartisan)
 
75.1
 
6,296
Christopher Pack (Nonpartisan)
 
24.5
 
2,055
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
32

Total votes: 8,383
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7

Incumbent Joe Nava defeated Jessica Mitchell, Juan Troy, and Kelley Marable in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joe Nava (Nonpartisan)
 
38.0
 
2,800
Jessica Mitchell (Nonpartisan)
 
31.1
 
2,291
Juan Troy (Nonpartisan)
 
15.4
 
1,133
Kelley Marable (Nonpartisan)
 
15.0
 
1,102
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
34

Total votes: 7,360
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

Susan MacFarlane defeated incumbent Bonnie Cassel in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Susan MacFarlane (Nonpartisan)
 
57.7
 
3,871
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Bonnie Cassel (Nonpartisan)
 
42.3
 
2,833

Total votes: 6,704
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

General election

The general election was canceled. George Neely (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

General election

General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

Courtney Porter defeated Dave Sorgent and Kanwaljeet Gill in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Courtney Porter (Nonpartisan)
 
57.4
 
4,803
Dave Sorgent (Nonpartisan)
 
25.1
 
2,100
Kanwaljeet Gill (Nonpartisan)
 
17.5
 
1,464

Total votes: 8,367
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Incumbent Ron Heberle defeated Ramon Yepez in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ron Heberle
Ron Heberle (Nonpartisan)
 
73.8
 
3,592
Ramon Yepez (Nonpartisan)
 
26.2
 
1,277

Total votes: 4,869
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Gary Knackstedt won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
Gary Knackstedt (Nonpartisan)

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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6

Incumbent Ron Freitas won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 6 on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
Ron Freitas (Nonpartisan)

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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7

Incumbent Joe Nava won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
Joe Nava (Nonpartisan)

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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Bonnie Cassel won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 4, 2014.

Candidate
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Bonnie Cassel (Nonpartisan)

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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

Incumbent George Neely won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 4, 2014.

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George Neely (Nonpartisan)

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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4

Incumbent Daryl R. Talken won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 4, 2014.

Candidate
Daryl R. Talken (Nonpartisan)

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Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

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General election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Incumbent Ron Heberle won election in the general election for Lodi Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 4, 2014.

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Ron Heberle (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Lodi Unified School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Joe NavaArea 72028
Victoria LendermanArea 220242028
Rommel BalArea 620232028
Sherry AlexanderArea 320222026
Jeff StrohArea 520222026
Susan MacFarlaneArea 120182026
Courtney PorterArea 420182026

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Overlapping state house districts

Lodi Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 9Heath FloraRepublican Party 87% 12%
California State Assembly District 13Rhodesia RansomDemocratic Party 13% 8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $68,883,000 $2,469 14%
Local: $100,428,000 $3,600 21%
State: $311,369,000 $11,162 65%
Total: $480,680,000 $17,231
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $508,293,000 $18,220
Total Current Expenditures: $405,740,000 $14,544
Instructional Expenditures: $242,929,000 $8,708 48%
Student and Staff Support: $38,246,000 $1,371 8%
Administration: $60,784,000 $2,178 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $63,781,000 $2,286 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $88,076,000 $3,157
Construction: $85,545,000 $3,066
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,770,000 $63
Interest on Debt: $11,364,000 $407

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 24 32 12 17 30-39 27 36
2018-2019 32 41 12 26 30-34 37 45
2017-2018 32 41 12 25 35-39 35 45
2016-2017 33 41 16 25 35-39 37 44
2015-2016 30 41 11 22 30-34 30-34 41
2014-2015 28 38 12 20 25-29 30-34 38
2013-2014 59 72 45-49 49 >=50 60-79 66
2012-2013 52 61 35 44 40-44 50-54 62
2011-2012 52 63 33 44 45-49 47 60
2010-2011 51 61 33 43 45-49 46 59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 36 45 20 29 50-59 41 48
2018-2019 44 53 22 38 40-44 48 56
2017-2018 43 51 24 36 40-44 45 56
2016-2017 43 52 24 35 45-49 48 56
2015-2016 40 51 21 32 40-44 35-39 51
2014-2015 37 47 21 29 40-44 30-34 49
2013-2014 53 59 40-44 43 >=50 40-59 65
2012-2013 49 54 36 40 45-49 45-49 64
2011-2012 51 57 37 42 50-54 53 65
2010-2011 49 53 37 39 45-49 49 64

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 87 89 70-74 86 >=50 75-79 90
2018-2019 89 92 80-84 88 >=50 85-89 90
2017-2018 85 89 70-74 85 >=50 80-89 86
2016-2017 84 88 70-74 82 >=50 80-89 86
2015-2016 85 87 65-69 83 >=50 >=80 90
2014-2015 85 88 70-74 84 PS >=80 89
2013-2014 81 85 65-69 76 >=50 60-79 86
2012-2013 83 86 70-74 80 >=50 >=80 86
2011-2012 81 84 75-79 78 >=50 60-79 83
2010-2011 77 79 60-64 72 >=50 >=50 83

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 27,323 -2.0
2021-2022 27,873 -0.1
2020-2021 27,896 -2.6
2019-2020 28,626 -1.1
2018-2019 28,941 -8.5
2017-2018 31,394 1.9
2016-2017 30,797 1.3
2015-2016 30,395 0.2
2014-2015 30,349 0.3
2013-2014 30,256 0.1
2012-2013 30,222 -0.3
2011-2012 30,319 -0.7
2010-2011 30,528 -1.4
2009-2010 30,942 -0.9
2008-2009 31,216 -1.3
2007-2008 31,609 1.1
2006-2007 31,266 1.1
2005-2006 30,911 2.6
2004-2005 30,092 3.0
2003-2004 29,178 2.7
2002-2003 28,396 1.9
2001-2002 27,855 1.9
2000-2001 27,339 3.5
1999-2000 26,394 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Lodi Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 21.3 0.0
Black 6.4 0.0
Hispanic 48.3 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.0
Two or More Races 6.2 0.0
White 16.7 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Lodi Unified School District had 1,269.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.52.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 98.22
Elementary: 720.99
Secondary: 450.46
Total: 1,269.67

Lodi Unified School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 87.90 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 119.38
School Administrators: 87.90
School Administrative Support: 139.86
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 412.08
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 52.75
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 25.96
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 21.95
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.56
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 80.70
Other Support Services: 486.98

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lodi Unified School District operates 49 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ansel Adams598KG-6
Bear Creek High1,9379-12
Beckman Elementary534KG-6
Christa Mcauliffe Middle6327-8
Clairmont Elementary377KG-6
Clyde W. Needham Elementary347KG-6
Creekside Elementary541KG-6
Davis Elementary327KG-6
Delta Sierra Middle5957-8
Elkhorn2664-8
Ellerth E. Larson Elementary858KG-6
Erma B. Reese Elementary575KG-6
George Lincoln Mosher581KG-6
George Washington Elementary370KG-6
Henderson207-8
Heritage Elementary463KG-6
Houston150KG-8
Independence192KG-12
Joe Serna Jr. Charter357KG-8
John Muir Elementary564KG-6
Julia Morgan Elementary422KG-6
Lakewood Elementary495KG-6
Lawrence Elementary524KG-6
Leroy Nichols Elementary309KG-6
Liberty High1349-12
Live Oak Elementary286KG-6
Lockeford Elementary462KG-8
Lodi High2,0709-12
Lodi Middle8987-8
Lois E. Borchardt Elementary728KG-6
Manlio Silva Elementary757KG-6
Middle College High3159-12
Millswood Middle7697-8
Morada Middle7467-8
Oakwood Elementary548KG-6
Parklane Elementary441KG-6
Plaza Robles Continuation High1179-12
Podesta Ranch Elementary420KG-6
Ronald E. Mcnair High1,7689-12
Sutherland Elementary358KG-6
Tokay High2,0599-12
Turner Academy At Tokay Colony22KG-8
Valley Robotics Academy381KG-12
Victor Elementary145KG-6
Vinewood Elementary550KG-6
Wagner-Holt Elementary460KG-6
Walter J. Katnich Community Day07-12
Westwood Elementary443KG-6
Woodbridge349KG-6

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