Nightingale Charter

Charter School 425 Students

Elementary School K - 8th

School Overview

Nightingale Charter School, located at 1721 Carpenter Road in Stockton, California, is a public charter school that serves students in the Stockton Unified School District. The school is known for its focus on providing a structured, supportive academic environment, often emphasizing fundamental skills and personalized learning approaches to help students from diverse backgrounds reach grade-level proficiency.

As a charter institution, Nightingale operates with a specific mission to foster student growth through a combination of rigorous curriculum and community engagement. By maintaining a smaller school setting compared to traditional district campuses, the school aims to build stronger teacher-student relationships, ensuring that pupils receive the necessary attention and resources to succeed both academically and socially within the Stockton community.

425

Total Students

18.5

Full-Time Teachers

22.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

84.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Nightingale Charter
Demographic	Student Count
White	4
Hispanic	355
Black	27
Asian	28
Two or More	7
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	3

Hispanic
355 (83.5%)
Asian
28 (6.6%)
Black
27 (6.4%)
Two or More
7 (1.6%)
White
4 (0.9%)
Pacific Islander
3 (0.7%)
American Indian
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Stockton Unified
Phone:	(209)933-7260
Grade Range:	K - 8th
Total Students:	425
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	18.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	22.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	336
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	24

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 53

Grade 1 48

Grade 2 47

Grade 3 40

Grade 4 48

Grade 5 48

Grade 6 45

Grade 7 55

Grade 8 41