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B−

Tracy Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Tracy.

Tracy’s School Grade B better than 55% of California school districts

Students
13,770
Schools
19
Spent per student
$18,044
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$130.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tracy Unified School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $130.2M, about $9,457 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tracy. Grade by grade →

K–815 schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 33.1% · 7,054 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 46.7% · 7,027 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 86.2% · 1,507 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,044 per student · 15% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 61%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
14,268’20
14,092’21
13,889’22
13,812’23
13,770’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 54%Asian 21%White 13%Black 5%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

19 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.