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Jefferson Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Tracy.

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

Students
3,126
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,742
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$50M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 80% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 40% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 39.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $50M, about $15,996 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 80% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
BTracy 101,901

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tracy. Grade by grade →

K–815 schoolsTracy Unified School District
9–122 high schoolsTracy Unified School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency45%
State average 33.1% · 1,596 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 46.7% · 1,593 students tested

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

Graduation rate 87% at Tracy Joint Unified, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$12,742 per student · 40% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 45%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,236’20
2,261’21
2,622’22
2,903’23
3,126’24

Up 39.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 46%Hispanic 27%White 15%Two or more races 7%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Corral Hollow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tracy
806 students23:1
Tom Hawkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tracy
B−
728 students20:1
Anthony C. Traina Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tracy
B
721 students23:1
Monticello Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Tracy
B+
483 students20:1
Jefferson
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tracy
A−
388 students22:1

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.