Photo: Michael Patrick · Public domainTracy’s public schools outscore 55% of California districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tracy, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Tracy’s districts is 27%, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Tracy’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 475 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tracy’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Tracy Unified spends $18,044 per student and Jefferson Elementary $12,742, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
15 elementary schools, then two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Millennium Charter, Discovery Charter, Primary Charter, Bella Vista Christian Academy (private), West Valley Christian Academy (private), Montessori Elementary & Middle School of Tracy (private), St. Bernards Catholic School (private) and Tracy SDA School (private) are in town. Tracy Independent Study Charter, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Tracy’s grade
B: better than 55% of California school districts, #425 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tracy, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Tracy · depends on your address
Merrill F. West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,920 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Tracy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,739 students · 22:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Tracy · depends on your address
Merrill F. West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,920 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Tracy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,739 students · 22:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Tracy · depends on your address
Merrill F. West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,920 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Tracy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,739 students · 22:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Tracy · depends on your address
Merrill F. West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,920 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Tracy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,739 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Parts of Tracy (11% and 3% of its land) are served by Lammersville Joint Unified and Banta Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Tracy
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Tracy vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Tracy’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy | B | Tracy Unified K–12 · Jefferson Elementary K–8 · Tracy Unified |
Every school in Tracy
29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Duncan-Russell Community Day).
Questions about Tracy’s schools
Are Tracy’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Tracy children attend outscore 55% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #425 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tracy in?
Tracy Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 13,770 students in 19 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Tracy are served by Lammersville Joint Unified and Banta Unified.
Where do Tracy kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Merrill F. West High and Tracy High.
What is Tracy’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Tracy Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Tracy spend per student?
$18,044 in Tracy Unified School District and $12,742 in Jefferson Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Tracy?
Yes: Bella Vista Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 311 students), West Valley Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 302 students), Montessori Elementary & Middle School of Tracy (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 252 students), St. Bernards Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 185 students) and Tracy SDA School (religious, grades K–6, 15 students). Tracy also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Tracy families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Tracy → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.