Public schools in Tracy, CA
Tracy has 36 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 6 high, 4 middle, 20 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 20,109 students. They are run by 10 districts and agencies; Tracy Unified School District runs 19 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 10 districts and agencies that run Tracy's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Tracy | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Unified School District | 19 | 13,925 | $16,832 |
| New Jerusalem Elementary School District | 6 | 1,651 | $16,176 |
| Jefferson Elementary School District | 4 | 2,623 | $11,551 |
| Valley View Charter Prep District | 1 | 613 | $8,199 |
| Millennium Charter District | 1 | 478 | $13,787 |
| Primary Charter District | 1 | 402 | $11,527 |
| Discovery Charter District | 1 | 365 | $10,690 |
| Lammersville Joint Unified | 1 | 7,520 | $11,535 |
| Banta Unified | 1 | 199 | $32,812 |
| Banta Charter District | 1 | 67 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
6 high schools in Tracy, 5,825 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill F. West High | 1,920 | 21.4 | 58.3% | Tracy Unified |
| Tracy High | 1,739 | 22.1 | 44.5% | Tracy Unified |
| John C. Kimball High | 1,587 | 23.6 | 34.2% | Tracy Unified |
| Millennium Charter | 436 | 16.2 | 22.5% | Millennium Charter District |
| George and Evelyn Stein Continuation | 121 | 11.8 | 75.2% | Tracy Unified |
| Duncan-Russell Community Day | 22 | 8.5 | 86.4% | Tracy Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 middle schools in Tracy, 2,257 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earle E. Williams Middle | 762 | 21.0 | 60.5% | Tracy Unified |
| Monte Vista Middle | 738 | 20.6 | 64.4% | Tracy Unified |
| Jefferson | 388 | 22.3 | 15.5% | Jefferson Elementary |
| Discovery Charter | 369 | 23.0 | 25.5% | Discovery Charter District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
20 elementary schools in Tracy, 9,569 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kelly Elementary | 929 | 20.6 | 42.9% | Tracy Unified |
| South/West Park Elementary | 806 | 23.0 | 65.4% | Tracy Unified |
| Art Freiler | 772 | 21.2 | 57.8% | Tracy Unified |
| Tom Hawkins Elementary | 728 | 20.3 | 33.2% | Jefferson Elementary |
| North Elementary | 722 | 22.6 | 76.5% | Tracy Unified |
| Anthony C. Traina Elementary | 721 | 23.3 | 36.5% | Jefferson Elementary |
| Melville S. Jacobson Elementary | 644 | 22.5 | 64.8% | Tracy Unified |
| Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary | 555 | 21.2 | 49.4% | Tracy Unified |
| Central Elementary | 491 | 21.2 | 74.7% | Tracy Unified |
| Monticello Elementary | 483 | 20.3 | 16.8% | Jefferson Elementary |
The other 10 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary | 436 | 19.6 | 62.8% | Tracy Unified |
| Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary | 411 | 20.9 | 63.3% | Tracy Unified |
| Primary Charter | 401 | 20.1 | 21.7% | Primary Charter District |
| Louis A. Bohn Elementary | 397 | 23.8 | 67.3% | Tracy Unified |
| Wanda Hirsch Elementary | 359 | 21.5 | 46.2% | Tracy Unified |
| New Jerusalem | 217 | 24.7 | 46.5% | New Jerusalem Elementary |
| Lammersville Elementary | 203 | 16.9 | 34.5% | Lammersville Joint Unified |
| Banta Elementary | 202 | 18.2 | 56.4% | Banta Unified |
| Banta Charter | 73 | 22.5 | 68.5% | Banta Charter District |
| New Jerusalem Elementary | 19 | 15.8 | 47.4% | New Jerusalem Elementary |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 other schools in Tracy, 2,458 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Charter | 772 | 15.8 | 46.6% | New Jerusalem Elementary |
| Valley View Charter Prep | 655 | 28.1 | 22.1% | Valley View Charter Prep District |
| Tracy Independent Study Charter | 359 | 19.8 | 60.2% | Tracy Unified |
| Delta Charter Online | 282 | 23.0 | 50.7% | New Jerusalem Elementary |
| Delta Home Charter | 265 | 23.1 | 41.5% | New Jerusalem Elementary |
| Delta Keys Charter | 125 | 17.8 | 68.0% | New Jerusalem Elementary |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Tracy's public schools compare with California's
The median Tracy school has 21.2 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 436 students (state 471).
| Tracy | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 21.2 | 21.6 |
| Median school size (students) | 436 | 471 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | not reported | not reported |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 81% | 74% |
| Charter schools | 31% | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 36 Tracy schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Tracy
- Tracy Unified School DistrictRuns 19 of Tracy's 36 public schools and spent $16,832 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,832
- Merrill F. West High, the largest high school in Tracy1,920 students in 2024-25, 21.4 per teacher.1,920
- Compare Tracy Unified School District with New Jerusalem Elementary School DistrictTracy's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Tracy addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in California
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Questions about schools in Tracy
How many public schools are in Tracy, CA?
36 public schools with an address in Tracy were open in 2024-25: 6 high, 4 middle, 20 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 20,109 students. 11 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Tracy?
Merrill F. West High, with 1,920 students in 2024-25 (Tracy Unified School District).Which districts run Tracy's schools?
Tracy Unified School District (19 schools), New Jerusalem Elementary School District (6 schools), Jefferson Elementary School District (4 schools), Valley View Charter Prep District (1 school), and 6 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25