Duncan-Russell Community Day

Duncan-Russell Community Day, a tiny 9-12 campus in Tracy, California, one of the schools within Tracy Joint Unified, caters to 22 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Duncan-Russell Community Day is one of 19 schools operated by Tracy Joint Unified, a district that hosts 13,770 students overall.

Demographically, Duncan-Russell Community Day shows that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 18% White, 5% Pacific Islander. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Duncan-Russell Community Day shows 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at Duncan-Russell Community Day qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Joaquin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, San Joaquin County reports that median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Duncan-Russell Community Day is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

The closest other public school is George and Evelyn Stein Continuation, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Duncan-Russell Community Day operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 35%: 34 students in 2018 compared to 22 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 9% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

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