Melville S. Jacobson Elementary

Set in Tracy, California, Melville S. Jacobson Elementary is a mid-sized primary school, run under Tracy Joint Unified. It instructs 644 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Melville S. Jacobson Elementary sits 38% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 19 schools in Tracy Joint Unified (13,770 students total), Melville S. Jacobson Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Melville S. Jacobson Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 21% Asian, 11% White, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, San Joaquin County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Melville S. Jacobson Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Joaquin County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Melville S. Jacobson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 24.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put median household income runs about $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Melville S. Jacobson Elementary is one.

Tracy Independent Study Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Melville S. Jacobson Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Melville S. Jacobson Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 657 (now 644). The White share of enrollment edged down from 19% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Melville S. Jacobson Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.