New Jerusalem

New Jerusalem, a small elementary campus in Tracy, California, run under New Jerusalem Elementary, teaches 217 students, covering grades 1 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 53% below typical.

Across the 6 schools in New Jerusalem Elementary (1,680 students total), New Jerusalem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, New Jerusalem reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 39% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, New Jerusalem has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Joaquin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), New Jerusalem is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.7%; New Jerusalem posts 14.2%, -36.5 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put median household income runs about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. New Jerusalem is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

The closest other public school is Delta Charter, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area. As a public charter, New Jerusalem runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 218 students in 2018 compared to 217 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 5% to 0% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.