South/West Park Elementary

South/West Park Elementary, a high-enrollment primary school in Tracy, California, operated by Tracy Joint Unified, hosts 806 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 73% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Across the 19 schools in Tracy Joint Unified (13,770 students total), South/West Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, South/West Park Elementary reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 17% Asian, 5% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South/West Park Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Joaquin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South/West Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.6%; this one delivers 37.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put median household earnings sit near $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. South/West Park Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students).

Nearest neighbor: Earle E. Williams Middle, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South/West Park Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 880 students in 2018 compared to 806 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 75% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the South/West Park Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.