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What advice would you give to incoming students at South/West Park Elementary?
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Enrollment
806
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRACY JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 060004707393
South/West Park Elementary
500 West Mount Diablo Rd., Tracy, CA 95376 · (209) 830-3335 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
648 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
41.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.1% | 15.3% | 16.7% | 41.9% |
| Math | 23.6% | 18.3% | 21.3% | 36.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 36.4% |
| 2022-23 | 35.2% | 32.2% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 27.5% |
| 2020-21 | 26.8% | 22.8% |
| 2018-19 | 33.0% | 26.3% |
| 2017-18 | 33.0% | 31.3% |
| 2016-17 | 31.8% | 30.5% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like South/West Park Elementary
South/West Park Elementary's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South/West Park Elementary this school | 806 | 80.4% | 39.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary Manteca | 736 | 77.4% | 13.5% |
| Ewing Elementary Fresno | 842 | 84.1% | 33.7% |
| Harrison Elementary Stockton | 640 | 81.6% | 23.2% |
| Panama Elementary Bakersfield | 876 | 80.4% | 43.8% |
| Denker Avenue Elementary Gardena | 670 | 79.9% | 44.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where South/West Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,537 of 5,151 | #38 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,158 of 5,172 ▲ 310 | #28 of 138 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,780 of 5,172 ▲ 140 | #42 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.3pp | #210 of 5,116 | #1 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #372 of 5,915 | #22 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #3,015 of 5,352 | #60 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #2,829 of 5,354 | #101 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #2,154 of 5,625 | #65 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #2,888 of 3,837 | #61 of 95 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
806
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+45% since 2000-01, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 23.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 806 | 35 | 23.0:1 | 80% (648) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 37.3 | 21.7:1 | 81% (652) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 33.3 | 23.4:1 | 77% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 807 | 34 | 23.7:1 | 74% (597) |
| 2017-18 | 880 | 36 | 24.4:1 | 81% (712) |
| 2015-16 | 833 | 37 | 22.5:1 | 74% (613) |
| 2010-11 | 950 | N/A | N/A | 82% (778) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 80% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South/West Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (880 to 806); teachers down 3% (36 to 35).
About South/West Park Elementary
South/West Park Elementary is a large elementary school in Tracy, California, administered by Tracy Joint Unified. It educates 806 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 73% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
South/West Park Elementary falls under Tracy Joint Unified, which has 19 schools enrolling 13,770 students.
By race and ethnicity, South/West Park Elementary is 69% Hispanic. It is also 17% Asian, 5% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of San Joaquin County is roughly 43% Hispanic. By the diversity index, South/West Park Elementary comes in at 49%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1 at South/West Park Elementary, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 80% of enrollment. The average for public schools in San Joaquin County is 66%.
South/West Park Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.4% for South/West Park Elementary. The school posts 39.5%, 7.0 points above the prediction.
South/West Park Elementary is located in San Joaquin County, where median household income is about $92,179, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 251 public schools in San Joaquin County, with a combined enrollment of about 153,026.
Earle E. Williams Middle is located about 0.7 miles from South/West Park Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 30.6%, lower than South/West Park Elementary's 39.5%.
For locale, NCES codes South/West Park Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 806, starting from 807.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tracy Joint Unified
- Merrill F. West HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Tracy HighHigh · 1,739 students
- John C. Kimball HighHigh · 1,587 students
- George Kelly ElementaryElementary · 929 students
- Art FreilerElementary · 772 students
- Earle E. Williams MiddleMiddle · 762 students
Other schools in Tracy
- Merrill F. West HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Tracy HighHigh · 1,739 students
- John C. Kimball HighHigh · 1,587 students
- George Kelly ElementaryElementary · 929 students
- Corral Hollow ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Art FreilerElementary · 772 students
Nearby schools
- Earle E. Williams Middle0.7 mi · 762
- Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary0.7 mi · 555
- Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary0.7 mi · 411
- Louis A. Bohn Elementary0.7 mi · 397
- Duncan-Russell Community Day0.7 mi · 22
- George and Evelyn Stein Continuation0.7 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About South/West Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at South/West Park Elementary?
South/West Park Elementary enrolls approximately 806 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does South/West Park Elementary serve?
South/West Park Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does South/West Park Elementary have?
South/West Park Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
How diverse is South/West Park Elementary?
South/West Park Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 69% Hispanic, 5% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is South/West Park Elementary in?
South/West Park Elementary is part of Tracy Joint Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.