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If you could change one rule at Tom Hawkins Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061884008615
Tom Hawkins Elementary
475 Darlene Ln., Tracy, CA 95377 · (209) 839-2380 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
355 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (97).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
49.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.7pp since 2014
Math
42.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 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 down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.1% | 27.2% | 23.1% | 27.6% |
| Math | 21.0% | 21.0% | 20.4% | 37.6% |
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 | 49.3% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.6% | 37.2% |
| 2020-21 | 41.4% | 28.6% |
| 2018-19 | 51.5% | 40.3% |
| 2017-18 | 58.2% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 57.3% | 44.3% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Tom Hawkins Elementary
Tom Hawkins Elementary's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hawkins Elementary this school | 728 | 48.8% | 45.5% |
| Brookside Stockton | 768 | 47.7% | 61.9% |
| K. I. Jones Elementary Fairfield | 760 | 47.2% | 58.3% |
| Joseph Sims Elementary Elk Grove | 691 | 48.9% | 46.3% |
| Elk Grove Elementary Elk Grove | 839 | 50.4% | 55.0% |
| Highgate Elementary Bakersfield | 732 | 44.8% | 68.4% |
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 Tom Hawkins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #2,029 of 5,151 | #24 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,153 of 5,172 ▲ 38 | #27 of 138 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #2,088 of 5,172 ▼ 263 | #27 of 138 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #2,211 of 5,116 | #44 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #628 of 5,915 | #37 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,084 of 5,352 | #14 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #388 of 5,354 | #7 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #3,961 of 5,625 | #130 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #1,115 of 1,139 | #32 of 32 |
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
728
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
+323% since 2000-01, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 728 | 35.8 | 20.3:1 | 49% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 918 | 41.1 | 22.3:1 | 37% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 33.8 | 22.3:1 | 27% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 32 | 21.8:1 | 24% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 33.5 | 21.7:1 | 30% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 747 | 33 | 22.6:1 | 24% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | N/A | N/A | 21% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 10 | 17.2:1 | 3% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tom Hawkins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (725 to 728); teachers up 7% (33.5 to 35.8).
About Tom Hawkins Elementary
Tom Hawkins Elementary is a public elementary school in Tracy, California. It serves 728 students in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 57% above that.
Tom Hawkins Elementary is among 5 schools run by Jefferson Elementary, which serves 3,126 students.
Enrollment at Tom Hawkins Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Asian, 21% White, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share in San Joaquin County as a whole is similar, at about 43%. By the diversity index, Tom Hawkins Elementary comes in at 72%.
Its 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 20.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in San Joaquin County is 17 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Tom Hawkins Elementary is 5.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 45.5%. Predicted: 51.0%.
Among San Joaquin County residents, median household income is about $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Tom Hawkins Elementary is one of 251 public schools in San Joaquin County, which together enroll about 153,026 students.
The nearest public school is Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary, at about 1.1 miles. Tom Hawkins Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.2% proficiency; Tom Hawkins Elementary posts 45.5%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 696 to 728. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.8:1 to 20.3:1 over the same years.
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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 Jefferson Elementary
- Corral Hollow ElementaryElementary · 806 students
- Anthony C. Traina ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Monticello ElementaryElementary · 483 students
- JeffersonMiddle · 388 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
- South/West Park ElementaryElementary · 806 students
Nearby schools
- Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary1.1 mi · 555
- Monticello Elementary1.1 mi · 483
- Anthony C. Traina Elementary1.3 mi · 721
- Wanda Hirsch Elementary1.3 mi · 359
- Jefferson1.4 mi · 388
- Louis A. Bohn Elementary1.6 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Tom Hawkins ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tom Hawkins Elementary?
Tom Hawkins Elementary enrolls approximately 728 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Tom Hawkins Elementary serve?
Tom Hawkins Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tom Hawkins Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tom Hawkins Elementary is approximately 20.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tom Hawkins Elementary?
At Tom Hawkins Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 25% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Tom Hawkins Elementary in?
Tom Hawkins Elementary is part of Jefferson Elementary.
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