Is South/West Park Elementary a good school?

South/West Park Elementary ranks 3063 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South/West Park Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 781 students attended South/West Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South/West Park Elementary?

Students at South/West Park Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 5% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of South/West Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend South/West Park Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Tracy High

South/West Park Elementary

Summary:

South/West Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Tracy, California, serving 781 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Tracy Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 989 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South/West Park Elementary faces several key challenges, including significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools, lower test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to district and state averages, and notable disparities in the performance of different student subgroups. For example, while the school's Asian and male students perform relatively well, its Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 20% of the state. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.89% to 76.57% in recent years, which is notably higher than the nearby schools.

When comparing South/West Park Elementary to the nearby George Kelly Elementary, which is just 1.67 miles away, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. George Kelly Elementary consistently outperforms South/West Park Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates, as well as in overall school rankings. Despite these challenges, the school's performance in certain areas, such as the performance of its Asian and male students, indicates that there are opportunities for improvement if the school can learn from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing nearby schools and implement effective interventions and support to raise the overall academic achievement of all its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

500 West Mount Diablo Rd.
Tracy, CA 95376-4625

(209) 830-3335

District: Tracy Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3063^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,707

Students who attend South/West Park Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tracy High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 781

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

Asian:

14.0%

White:

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South/West Park Elementary ranks worse than 52.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.03. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.4%), Asian (14%), White (4.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South/West Park Elementary is 23.4. 7 elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare South/West Park Elementary employs 33.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at South/West Park Elementary is $6,707. 8 elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South/West Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South/West Park Elementary 3063^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See South/West Park Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Tracy Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tracy Joint Unified 989^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for South/West Park Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.79	2513^th	4809	47.7%
2005	27.61	3436^th	4822	28.7%
2006	38.43	2799^th	4818	41.9%
2007	39.04	2966^th	5113	42.0%
2008	41.19	2873^rd	5113	43.8%
2009	26.80	3920^th	5193	24.5%
2010	30.04	3849^th	5314	27.6%
2011	31.63	3869^th	5377	28.0%
2012	39.78	3275^th	5390	39.2%
2013	32.88	3820^th	5530	30.9%
2015	38.63	3093^rd	5611	44.9%
2016	35.22	3393^rd	5614	39.6%
2017	30.83	3773^rd	5692	33.7%
2018	27.85	4009^th	5662	29.2%
2019	22.98	4535^th	5789	21.7%
2021	29.43	950^th	1417	33.0%
2022	27.82	4066^th	5883	30.9%
2023	37.62	3300^th	5874	43.8%
2024	42.03	3063^rd	5862	47.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.93	1934^th	3246	40.4%
2019	38.18	1898^th	3275	42.0%
2021	27.16	527^th	602	12.5%
2022	34.87	2210^th	3311	33.3%
2023	47.27	1333^rd	3250	59.0%
2024	41.66	1703^rd	3160	46.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.49	1100^th	2420	54.5%
2024	42.57	1217^th	2634	53.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.05	4538^th	5084	10.7%
2019	15.69	4801^st	5173	7.2%
2021	26.77	876^th	1110	21.1%
2022	19.88	4666^th	5264	11.4%
2023	33.21	3634^th	5374	32.4%
2024	27.93	4151^st	5511	24.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	21.59	324^th	356	9.0%
2024	39.64	223^rd	364	38.7%

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Rank History for Female students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.38	4502^nd	5413	16.8%
2019	20.37	4588^th	5492	16.5%
2021	28.81	879^th	1267	30.6%
2022	26.89	4033^rd	5635	28.4%
2023	33.97	3420^th	5617	39.1%
2024	36.25	3316^th	5605	40.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	27.29	1936^th	2585	25.1%

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Rank History for Male students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.21	3327^th	5431	38.7%
2019	26.53	4060^th	5510	26.3%
2021	30.96	821^st	1272	35.5%
2022	29.63	3809^th	5663	32.7%
2023	41.34	2974^th	5650	47.4%
2024	46.11	2690^th	5636	52.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.47	723^rd	1071	32.5%
2019	43.75	780^th	1149	32.1%
2022	53.08	688^th	1154	40.4%
2023	56.90	651^st	1190	45.3%
2024	65.52	505^th	1203	58.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.04	4464^th	4830	7.6%
2019	12.14	4789^th	4963	3.5%
2022	19.46	4547^th	5084	10.6%
2023	27.41	3920^th	5098	23.1%
2024	24.33	4150^th	5102	18.7%

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Rank History for White students at South/West Park Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	77.67	526^th	2737	80.8%
2019	58.38	1269^th	2834	55.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for South/West Park Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	171	41	29	290	8	n/a	n/a	0	539
1999	203	48	49	395	7	n/a	n/a	0	702
2000	201	40	50	390	7	n/a	n/a	0	688
2001	163	32	47	306	6	n/a	n/a	0	554
2002	204	44	89	752	4	n/a	n/a	0	1093
2003	204	44	89	752	4	n/a	n/a	0	1093
2004	189	42	86	783	6	n/a	n/a	0	1106
2005	167	52	88	746	8	n/a	n/a	0	1061
2006	151	44	98	730	8	n/a	n/a	0	1031
2007	121	38	103	710	9	n/a	n/a	3	984
2008	95	47	92	714	10	n/a	n/a	0	958
2009	82	42	83	688	5	2	18	0	920
2010	86	35	98	705	0	3	8	0	935
2011	86	38	114	699	0	3	10	0	950
2012	82	41	93	670	1	3	13	0	903
2013	87	43	93	699	2	6	12	0	942
2014	76	42	86	695	2	3	20	0	924
2015	70	40	83	703	5	0	21	0	922
2016	59	31	78	652	1	1	11	0	833
2017	62	36	80	642	1	3	10	0	834
2018	66	33	101	664	2	4	10	0	880
2019	63	39	93	675	1	3	18	0	892
2020	56	38	88	686	2	6	14	0	890
2021	39	35	89	624	2	5	13	0	807
2022	31	33	79	577	3	5	17	0	745
2023	38	36	109	573	4	3	18	0	781

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South/West Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	539	22.0	24.5	57.7
1999	702	34.0	20.6	59.7
2000	688	34.0	20.2	62.9
2001	554	25.0	22.2	79.8
2002	1093	52.4	20.9	66.2
2003	1093	52.4	20.9	66.2
2004	1106	52.0	21.3	70.8
2005	1061	51.0	20.8	67.4
2006	1031	51.0	20.2	68.2
2007	984	52.0	18.9	70.2
2008	958	55.7	17.2	74.8
2009	920	45.0	18.8	78.2
2010	935	51.0	18.3	78.2
2011	950	n/a	n/a	81.9
2012	903	38.9	23.1	n/a
2013	942	37.9	24.7	71.8
2014	924	39.6	23.3	73.4
2015	922	40.0	23.0	74
2016	833	38.0	21.9	73.6
2017	834	36.0	23.1	77.1
2018	880	36.0	24.4	80.9
2019	892	35.0	25.4	78.3
2020	890	n/a	n/a	76
2021	807	34.1	23.6	74
2022	745	33.5	22.2	72.9
2023	781	33.3	23.4	76.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South/West Park Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	539	22.0	24.5	57.7
1999	702	34.0	20.6	59.7
2000	688	34.0	20.2	62.9
2001	554	25.0	22.2	79.8
2002	1093	52.4	20.9	66.2
2003	1093	52.4	20.9	66.2
2004	1106	52.0	21.3	70.8
2005	1061	51.0	20.8	67.4
2006	1031	51.0	20.2	68.2
2007	984	52.0	18.9	70.2
2008	958	55.7	17.2	74.8
2009	920	45.0	18.8	78.2
2010	935	51.0	18.3	78.2
2011	950	n/a	n/a	81.9
2012	903	38.9	23.1	n/a
2013	942	37.9	24.7	71.8
2014	924	39.6	23.3	73.4
2015	922	40.0	23.0	74
2016	833	38.0	21.9	73.6
2017	834	36.0	23.1	77.1
2018	880	36.0	24.4	80.9
2019	892	35.0	25.4	78.3
2020	890	n/a	n/a	76
2021	807	34.1	23.6	74
2022	745	33.5	22.2	72.9
2023	781	33.3	23.4	76.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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