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Merrill F. West High

Q: Is Merrill F. West High a good school?

Merrill F. West High ranks 861 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

861^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 60% of California high schools

Summary

Merrill F. West High is a large public high school serving about 1,920 students in grades 9-12 within the Tracy Joint Unified district, known for maintaining strong graduation rates above 90% despite serving a student population where economic need has increased significantly in recent years.

The school demonstrates a clear strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency notably exceeds both district and state averages, performing comparably to some higher-ranked schools like John C. Kimball High. However, mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, lagging behind state averages and starkly contrasting with the exceptional performance of nearby Mountain House High in the Lammersville Joint Unified district. West High manages student attendance relatively well, with chronic absenteeism lower than the district average, which is commendable given the school's context.

Within its own district, West High's academic profile generally places it between Tracy High and John C. Kimball High. The school's performance varies considerably among different student subgroups, with some groups performing exceptionally well while others face significant challenges. The rapid economic changes in the community highlight the school's ongoing effort to adapt its support systems while sustaining its success in graduating students.

1,920

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,976

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1775 West Lowell Ave.
Tracy, CA 95376-2200

(209) 830-3370

District: Tracy Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Merrill F. West High:

Elementary:	Art Freiler
	Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Melville S. Jacobson Elementary
	More...
	North Elementary
Middle:	Earle E. Williams Middle
	Monte Vista Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

Asian:

20.4%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

California avg41%

861^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Tracy Joint Unified

1002^nd of 1,543Tracy Joint Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	861 of 2162	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	964 of 2159	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	681 of 2170	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	721 of 2123	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	530 of 1290	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	513 of 2133	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	771 of 2017	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.0	1239 of 2021	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.9	857 of 2039	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.2	586 of 1994	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	46.5	886 of 2426	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.6	921 of 2354	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.5	854 of 2367	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.5	932 of 2281	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.8	829 of 2238	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.6	900 of 2117	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.1	981 of 2063	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.4	848 of 1968	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.4	848 of 1901	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	30.4	920 of 1653	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	69 of 523	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.0	304 of 517	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	137 of 521	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	108 of 522	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	204 of 592	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	317 of 582	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	450 of 585	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	465 of 573	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	425 of 591	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	470 of 581	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	408 of 582	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	466 of 581	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	715 of 1161	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	364 of 555	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	636 of 1117	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	758 of 1052	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	514 of 1085	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	448 of 1064	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	271 of 1044	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	205 of 467	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	166 of 941	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	236 of 938	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	864 of 1906	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	1060 of 1915	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	668 of 1915	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	716 of 1858	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	497 of 1054	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	548 of 1833	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	835 of 1760	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	788 of 1900	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1112 of 1902	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	682 of 1917	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	617 of 1861	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	497 of 1814	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	799 of 1742	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	245 of 410	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	146 of 328	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	154 of 299	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	76 of 290	73.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	850 of 2013	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	957 of 2026	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	778 of 2030	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	649 of 1943	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	414 of 1126	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	490 of 1937	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	833 of 1862	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	723 of 1942	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	786 of 1948	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	625 of 1963	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	641 of 1916	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	489 of 1122	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	487 of 1880	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	665 of 1834	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	446 of 577	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	472 of 574	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.3	218 of 541	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	329 of 515	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.9	131 of 422	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.1	287 of 366	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	794 of 1252	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	778 of 1216	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	625 of 1197	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	700 of 1155	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	752 of 1173	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	718 of 1193	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	600 of 1204	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	415 of 1222	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	549 of 1173	53.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)87th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, May 10, 2018

This school is a joke. The school is always filthy and the bathrooms always have the smell of weed or piss. The school spirit is lacking and the sports teams aren't balanced in terms of funds and attention given to them. The sub par football team is the only thing this school invests in. A lot of the teachers don't even care about their students and neither does the school. The averages for tests are hilariously low and diversity in this school is almost non-existent. There aren't as many gang issues, but we started wearing these bright colored vests which are dumb because the crazy security guards harass you if you don't wear them. If you get hurt or have a medical event then they just call your parent to deal with it. I wasn't even convinced that they had a nurse's office until I got pull out of class to get my eyes checked. I would give this school zero stars but that isn't a function on this website. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Hello I am a concerned parent my child has gotten a 3.0 or higher all 3 of her years at west high but I recently found out that at graduation she and all the other hardworking students with good grades will not be recognized. It is not fair that the students only get a sash if they are in a particular club, they need to be recognized for their hard work in the classroom also. I also believe that each student should be able to tryout for saying a speech for graduation and the best student or students should be chosen not just the valectorian and asb president saying a speech. Also, the cleaniless at west high is next to horrible everytime I visit the restrooms are digusting and there are no toilet seat covers which should be given so the students won't catch any viruses or diseases. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Merrill F. West High	Public	9-12	1775 West Lowell Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3370	1,920	90	21.4	75.8%	219 (11.4%)	89 (4.6%)	1,113 (58.0%)	391 (20.4%)	8 (0.4%)	27 (1.4%)	68 (3.5%)	58.5	861^st of 2162 public high schools	60.2%		51.8	964^th of 2159 public high schools	55.3%	103	29.3		29.1	61.3	61.3	24.5	24.5	$15,976	$1,366	$14,610
Duncan-Russell Community Day	Public	7-12	650 W. 10th St.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3395	22	3	8.4	86.4%	4 (18.2%)	5 (22.7%)	12 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$20,807	$4,158	$16,649
George and Evelyn Stein Continuation	Public	9-12	650 West 10th St.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3395	121	10	11.7	86.8%	19 (15.7%)	9 (7.4%)	77 (63.6%)	7 (5.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	11.2	1955^th of 2162 public high schools	9.6%		10.9	2015^th of 2159 public high schools	6.7%	60		3.5	3.5	8.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	$32,383	$2,107	$30,276
Millennium Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	51 East Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Millennium Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	436	27	16.2	22.5%	79 (18.1%)	20 (4.6%)	242 (55.5%)	72 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	86.7	269^th of 2162 public high schools	87.6%		75.8	474^th of 2159 public high schools	78.0%	205	56.4		56.4	74.3	74.3	40.6	40.6	$15,096	$157	$14,939
Tracy High	Public	9-12	315 East 11th St.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3360	1,739	79	22.1	62.7%	357 (20.5%)	64 (3.7%)	959 (55.1%)	248 (14.3%)	9 (0.5%)	15 (0.9%)	81 (4.7%)	54.2	944^th of 2162 public high schools	56.3%		54.1	903^rd of 2159 public high schools	58.2%	41		23.0	23.0	54.5	54.5	20.3	20.3	$16,563	$1,116	$15,447
John C. Kimball High	Public	9-12	3200 Jaguar Run	Tracy	95377	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 832-6600	1,587	67	23.5	53.7%	255 (16.1%)	96 (6.0%)	536 (33.8%)	581 (36.6%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	89 (5.6%)	74.6	499^th of 2162 public high schools	76.9%		77.5	446^th of 2159 public high schools	79.3%	53	32.3	51.4	39.8	65.4	65.4	35.7	35.7	$14,986	$1,040	$13,946
Mountain House High	Public	9-12	1090 South Central Pkwy.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7460	2,428	96	25.1	10.8%	320 (13.2%)	127 (5.2%)	298 (12.3%)	1,504 (61.9%)	15 (0.6%)	11 (0.5%)	150 (6.2%)	95.6	85^th of 2162 public high schools	96.1%		94.3	124^th of 2159 public high schools	94.3%	39	64.0		63.4	80.8	80.8	66.6	66.6	$13,073	$308	$12,765
River Islands High	Public, Charter	9-12	16601 Riptide Way	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	River Islands High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 717-6715	512	28	18.5	37.9%	41 (8.0%)	56 (10.9%)	153 (29.9%)	245 (47.9%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	60.8	802^nd of 2162 public high schools	62.9%					(n/a)	23.5		23.5	52.7	52.7	31.8	31.8	$10,883	$300	$10,583
Lathrop High	Public	9-12	647 Spartan Way	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6350	1,486	69	21.5	62.2%	132 (8.9%)	98 (6.6%)	822 (55.3%)	356 (24.0%)	5 (0.3%)	20 (1.3%)	53 (3.6%)	59	849^th of 2162 public high schools	60.7%		68.8	587^th of 2159 public high schools	72.8%	262	33.1		32.7	62.3	62.3	20.6	20.6	$16,726	$2,136	$14,590
Sierra High	Public	9-12	1700 Thomas St.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7410	1,670	74	22.6	55.9%	315 (18.9%)	74 (4.4%)	735 (44.0%)	461 (27.6%)	2 (0.1%)	24 (1.4%)	59 (3.5%)	77.8	450^th of 2162 public high schools	79.2%		68.9	580^th of 2159 public high schools	73.1%	130	44.3		43.7	66.7	66.7	36.7	36.7	$16,349	$2,082	$14,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Merrill F. West High

What is the racial makeup of Merrill F. West High?

Students at Merrill F. West High are 58% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 11% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Merrill F. West High a good school?

Merrill F. West High ranks 861^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Merrill F. West High?

Merrill F. West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Art Freiler
Elementary : Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : Melville S. Jacobson Elementary
Elementary : North Elementary
Middle : Earle E. Williams Middle
Middle : Monte Vista Middle

What district is Merrill F. West High in?

Tracy Joint Unified

How many students attend Merrill F. West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,920 students attended Merrill F. West High.

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