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Merrill F. West High

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Merrill F. West High ranks 967 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 55% of California high schools

Summary

Merrill F. West High is a 1,920-student public school serving grades 9–12 in Tracy, California, and is part of Tracy Joint Unified. Among the nearby comprehensive high schools, it is a middle-ranked school overall, with notably different results across subjects. The main concern for families to explore is mathematics: West’s proficiency rate is the lowest among the seven nearby comprehensive high schools with current scores.

English Language Arts/Literacy is West’s clearest academic strength: 60% of students were proficient in 2025–26, 11 percentage points above California and 18 above the district. That was fourth among the seven nearby comprehensive schools, though 4 points below their average. Math is a more pronounced weakness: 21% were proficient, 17 points below the state, 6 below the district, and 16 below the local peer average of 37%. Science falls between those subjects: 31% were proficient, 5 points below the state but 3 above the district, placing West near the middle of its local group.

Recent indicators offer a mixed picture. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency slipped by 1 point but remained above the state; Math rose by 1 point while its deficit to the state widened from 15 to 17 points. Graduation was 96% in 2025–26, above the district’s 94% and the state’s 88%; chronic absenteeism was 19%, close to the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranked West at the 55th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, down from the 60th percentile the year before. Its 21.4 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 was lower than most same-district comprehensive peers. West reported that 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; California is also identified as a statewide free-meals state, and this measure is context rather than an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for African American students rose from the 41st percentile in 2023–24 to the 93rd in 2025–26, a notably stronger standing for how the school serves that group. Its ranking for Homeless Students fell from the 55th to the 18th percentile over the same period, a weaker standing for how the school serves that group.

1,920

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,043

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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
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	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: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

California avg42%

967^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Tracy Joint Unified

601^st of 968Tracy 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
2026	53.2	967 of 2137	54.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	90.4	33 of 491	93.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	20.1	476 of 575	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.1	911 of 1865	51.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.0	930 of 1880	50.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	21.8	294 of 358	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	50.4	960 of 1999	52.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	51.0	908 of 1932	53.0%	★★★☆☆
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%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	123 of 156	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	452 of 588	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.6	792 of 1235	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	33.6	795 of 1132	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)93rd percentile+39 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-32 vs school

Military Connected (2026)21st percentile-34 vs school

Homeless (2026)18th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2026)17th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science31%-5 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	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%)	53.2	967^th of 2137 public high schools	54.7%		58.5	861^st of 2162 public high schools	60.2%	106	31.1		30.6		60.1	60.1		21.5	21.5	$21,043	$20,510	$533
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)										$94,175	$88,484	$5,691
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%)	10.1	1951^st of 2137 public high schools	8.7%		11.2	1955^th of 2162 public high schools	9.6%	4	5.9	0.0	3.7		11.4	11.4		2.9	2.9	$53,715	$51,890	$1,825
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%)								(n/a)
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%)	52.4	984^th of 2137 public high schools	54.0%		54.2	944^th of 2162 public high schools	56.3%	40		24.1	24.1		54.3	54.3		22.3	22.3	$21,918	$21,526	$392
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%)	78.4	447^th of 2137 public high schools	79.1%		74.6	499^th of 2162 public high schools	76.9%	52	31.1	56.6	41.9		70.9	70.9		44.7	44.7	$19,152	$18,822	$330
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%)	94.6	105^th of 2137 public high schools	95.1%		95.6	85^th of 2162 public high schools	96.1%	20	66.4		65.6		80.4	80.4		63.9	63.9	$18,519	$18,326	$193
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%)	49.8	1039^th of 2137 public high schools	51.4%		60.8	802^nd of 2162 public high schools	62.9%	237	19.3		19.4		56.1	56.1		29.9	29.9	$25,997	$25,630	$367
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%)	52	993^rd of 2137 public high schools	53.5%		59	849^th of 2162 public high schools	60.7%	144	32.1	7.1	31.1		56.1	56.1		22.4	22.4	$21,701	$20,908	$793
Sierra High	Public	9-12	1700 Thomas St.	Manteca	95336	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%)	78.8	438^th of 2137 public high schools	79.5%		77.8	450^th of 2162 public high schools	79.2%	12	48.4		48.0		67.6	67.6		40.9	40.9	$19,783	$18,952	$831

Frequently Asked Questions about Merrill F. West High

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

Is Merrill F. West High a good school?

Merrill F. West High ranks 967^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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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