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Melville S. Jacobson Elementary

Q: Is Melville S. Jacobson Elementary a good school?

Melville S. Jacobson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Melville S. Jacobson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Melville S. Jacobson Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Melville S. Jacobson Elementary?

Students at Melville S. Jacobson Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 11% White, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades K-5

4515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Melville S. Jacobson Elementary serves 644 students in grades K–5 in Tracy, California, and is part of Tracy Joint Unified. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were below district and state results in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. Fifth grade stands out as the clearest concern: Melville had the lowest fifth-grade results among nearby schools in all three subjects, at 19% in ELA, 8% in math, and 13% in science. The next-lowest nearby results were 20%, 10%, and 14%, respectively. Melville was also below district fifth-grade results by 16 points in ELA, 15 in math, and 11 in science. The most important finding is that performance is especially weak in fifth grade across every tested subject.

Compared with nearby K–5 schools, math is Melville’s strongest subject and science its weakest. Melville ranked second of six schools in math, with 25% proficiency compared with a nearby-school average of 24%; its rate was 2 points below the district and 13 below the state. In ELA, it ranked third of six and was near the peer average: 30% compared with 29%, though 12 points below the district and 19 below the state. In science, it ranked last of six, at 13% versus the nearby average of 23%, and was 14 points below the district and 23 below the state. Overall, the school’s results are not equally weak across subjects, but science is a particular local and broader comparison gap.

Over the longer term, ELA has improved, while science has fallen further behind the state. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose 5 points and its state gap narrowed from 22 to 19 points; math rose 3 points, but its state gap widened from 12 to 13 points. Science fell 1 point as the state rate rose 6 points, widening the gap from 16 to 23 points. SchoolDigger ranked Melville in the 22nd percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, sixth among 10 nearby same-district schools with current rankings. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 22.4, higher than most nearby schools; free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 82% in 2024–25, the fifth-highest rate among 11 nearby schools with comparable data. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students rose from the 16th percentile in 2021–22 to the 66th in 2023–24, indicating a much stronger relative ranking in how the school serves that group. For Special Education Students, its ranking fell from the 54th percentile in 2023–24 to the 10th in 2025–26. Subgroup counts are not provided, so these rankings may be sensitive to the number of students in each group.

644

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,158

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1750 West Kavanagh Ave.
Tracy, CA 95376-0315

(209) 830-3315

District: Tracy Joint Unified

Students who attend Melville S. Jacobson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monte Vista Middle
High:	Merrill F. West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.6%

Asian:

20.8%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

California avg42%

4,515^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Tracy Joint Unified

1001^st of 1,530Tracy 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	23.6	4515 of 5817	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	4909 of 5857	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4588 of 5869	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4685 of 5859	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4900 of 5883	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1047 of 1417	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4428 of 5789	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4702 of 5662	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	4747 of 5692	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	4826 of 5614	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	4730 of 5611	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	4327 of 5530	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	3805 of 5390	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.8	3779 of 5377	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	4429 of 5314	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	3707 of 5193	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.9	3517 of 5113	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.5	3969 of 5113	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	3654 of 4818	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.5	3030 of 4822	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.0	2805 of 4809	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	1097 of 1210	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.1	1168 of 1203	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1120 of 1205	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1134 of 1190	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1045 of 1154	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	1130 of 1149	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	1063 of 1071	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	2053 of 2227	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	293 of 293	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1540 of 2585	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1312 of 2128	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.0	1078 of 3162	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	1375 of 3245	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	2767 of 3311	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	264 of 602	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1612 of 3275	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	862 of 3246	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	4074 of 5581	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	4710 of 5597	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4386 of 5612	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4125 of 5609	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4105 of 5635	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	882 of 1267	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4341 of 5492	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4619 of 5413	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	4309 of 5094	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	4454 of 5107	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4618 of 5107	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4463 of 5087	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4499 of 5084	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3449 of 4963	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3998 of 4830	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	144 of 366	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	284 of 429	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	4098 of 5423	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	4438 of 5460	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	4351 of 5517	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4805 of 5363	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4508 of 5264	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	846 of 1110	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3875 of 5173	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4383 of 5084	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	4623 of 5603	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	4713 of 5628	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4387 of 5643	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4780 of 5638	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5160 of 5663	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	964 of 1272	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	4099 of 5510	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4364 of 5431	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	10.2	122 of 130	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	0.8	715 of 718	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	2625 of 2927	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	1950 of 2847	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1221 of 2635	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.8	1969 of 2420	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	2357 of 2536	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	2351 of 2598	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2237 of 2651	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2484 of 2726	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2643 of 2834	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2600 of 2737	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+44 vs school

Homeless (2026)61st percentile+38 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2022)6th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

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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)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Melville S. Jacobson Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 West Kavanagh Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3315	644	29	22.4	82.3%	74 (11.5%)	46 (7.1%)	326 (50.6%)	134 (20.8%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.3%)	44 (6.8%)	23.6	4515^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.4%		19.1	4909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%	394	13.5		13.5	38.5	30.9	19.3				29.9	38.5	28.7	7.9				25.5	94%	0%	$19,158	$18,326	$832
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	800 West Carlton Way	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3319	436	22	19.6	83.3%	42 (9.6%)	25 (5.7%)	270 (61.9%)	74 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (4.1%)	12.5	5431^st of 5817 public elementary schools	6.6%		17.4	5062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%	369	17.9		17.9	11.5	20.0	22.4				18.1	13.1	25.0	10.5				16.0	97%	0%	$24,413	$23,542	$871
Art Freiler	Public	K-8	2421 West Lowell Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3309	772	36	21.2	75.0%	118 (15.3%)	44 (5.7%)	333 (43.1%)	223 (28.9%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	45 (5.8%)	38.7	3312^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.1%		51.8	2514^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%	798	28.9	25.0	26.7	28.6	34.1	45.8	39.8	45.7	40.0	39.5	23.8	40.0	37.4	32.7	31.5	23.8	31.6	≥ 99%		$19,098	$18,622	$476
North Elementary	Public	K-8	2875 Holly Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3350	722	32	22.5	92.1%	49 (6.8%)	29 (4.0%)	527 (73.0%)	85 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	23 (3.2%)	12.1	5468^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.1	5558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%	90	22.2	17.5	19.2	24.6	20.0	31.8	15.8	27.4	30.1	24.8	10.3	6.2	14.3	6.1	11.3	16.7	11.0	96%	0%	$22,935	$22,322	$613
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	200 West Eaton Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3303	491	23	21.2	90.2%	36 (7.3%)	15 (3.1%)	368 (74.9%)	51 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.1%)	24.5	4424^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.9%		17.8	5031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%	607	21.8		21.8	43.3	22.1	35.9				33.5	30.0	19.1	17.1				21.6	96%	0%	$22,174	$21,366	$808
Primary Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	51 East Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Primary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	401	20	20.0	28.4%	81 (20.2%)	10 (2.5%)	212 (52.9%)	72 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (6.0%)	80.1	1128^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.6%		60.2	2061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%	933				60.0	62.3					61.2	64.3	58.0					61.2	≥ 99%
Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary	Public	K-5	1550 Cypress Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3331	411	20	20.8	79.6%	61 (14.8%)	11 (2.7%)	289 (70.3%)	35 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	20.2	4793^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	17.6%		26.8	4249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%	544	19.4		19.4	22.4	24.6	31.3				26.3	19.0	13.9	32.8				22.1	95%	0%	$22,350	$21,746	$604
South/West Park Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Mount Diablo Rd.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3335	806	35	23.0	80.4%	36 (4.5%)	40 (5.0%)	554 (68.7%)	141 (17.5%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.2%)	47.8	2733^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	53.0%		50.2	2581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%	152	42.9		42.9	41.3	36.2	46.4				41.3	44.9	31.7	40.7				38.9	95%	0%	$18,256	$17,740	$516
George Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	535 Mabel Josephine Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3390	929	45	20.6	61.4%	146 (15.7%)	49 (5.3%)	301 (32.4%)	352 (37.9%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	67 (7.2%)	55.2	2316^th of 5817 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.8	2219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%	97	25.0	41.0	34.2	46.7	46.9	47.1	64.2	41.8	65.5	52.9	39.6	37.5	27.6	55.3	40.7	45.3	42.0	≥ 99%		$16,806	$16,528	$278
Louis A. Bohn Elementary	Public	K-5	350 East Mt. Diablo	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3300	397	17	23.8	82.9%	41 (10.3%)	35 (8.8%)	227 (57.2%)	65 (16.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	21 (5.3%)	17.7	5003^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	14.0%		27.5	4169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%	834	13.9		13.9	36.7	17.7	20.3				24.7	32.2	17.7	14.1				21.1	≥ 98%		$21,124	$19,962	$1,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Melville S. Jacobson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Melville S. Jacobson Elementary?

Students at Melville S. Jacobson Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 11% White, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Melville S. Jacobson Elementary a good school?

Melville S. Jacobson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Melville S. Jacobson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Melville S. Jacobson Elementary.

What district is Melville S. Jacobson Elementary in?

Tracy Joint Unified

What schools do graduates of Melville S. Jacobson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Melville S. Jacobson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monte Vista Middle
High : Merrill F. West High

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