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Earle E. Williams Middle

Q: Is Earle E. Williams Middle a good school?

Earle E. Williams Middle ranks 1637 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 41% of California middle schools

Summary

Earle E. Williams Middle is a public school serving about 760 students in grades 6-8 within the Tracy Joint Unified district, consistently performing in the lower-middle tier of California schools with academic proficiency rates below the state average in English, math, and science.

The school faces significant challenges, including a high rate of student economic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism above the state average. Its academic performance is very similar to its closest district peer, Monte Vista Middle, but starkly lower than several nearby middle schools in other districts, such as the exceptionally high-performing Jefferson and schools in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified district. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than many of these higher-achieving neighbors, indicating that funding alone does not determine outcomes.

A notable strength for Earle E. Williams is its effectiveness with Special Education students, where it ranks above average. However, performance declines in higher grades, and the school has shown little historical improvement despite increased spending. The dramatic performance gaps between nearby school districts suggest that broader district-level factors, beyond the school's control, play a major role in its current standing.

762

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,500

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Tennis Ln.
Tracy, CA 95376-4017

(209) 830-3345

District: Tracy Joint Unified

Students who attend Earle E. Williams Middle usually attend:

High:

Merrill F. West High

Feeder schools for Earle E. Williams Middle:

Elementary:	Louis A. Bohn Elementary
	Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary
	Wanda Hirsch Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

Asian:

15.7%

White:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,637^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	35.2	1637 of 2761	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1670 of 2783	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1880 of 2781	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1687 of 2740	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	685 of 894	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1708 of 2715	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1597 of 2480	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	1468 of 2508	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	1327 of 2497	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	1272 of 2477	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	1554 of 2379	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	1316 of 2259	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	1238 of 2236	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	1199 of 2179	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	1014 of 2063	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.9	1131 of 2005	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.5	1203 of 1999	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.5	995 of 1804	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.1	1012 of 1777	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.7	1115 of 1769	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	318 of 609	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	338 of 627	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	332 of 613	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	216 of 637	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	281 of 643	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	207 of 600	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	571 of 739	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	576 of 743	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	617 of 715	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	647 of 733	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	571 of 745	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	579 of 700	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.1	631 of 1531	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	223 of 354	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	820 of 1491	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	942 of 1369	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	1147 of 1478	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1053 of 1521	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	719 of 1540	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	197 of 363	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	886 of 1442	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	675 of 1364	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1610 of 2533	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1589 of 2551	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1692 of 2531	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1557 of 2509	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	581 of 738	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1444 of 2380	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1374 of 2262	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1651 of 2395	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1796 of 2388	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1864 of 2374	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1754 of 2359	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1737 of 2213	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1655 of 2072	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	356 of 477	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.8	127 of 394	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	125 of 320	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	256 of 336	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1671 of 2542	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1671 of 2579	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1881 of 2531	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1876 of 2458	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	654 of 721	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1972 of 2369	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1747 of 2230	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1455 of 2534	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1507 of 2552	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1747 of 2538	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1561 of 2527	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	557 of 763	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1656 of 2407	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1582 of 2273	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	121 of 192	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	174 of 197	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	180 of 193	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	434 of 726	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	551 of 665	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	669 of 1566	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	1000 of 1552	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	839 of 1531	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	944 of 1520	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1195 of 1537	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1026 of 1543	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	984 of 1555	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1224 of 1602	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1109 of 1496	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2024)37th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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Earle E. Williams Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Tennis Ln.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3345	762	36	21.0	77.0%	82 (10.8%)	45 (5.9%)	469 (61.5%)	120 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	34 (4.5%)	35.2	1637^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		34	1670^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.0%	33		20.9	20.9		39.9	34.5	37.2	37.3		31.9	27.7	22.8	27.4	$17,500	$1,465	$16,035
Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	751 West Lowell Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3340	738	36	20.5	82.1%	76 (10.3%)	37 (5.0%)	459 (62.2%)	130 (17.6%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	19 (2.6%)	37	1579^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.8%		34.5	1649^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.7%	70		21.3	21.3		43.8	37.6	36.0	39.0		34.8	28.4	20.5	27.7	$17,631	$1,855	$15,776
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	51 East Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	369	16	22.9	28.2%	65 (17.6%)	15 (4.1%)	202 (54.7%)	68 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	46	1293^rd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		43	1374^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.6%	81	28.6	26.9	27.7	53.9	56.2	47.9	44.1	50.4	33.0	30.3	27.7	21.5	28.1	$13,242	$289	$12,953
Jefferson	Public	5-8	7500 West Linne Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 835-3053	388	17	22.2	25.5%	71 (18.3%)	9 (2.3%)	111 (28.6%)	174 (44.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	95.3	141^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.9%		96.6	103^rd of 2783 public middle schools	96.3%	38	65.6	66.9	66.4	73.0	74.7	72.5	77.3	74.7	73.0	72.2	70.0	72.2	71.9	$14,357	$1,546	$12,811
Excelsior Middle	Public	6-8	14301 Byron Hwy.	Byron	94514	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 809-7530	377	20	19.0	33.2%	175 (46.4%)	29 (7.7%)	113 (30.0%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	20 (5.3%)	54.5	1051^st of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%		50.4	1161^st of 2783 public middle schools	58.3%	110		32.4	32.4		49.2	49.1	50.0	49.4		42.1	35.5	25.2	34.6	$7,848	$391	$7,457
Andrew N. Christensen Middle	Public	6-8	5757 Haggin Oaks Ave.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4702	592	28	20.8	18.1%	231 (39.0%)	9 (1.5%)	158 (26.7%)	141 (23.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.1%)	79.9	474^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.8%		79.3	488^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.5%	14		48.7	48.7		69.4	59.5	61.8	63.4		52.5	48.8	47.4	49.5	$16,153	$252	$15,901
East Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	3951 East Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4711	581	26	22.4	25.8%	243 (41.8%)	14 (2.4%)	188 (32.4%)	74 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.3%)	72.1	638^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.9%		68.3	716^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.3%	78		45.1	45.1		53.8	66.7	64.9	61.6		38.2	45.4	39.6	40.9	$16,199	$252	$15,947
Team Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	540 East Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Team Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 462-2282	180	10	18.4	93.9%	3 (1.7%)	33 (18.3%)	131 (72.8%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	11.8	2555^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.5%		12.9	2554^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.2%	1		13.8	13.8		23.3	24.6	17.0	21.7		9.8	1.6	8.6	6.7	$21,100	$4,389	$16,711
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Edna Hill Middle	Public	6-8	140 Birch St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6440	1,047	48	21.8		301 (28.7%)	93 (8.9%)	410 (39.2%)	127 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	107 (10.2%)	70.1	674^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.6%		65.9	767^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.4%	93		43.0	43.0		56.6	52.9	56.6	55.4		43.3	43.9	46.9	44.6	$13,837	$874	$12,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Earle E. Williams Middle

What high school do graduates of Earle E. Williams Middle attend?

Students who attend Earle E. Williams Middle usually go on to attend Merrill F. West High

Is Earle E. Williams Middle a good school?

Earle E. Williams Middle ranks 1637^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Earle E. Williams Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Earle E. Williams Middle.

What district is Earle E. Williams Middle in?

Tracy Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Earle E. Williams Middle?

Students at Earle E. Williams Middle are 62% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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