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Tom Hawkins Elementary

Public Grades K-8
2123rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 64% of California elementary schools
Summary

Tom Hawkins Elementary serves 728 students in grades K–8 in Tracy, within the Jefferson Elementary District. SchoolDigger ranks the district 168th of 968 California districts, at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars; the school ranks 2,119th of 5,804 statewide, at the 63rd percentile with 3 stars. In 2025–2026, all-grade results were above the state average but below the district average: 55% in ELA, 42% in math, and 51% in science. The most important finding is the sharp grade-level contrast: third-grade ELA and math were just 30% proficient, while eighth-grade ELA reached 73% and science 60%.

Science is the clearest strength compared with nearby K–8 schools and the state, while math is the largest gap to the district. Science proficiency was 15 percentage points above the state and 5 points above the average for four nearby K–8 schools; only Corral Hollow Elementary scored higher among those peers. Math was 4 points above the state but 16 points below the district and 6 below the K–8 peer average. ELA was 6 points above the state, 7 below the district, and about level with the peer average. Third-grade ELA and math were the lowest among the nearby K–8 schools, while eighth-grade results were much stronger, though eighth-grade math remained below the district.

Science has improved substantially: it rose from 31% in 2022–2023 to 51% in 2025–2026, a 19-point gain, while math increased 2 points and ELA was nearly unchanged. The school’s statewide percentile has also shifted, from 68 in 2022–2023 to 63 in 2025–2026. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.3, tied for the lowest among nearby schools, and 49% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. One notable subgroup result is Special Education Students: SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves this group fell to the 2nd percentile in 2025–2026, from the 51st percentile the year before. These subgroup rankings are relative measures, not explanations for why results differ.

728
Students ?
20.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,403
Per pupil spending ?
48.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 475 Darlene Ln.
       Tracy, CA  95377-7039

(209) 839-2380

District: Jefferson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.5%
Asian:
25.1%
White:
20.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Above the California median (64th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Jefferson Elementary's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school49%
District avg59%
California avg42%
Elementary school
2,123rd of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
595th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2016
From top 31% (2016) to top 22% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Elementary
274th of 1,530Jefferson Elementary 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.92123 of 581763.5%★★★☆☆
202554.72327 of 585760.3%★★★☆☆
202462.81937 of 586967.0%★★★☆☆
202363.21874 of 585968.0%★★★☆☆
202255.52280 of 588361.2%★★★☆☆
202145.4710 of 141749.9%★★★☆☆
201955.52281 of 578960.6%★★★☆☆
201854.92288 of 566259.6%★★★☆☆
201767.71669 of 569270.7%★★★★☆
201660.21981 of 561464.7%★★★☆☆
201558.52008 of 561164.2%★★★☆☆
201360.62080 of 553062.4%★★★☆☆
201267.51653 of 539069.3%★★★☆☆
201156.32227 of 537758.6%★★★☆☆
201061.51906 of 531464.1%★★★☆☆
200955.02187 of 519357.9%★★★☆☆
200868.41479 of 511371.1%★★★★☆
200773.71219 of 511376.2%★★★★☆
200667.11460 of 481869.7%★★★☆☆
200576.91056 of 482278.1%★★★★☆
200468.31357 of 480971.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.1866 of 121028.4%★☆☆☆☆
202526.7955 of 120320.6%★☆☆☆☆
202445.6808 of 120532.9%★★☆☆☆
202340.4840 of 119029.4%★☆☆☆☆
202240.9797 of 115430.9%★★☆☆☆
201926.8926 of 114919.4%★☆☆☆☆
201820.1916 of 107114.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201952.4914 of 258564.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202469.6426 of 316286.5%★★★★☆
202366.8586 of 324581.9%★★★★☆
202284.5239 of 331192.8%★★★★★
202146.2238 of 60260.5%★★★☆☆
201961.8765 of 327576.6%★★★★☆
201866.8642 of 324680.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202649.72515 of 558154.9%★★★☆☆
202548.52556 of 559754.3%★★★☆☆
202461.61884 of 561266.4%★★★☆☆
202358.92006 of 560964.2%★★★☆☆
202254.62183 of 563561.3%★★★☆☆
202144.1638 of 126749.6%★★☆☆☆
201959.02016 of 549263.3%★★★☆☆
201859.12021 of 541362.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202654.02093 of 509458.9%★★★☆☆
202554.52003 of 510760.8%★★★☆☆
202456.01891 of 510763.0%★★★☆☆
202362.81504 of 508770.4%★★★★☆
202250.92148 of 508457.7%★★★☆☆
201956.61878 of 496362.2%★★★☆☆
201851.12160 of 483055.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202653.12295 of 542357.7%★★★☆☆
202555.02133 of 546060.9%★★★☆☆
202452.92201 of 551760.1%★★★☆☆
202345.42672 of 536350.2%★★★☆☆
202249.72296 of 526456.4%★★★☆☆
202127.0870 of 111021.6%★☆☆☆☆
201953.32181 of 517357.8%★★★☆☆
201857.81869 of 508463.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202664.81743 of 560368.9%★★★☆☆
202559.12018 of 562864.1%★★★☆☆
202462.01890 of 564366.5%★★★☆☆
202365.81691 of 563870.0%★★★★☆
202255.42169 of 566361.7%★★★☆☆
202147.6593 of 127253.4%★★★☆☆
201950.92418 of 551056.1%★★★☆☆
201850.72407 of 543155.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202615.92880 of 29271.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202541.41409 of 284750.5%★★★☆☆
202442.41222 of 263553.6%★★★☆☆
202322.92036 of 242015.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202649.51404 of 253644.6%★★☆☆☆
202537.91756 of 259832.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.71863 of 265129.7%★☆☆☆☆
202338.01775 of 266133.3%★★☆☆☆
202230.12016 of 272626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201935.02001 of 283429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201838.71852 of 273732.3%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202674.0595 of 274078.3%★★★★☆
202566.0761 of 276172.4%★★★★☆
202463.4808 of 278371.0%★★★★☆
202364.4783 of 278171.8%★★★★☆
202257.3962 of 274064.9%★★★☆☆
202148.9403 of 89454.9%★★★☆☆
201963.6826 of 271569.6%★★★☆☆
201872.5589 of 248076.3%★★★★☆
201767.8718 of 250871.4%★★★★☆
201664.4767 of 249769.3%★★★☆☆
201569.3664 of 247773.2%★★★★☆
201360.4884 of 237962.8%★★★☆☆
201271.8526 of 225976.7%★★★★☆
201171.5503 of 223677.5%★★★★☆
201078.4345 of 217984.2%★★★★☆
200958.1797 of 206361.4%★★★☆☆
200861.5673 of 200566.4%★★★☆☆
200759.7683 of 199965.8%★★★☆☆
200664.2557 of 180469.1%★★★☆☆
200563.3560 of 177768.5%★★★☆☆
200476.4334 of 176981.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202651.5436 of 77743.9%★★☆☆☆
202551.5419 of 73943.3%★★☆☆☆
202452.5412 of 74344.5%★★☆☆☆
202341.9479 of 71533.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.1538 of 73326.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.6576 of 74522.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202479.488 of 147894.0%★★★★★
202139.9191 of 36347.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202663.1775 of 251669.2%★★★☆☆
202560.4827 of 253367.4%★★★☆☆
202460.7812 of 255168.2%★★★☆☆
202370.3610 of 253175.9%★★★★☆
202253.3992 of 250960.5%★★★☆☆
202154.0296 of 73859.9%★★★☆☆
201976.6496 of 238079.2%★★★★☆
201880.4401 of 226282.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.5387 of 235783.6%★★★★☆
202560.9739 of 239569.1%★★★☆☆
202458.1778 of 238867.4%★★★☆☆
202357.0790 of 237466.7%★★★☆☆
202261.2701 of 235970.3%★★★★☆
201967.8530 of 221376.1%★★★★☆
201868.0489 of 207276.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.0861 of 252966.0%★★★☆☆
202560.0787 of 254269.0%★★★☆☆
202451.21000 of 257961.2%★★★☆☆
202344.81175 of 253153.6%★★★☆☆
202256.1839 of 245865.9%★★★☆☆
202131.1514 of 72128.7%★☆☆☆☆
201941.11293 of 236945.4%★★☆☆☆
201857.3765 of 223065.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.5442 of 251482.4%★★★★☆
202568.6644 of 253474.6%★★★★☆
202464.0741 of 255271.0%★★★★☆
202357.3877 of 253865.4%★★★☆☆
202259.4821 of 252767.5%★★★☆☆
202145.6368 of 76351.8%★★★☆☆
201946.31122 of 240753.4%★★★☆☆
201863.1712 of 227368.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202436.7877 of 155243.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.0793 of 149046.8%★★☆☆☆
202554.2693 of 152054.4%★★★☆☆
202436.8942 of 153738.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.5890 of 154342.3%★★☆☆☆
202231.41075 of 155530.9%★★☆☆☆
201942.8906 of 160243.4%★★☆☆☆
201864.0538 of 149664.0%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+20 vs school
Male (2026)69th percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2019)65th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2026)55th percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)45th percentile-19 vs school
Asian (2026)28th percentile-35 vs school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-62 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)82nd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)69th percentile-9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)47th percentile-32 vs school
Asian (2026)44th percentile-34 vs school
Special Education (2024)43rd percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state
Science51%+15 vs state
Mathematics42%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Open Quote It is really sad to see our beloved Tom Hawkins school fall apart. What was once a great school that parents could look up to with confidence has turned to a below average school, which leaves parents feeling very sad. Hawkins is now ranked amongst the lowest schools in Tracy now. Six years ago it was a 7 or 8 and then it dropped steadily and now is ranked 5 according to greatschools.org. And if you go to the California Board of education website, you can see the scores have dropped so below state standard. But this is no surprise as some of us parents feel the school was headed in a downward spiral for the last five years due to the current principal and her incompetence and unethical behavior. The bottom line: the school should be heading in a positive direction, not down.

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Ranking: https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?q=tom20hawkins
Board of Education: https://www.caschooldashboard.org/reports/39685446117618/2019 Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Tom Hawkins Elementary.

Tom Hawkins Elementary ranks 2123rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Tom Hawkins Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 21% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


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