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Earle E. Williams Middle · TracyPublic

Earle E. Williams Middle: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Earle E. Williams posts 32% meeting the standard and 11.2% exceeding it, against 39% and 16.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

1600 Tennis Lane, 95376 (opens in new tab)·Tracy Joint Unified·Tracy·Grades 6-8·762 students·77% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(209) 830-3345·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope3239
% Exceeded11%17%
% Met+32%39%
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)Above avg · p70Average · p50
Absence20.4%18.5%
Suspension10.4%3.7%
Scope Score
32
📈 On the Rise · Developing
ranked #1,318 statewide · #5 of 8 in Tracy Joint Unified

Earle E. Williams Middle scores 32 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 41st percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

📈 On the Rise — Ask how many years the improvement has held, not just the latest one — one strong cohort and a real turnaround can look identical in a single year of data.

CDE CAASPP 2025

Most rating sites would stop at “32% proficient” and call it done. Earle E. Williams deserves a closer read. The school sits in Tracy, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,238 middle schools statewide

Climbed from the 31st to the 41st percentile of California middle schools since 2019.

CA Dashboard
ELAYellow(Increased)MathYellow(Increased)

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 32% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 632%40%28%35%40%
Grade 739%28%29%23%34%
Grade 840%38%35%41%37%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 624%21%16%24%32%
Grade 721%15%22%13%28%
Grade 830%21%18%30%23%

The story this school is actually telling

The school, grade by grade

ELA · CAASPP 2024–25

Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.

12%
28%
60%
Grade 6 · 40% proficient
11%
23%
66%
Grade 7 · 34% proficient
9%
28%
63%
Grade 8 · 37% proficient

The honest read: the share exceeding falls 2.9pp across grades; the floor slips 2.7pp. The state average falls 0.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.

The 6 things our score weighs

Exceeded standard
11.2%
State 16.8%
5.6pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
32.3%
State 39.3%
7.0pp below state avg
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8)
Above avg
State average
The same students gained 51 scale-score points across the span. Almost every school gains points, so we rank the gain against every other California school in this level.
Chronic absenteeism
20.4%
State 18.5%
1.8pp above state avg
Suspension rate
10.4%
State 3.7%
6.7pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
11.8%
State 18.0%
6.1pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
  • Ask what changes between grade 6 and grade 8 here, and who teaches the older kids.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Earle E. Williams Middle in Tracy, 29.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Earle E. Williams Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 4.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (20.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (28.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 35.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 579 students tested.

All students at this school: 32% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 32%, district —, state 39%32%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 25%, district 28%, state 32%25% · −7 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 24%, district 26%, state 32%24% · −8 vs school
MaleMale: this school 33%, district 34%, state 42%33% · +0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 32%, district 35%, state 44%32% · −0 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 3%, district 9%, state 11%3% · −29 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 55%, district 52%, state 72%55% · +22 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 45%, district 43%, state 56%45% · +13 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 9%, district 10%, state 15%9% · −23 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 23%, district 20%, state 26%23% · −9 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 13%, district 16%, state 22%13% · −19 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 53%, district 43%, state 56%53% · +21 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 43%, district 56%, state 65%43% · +11 vs school
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 2.9pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +5.5pp.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 20.4%, district 23.3%, state 18.5%20.4% · +1.8pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 10.4%, district —, state 3.7%10.4% · +6.7pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–617.1%
Grades 7–822.1%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
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Middle
Earle E. Williams Middle
32/100
This school

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Merrill F. West HighScope 53direct feeder

The road from this school ends at Merrill F. West High, which sent 33 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 20 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Merrill F. West High around 2031, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 63% of Merrill F. West High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

33 UC ENROLLEES (FALL 2025) · 20 AP SUBJECTS TAUGHT → full record on Merrill F. West High's page
Source: UC & College Board

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 22:121:1
Teaching staff38 teachers
Avg. experience19.9 years
Fully credentialed69%
First-year teachers5%
Intern / emergency permit9.9%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$64,685 – $125,350
Principal salary$172,441 – $194,479
Superintendent salary$298,140

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,010, CA average $14,491$18,010 · spent at this school
Federal share$320 per student

$320 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,013 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction59%
Instruction support14%
Student services11%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,939 per pupil
2019$11,523 per pupil
2018$12,026 per pupil
2017$10,666 per pupil
2016$10,305 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic61.5%
District 54.0% · CA 56.1%
Asian12.2%
District 16.0% · CA 10.2%
White10.8%
District 13.8% · CA 19.9%
Other9.6%
District 11.0% · CA 9.0%
Black5.9%
District 5.2% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 77.0% (13pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$103K · CA $85K
Median home value$618K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+21% · CA 35%
ZIP population54,488
Median age35 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 21% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Earle E. Williams Middle a good middle school?

Earle E. Williams Middle has a Scope Score of 32 out of 100, placing it in the 41st percentile of California middle schools and ranked #1,318 statewide. 11.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 5.6 percentage points below the California average of 16.8%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Earle E. Williams Middle's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 32.3% of students at Earle E. Williams Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 11.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 21.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 11.2% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 1,501 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Earle E. Williams Middle rank in California?

Earle E. Williams Middle ranks #1,318 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 41st percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), same-cohort growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Is Earle E. Williams Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope follows the same cohort of students across grades rather than comparing two different grades in the same year. At Earle E. Williams Middle that cohort is 2023 G6 → 2025 G8, measured in SBAC scale-score points. Its gain ranks above avg among California middle schools — roughly the 70th percentile, ahead of the typical school at this level. Read the ranking, not the raw point gain: scale scores rise with age, so nearly every school posts a positive number and only the relative position tells you anything. Growth is weighted at 20% in the middle Scope Score because it is the least demographically confounded signal available — it tracks change over time rather than the level students arrived at. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Earle E. Williams Middle?

20.4% of students at Earle E. Williams Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 18.5%. The suspension rate is 10.4%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Earle E. Williams Middle compare to other schools in Tracy?

Earle E. Williams Middle scores 32/100 (41st percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 762 students. Use the schools in Tracy page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.

How does Earle E. Williams Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Earle E. Williams Middle in Tracy, 29.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Earle E. Williams Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 4.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (20.7% Math proficient); Hispanic students (28.2% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 35.5 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 579 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Your other options

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Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.

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For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 42%
11.2%
↓ vs CA 16.8% · 44th pctile
Met or exceeded · 23%
32.3%
↓ vs CA 39.3% · 44th pctile
Growth (2023 G6 → 2025 G8) · 20%
Above avg
↑ vs CA average · 70th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
20.4%
↓ vs CA 18.5% · 47th pctile
▼ 0.4pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
10.4%
↓ vs CA 3.7% · 23th pctile
▼ 1.5pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
11.8%
↓ vs CA 18.0% · 37th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 625312%28%24%36%40%−7
Grade 723511%23%22%43%34%−13
Grade 82589%28%28%35%37%−9
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 625710%22%21%47%32%−3
Grade 723515%13%23%50%28%−6
Grade 826310%13%25%52%23%−9

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide2636%15%65%14%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged57929.4%−4−9
Hispanic/Latino45128.2%−4−11
English Learners1571.9%−7−8
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = the same students tracked across grades, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Earle E. Williams Middle ←—3211.2%32.3%−5.9pp+51 pts10.4%
Discovery Charter1.5 mi3514.0%37.9%−10.5pp—2.4%
Monte Vista Middle1.3 mi2613.8%33.5%−11.1pp—14.6%
California average—3916.8%39.3%+1.5pp—3.7%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20192831#139211.8%31.1%9.6%16.6%+6.7pp
20222429#15337.8%27.1%26.1%12.7%-0.4pp
20232229#15597.7%24.8%26.5%12.5%+4.2pp
20243347#116211.7%27.8%20.8%11.8%+6.2pp
20253241#131811.2%32.3%20.4%10.4%-5.9pp
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female9.5%18.8%+9.3pp
Male9.7%22.0%+12.3pp
Asian1.8%9.6%+7.8pp
Black/African American11.8%35.8%+24.0pp
White1.9%14.3%+12.4pp
Hispanic/Latino10.5%21.9%+11.4pp
Two or More Races12.1%20.0%+7.9pp
Students with Disabilities17.8%28.6%+10.8pp
English Learners7.0%21.7%+14.7pp
Homeless15.7%30.6%+14.9pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged11.0%22.3%+11.3pp
All Students9.6%20.4%+10.8pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,238 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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