Public school · Tracy Joint Unified

Merrill F. West High

Tracy · 9–12 · 1,920 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
50 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (464 of 510); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 510
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
27%
Met standard
34%
Below standard
39%

61% met or exceeded · 400 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaTracy Joint Unified
Exceeded27%27%25%
Met34%30%32%
Nearly met23%20%22%
Not met16%23%21%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
10%
Met standard
14%
Below standard
76%

24% met or exceeded · 400 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaTracy Joint Unified
Exceeded10%14%11%
Met14%16%14%
Nearly met19%21%20%
Not met57%49%55%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence
9.7% of students (201 of 2,069) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about three times the rate at the average California high school.2024–25
9.7%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source
CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,069
Comparison
201 of 2,069. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Tracy Joint Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school61%
California57%

Tested: 400 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school61%
Tracy Joint Unified57%

Tested: 400 here · 1,414 in Tracy Joint Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaTracy Joint Unified
Exceeded27%27%25%
Met34%30%32%
Nearly met23%20%22%
Not met16%23%21%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school24%
California30%

Tested: 400 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school24%
Tracy Joint Unified25%

Tested: 400 here · 1,409 in Tracy Joint Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaTracy Joint Unified
Exceeded10%14%11%
Met14%16%14%
Nearly met19%21%20%
Not met57%49%55%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201965%506 tested
→
202561%400 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201932%508 tested
→
202524%400 tested

This school

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data
English met or exceeded, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 65% in 2019 to 61% in 2025. Math went from 32% in 2019 to 24% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201965%
506 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202254%
500 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202361%
491 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202450%
473 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202561%
400 tested		57%
432,651 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201932%
508 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202223%
498 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202320%
485 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202420%
470 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202524%
400 tested		30%
431,903 tested

Ask: Math is lower than in 2019 here (32% to 24%) and across California (32% to 30%). How does the school check what’s working in math?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 464 of 510 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

34%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

35%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

63% enrolled in college within 12 months · 436 high-school completers

  • University of California23 · 5%
  • California State University40 · 9%
  • California community college189 · 43%
  • In-state private16 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year8 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled160 · 37%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied
80
Admitted
67
Enrolled
33

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

  • Fall 2025Applied 80 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2024Applied 88 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2023Applied 73 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2022Applied 81 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2021Applied 101 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2020Applied 75 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2019Applied 74 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2018Applied 61 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2017Applied 72 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2016Applied 79 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2015Applied 59 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2014Applied 67 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2013Applied 69 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2012Applied 59 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2011Applied 93 · Admitted 74 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2010Applied 77 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2009Applied 76 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2008Applied 82 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2007Applied 70 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2006Applied 66 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2005Applied 51 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2004Applied 42 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2003Applied 62 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2002Applied 42 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2001Applied 44 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2000Applied 33 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 1999Applied 30 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 1998Applied 27 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 13
  • Fall 1997Applied 19 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 8
  • Fall 1996Applied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled 7

Campus records · fall 2025

  • BerkeleyApplied 51 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 5
  • DavisApplied 65 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 12
  • IrvineApplied 43 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 3
  • Los AngelesApplied 38 · Admitted Masked · Enrolled Masked
  • MercedApplied 45 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled Masked
  • RiversideApplied 34 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 3
  • San DiegoApplied 45 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 6
  • Santa BarbaraApplied 29 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled Masked
  • Santa CruzApplied 34 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 3

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 4
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers
81 of 174 Prepared students · 46.6%

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI, all students · 511 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.

Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers
29 students

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

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Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

18 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
17in 100 at the average Tracy Joint Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

368 of 2,011 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school18 in 100
at the average Tracy Joint Unified school17 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
9.7%of students were suspended at least once (201 of 2,069), 2024–25
4.5%at the average Tracy Joint Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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Teacher & staff voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

307 tested per subject

English57% / 49%
Math18% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

232 English · 231 math tested

English58% / 49%
Math18% / 19%

Asian

62 English · 61 math tested

English69% / 80%
Math39% / 67%

White

45 English · 48 math tested

English67% / 68%
Math29% / 42%

Students with disabilities

45 English · 40 math tested

English16% / 18%
Math2% / 6%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Tracy Joint Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 307 tested
English57%+849%+849%
Math18%018%−321%
Hispanic or Latino · 232 tested in English, 231 in math
English58%+949%+949%
Math18%+315%−119%
Asian · 62 tested in English, 61 in math
English69%+267%−1180%
Math39%−443%−2867%
White · 45 tested in English, 48 in math
English67%+463%−168%
Math29%+227%−1342%
Students with disabilities · 45 tested in English, 40 in math
English16%+313%−218%
Math2%02%−46%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Tracy Joint Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

Black or African American, Filipino and homeless students, students of two or more races and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Asian students did worse than the same group statewide in math.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Merrill F. West High in Tracy, 57.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 48.9% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Merrill F. West High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 8.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (18.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (57.8% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 50.1 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 307 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 58%2. Asian: 14%3. White: 11%4. Filipino: 6%5. Black or African American: 5%6. Two or more races: 4%7. Pacific Islander: 1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino58%
  2. Asian14%
  3. White11%
  4. Filipino6%
  5. Black or African American5%
  6. Two or more races4%
  7. Pacific Islander1%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino58%
Asian14%
White11%
Filipino6%
Black or African American5%
Two or more races4%
Pacific Islander1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 3 in 4 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (76%, 1,455 of 1,920). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers94
Average experience13 years
First-year teachers5%
72% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 72.41%: 67.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 93.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryLouis J. Villalovoz ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleEarle E. Williams MiddleHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  3. High schoolMerrill F. West HighThis campus · grades 9-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Louis J. Villalovoz Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    8th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Louis A. Bohn Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    9th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Wanda Hirsch Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    10th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • McKinley Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    4th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Melville S. Jacobson Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    bottom percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    95% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • South/West Park Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    61st percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

  • Central Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    bottom percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

  • North Elementary

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    2nd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    22% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    57th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

  • George Kelly Elementary

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    36th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

  • Art Freiler

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    62nd percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

  • Earle E. Williams Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    39th percentile · Developing · middle · 2025

    98% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Monte Vista Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    24th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2025

    94% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • North Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

  • George Kelly Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

  • Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

  • Art Freiler

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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1775 West Lowell Avenue, Tracy 95376

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  2. Math is lower than in 2019 here (32% to 24%) and across California (32% to 30%). How does the school check what’s working in math?
  3. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile
  • Lower Lake HighKonocti Unified · 966 enrolled · 75.8% meal eligibility3rdNeeds Support
  • Hillcrest HighAlvord Unified · 1,780 enrolled · 75.6% meal eligibility55thSolid
  • Red Bluff HighRed Bluff Joint Union High · 1,586 enrolled · 75.6% meal eligibility51stSolid
  • Natomas HighNatomas Unified · 1,157 enrolled · 76% meal eligibility12thNeeds Support
  • Skyline HighOakland Unified · 1,250 enrolled · 76% meal eligibility38thDeveloping
  • Thomas Downey HighModesto City High · 2,192 enrolled · 76% meal eligibility28thDeveloping
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 67.8–83.8% meal eligibility and 960–3,840 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Merrill F. West High a good high school?
Merrill F. West High is in the 31st percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 50 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (464 of 510); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Merrill F. West High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 61% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 24% the math standard; 27% and 10% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 400 students were tested in English and 400 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Merrill F. West High rank in California?
Merrill F. West High is in the 31st percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Developing, 2025). Merrill F. West High ranks #1,031 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), 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.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Merrill F. West High?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 18.3% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 368 chronically absent of 2,011 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 9.7%; 201 unduplicated suspended students of 2,069 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 18.8%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 9.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Merrill F. West High compare to other schools in Tracy?
Merrill F. West High is in the 31st percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,920 students. Use the schools in Tracy page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Merrill F. West High?
At Merrill F. West High in Tracy, 57.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 48.9% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Merrill F. West High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 8.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (18.2% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (57.8% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 50.1 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 307 ELA grade test records. 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.
What AP courses are offered at Merrill F. West High?
Merrill F. West High had own-school AP authorizations for 20 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, Drawing, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Music Theory, Physics 1, Physics C: Mechanics, Precalculus, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from Merrill F. West High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 33 Merrill F. West High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.
Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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Merrill F. West High is ranked #1,031 statewide · #3 of 5 in Tracy Joint Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate91.0%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard18.5%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared34.1%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded42.9%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism18.8%22.7%5%
Suspension rate9.5%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)22.5%17.8%5%
Graduation rate
↓ vs CA 92.9% · index 55 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 53 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↓ vs CA 51.7% · index 44 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 55 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 22.7% · index 59 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 1.1pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 24 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 1.7pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.8% · index 61 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1140027%34%22%17%61%+13

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1140010%15%18%57%25%+1

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

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

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA47349.9%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math47019.8%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA49161.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math48520.0%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA50054.0%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math49822.7%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA50665.0%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math50831.7%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide4197%22%60%11%

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 Disadvantaged30757.0%+8+8
Hispanic/Latino23257.8%+8+9
Asian6269.3%+2−10
Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Susp
Merrill F. West High ←—5031st percentile · Developing · statewide · 202518.5%42.9%9.5%
Millennium Charter1.3 mi6675th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202527.7%57.4%1.6%
Tracy High1.7 mi4827th percentile · Developing · statewide · 202513.7%37.4%6.4%
California average—57School average · no percentile20.3%43.8%3.3%
George and Evelyn Stein Continuationscored within its class, not statewide0.9 mi2664th percentile · Solid · within class · 20250.0%5.0%3.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders11.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$64,685 – $125,350
Average elementary principal salary$172,441
Average middle school principal salary$179,343
Average high school principal salary$194,479
Superintendent salary$298,140

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 50/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 34.1% · numerator 174 students classified Prepared · denominator 511 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 46.6% · AP-pathway numerator 81 · denominator 174 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 174 of 511 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201954/10050#745California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
202250/10045#864California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
202352/10047#861California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
202448/10038#1012California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 17.2% → 2025 · 18.3% · +1.1pp
Suspension rate2024 · 11.4% → 2025 · 9.7% · −1.7pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA40027.3%61.3%
2025 · Math4009.8%24.5%
2024 · ELA47318.6%49.9%
2024 · Math4708.3%19.8%
2023 · ELA49126.1%61.3%
2023 · Math4857.6%20.0%
2022 · ELA50024.4%54.0%
2022 · Math4986.4%22.7%
2019 · ELA50630.6%65.0%
2019 · Math50812.8%31.7%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate
91.0%
AP pathway among Prepared
46.6%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
35.3%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
63.3%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
201921.7%48.4%11.1%13.2%
202215.4%38.4%22.6%9.9%
202316.9%40.6%24.2%10.5%
202413.4%34.8%17.6%11.2%
202518.5%42.9%18.8%9.5%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female12.1%18.4%+6.3pp
Male9.4%18.3%+8.9pp
Asian4.5%14.5%+10.0pp
Black/African American16.3%30.7%+14.4pp
Filipino5.8%7.2%+1.4pp
Hispanic/Latino12.3%17.6%+5.3pp
Pacific Islander10.3%23.3%+13.0pp
Two or More Races4.4%30.1%+25.7pp
White10.9%22.4%+11.5pp
Students with Disabilities16.8%29.7%+12.9pp
English Learners14.3%18.4%+4.1pp
Foster Youth20.0%——
Homeless6.7%21.9%+15.2pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged12.2%19.7%+7.5pp
All Students10.7%18.3%+7.6pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20258067333.903.964.06
20248868323.763.824.01
20237351233.843.923.97
20228156263.743.863.95
202110171303.623.783.96
20207558313.733.853.91
20197447163.563.743.93
20186141243.563.643.67
20177250303.663.833.80
20167951293.623.773.82
20155937163.673.884.00
20146739233.593.843.94

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20255165
Berkeley20245853
Berkeley2023465masked
Berkeley20225043
Berkeley202150117
Davis2025652712
Davis202458258
Davis202350214
Davis202262136
Davis202166228
Irvine202543203
Irvine202448104
Irvine2023363masked
Irvine2022353masked
Irvine2021495masked
Los Angeles202538maskedmasked
Los Angeles20245133
Los Angeles20233463
Los Angeles202244maskedmasked
Los Angeles2021434masked
Merced20254543masked
Merced202450484
Merced202327234
Merced202230276
Merced202145405
Riverside202534333
Riverside20242319masked
Riverside2023138masked
Riverside20222313masked
Riverside20212516masked
San Diego202545236
San Diego20244513masked
San Diego2023305masked
San Diego202234maskedmasked
San Diego20213211masked
Santa Barbara20252913masked
Santa Barbara20243816masked
Santa Barbara20233512masked
Santa Barbara202223155
Santa Barbara20213513masked
Santa Cruz202534283
Santa Cruz202453376
Santa Cruz202328207
Santa Cruz20223611masked
Santa Cruz202144175
Universitywide2025806733
Universitywide2024886832
Universitywide2023735123
Universitywide2022815626
Universitywide20211017130

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count14
AP enrollment257
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections23
Chemistry sections25
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,282

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California235.3%
California State University409.2%
California community college18943.4%
In-state private163.7%
Out-of-state, 4-year81.8%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled16036.7%

436 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 63% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,939 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 14,287 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$316 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,920

Central federal expenditures attributed here$217 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,920

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

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 59%Instruction support 14%Student services 11%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$11,939 per pupil
2020$11,523 per pupil
2019$12,026 per pupil
2018$10,666 per pupil
2017$10,305 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95376
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95376
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$102,555
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20.66%
ZCTA population54,488
Median age34.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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