Is Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary a good school?

Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary ranks 3458 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 549 students attended Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary?

Students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 18% White, 18% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary usually go on to attend: High : John C. Kimball High

Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Summary:

Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary is a public K-8 school in Tracy, California, serving a student population of 534. The school is part of the Tracy Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 989 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.0% in 2020-2021 to 27.6% in 2021-2022 and 19.1% in 2022-2023. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has lower rankings for specific student groups, particularly Asian and White students, indicating potential equity issues.

When compared to nearby schools, the performance gap becomes more apparent. While Central Elementary faces similar challenges, George Kelly Elementary and Wanda Hirsch Elementary demonstrate significantly better academic performance, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Furthermore, Primary Charter School, a public charter school located nearby, consistently outperforms Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary and the district in academic measures, suggesting opportunities for the school to learn from successful practices.

Detail:

Public K-8

1701 South Central Ave.
Tracy, CA 95376-4017

(209) 830-3325

District: Tracy Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3458^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,747

Students who attend Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary usually attend:

High:

John C. Kimball High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 549

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.7%

White:

18.0%

Asian:

17.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary ranks worse than 59% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.69. (See more...)

Compare Details Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary ranks worse than 56.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.08. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.7%), White (18%), Asian (17.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary is 22.5. 9 elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary employs 24.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary is $6,747. 7 elementary schools in the Tracy Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary 3458^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary 1560^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tracy Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tracy Joint Unified 989^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	44.38	2446^th	4809	49.1%
2005	43.46	2515^th	4822	47.8%
2006	43.06	2553^rd	4818	47.0%
2007	38.25	3027^th	5113	40.8%
2008	35.01	3267^th	5113	36.1%
2009	29.34	3756^th	5193	27.7%
2010	30.51	3808^th	5314	28.3%
2011	39.77	3251^st	5377	39.5%
2012	40.50	3235^th	5390	40.0%
2013	42.87	3133^rd	5530	43.3%
2015	46.95	2626^th	5611	53.2%
2016	36.85	3277^th	5614	41.6%
2017	47.40	2694^th	5692	52.7%
2018	65.67	1778^th	5662	68.6%
2019	54.68	2343^rd	5789	59.5%
2021	37.22	825^th	1417	41.8%
2022	31.58	3742^nd	5883	36.4%
2023	46.66	2719^th	5874	53.7%
2024	35.69	3458^th	5862	41.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	24.34	572^nd	602	5.0%
2022	29.66	2637^th	3311	20.4%
2023	49.96	1200^th	3250	63.1%
2024	43.10	1606^th	3160	49.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.92	989^th	5084	80.5%
2019	53.83	2147^th	5173	58.5%
2021	36.59	703^rd	1110	36.7%
2022	16.65	4870^th	5264	7.5%
2023	39.48	3105^th	5374	42.2%
2024	35.96	3455^th	5511	37.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.01	1549^th	5413	71.4%
2019	60.77	1938^th	5492	64.7%
2021	44.65	630^th	1267	50.3%
2022	35.29	3303^rd	5635	41.4%
2023	51.70	2319^th	5617	58.7%
2024	40.75	3000^th	5605	46.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.92	2070^th	5431	61.9%
2019	43.49	2811^th	5510	49.0%
2021	31.08	816^th	1272	35.8%
2022	30.45	3747^th	5663	33.8%
2023	41.35	2972^nd	5650	47.4%
2024	31.79	3665^th	5636	35.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.03	989^th	1190	16.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.40	1515^th	4830	68.6%
2019	53.65	2060^th	4963	58.5%
2022	34.55	3320^th	5084	34.7%
2023	55.17	1930^th	5098	62.1%
2024	43.90	2682^nd	5102	47.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.24	1288^th	2737	52.9%
2019	47.75	1626^th	2834	42.6%
2022	15.98	2369^th	2726	13.1%
2023	11.55	2437^th	2662	8.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	45.38	874^th	1769	50.6%
2005	43.65	924^th	1777	48.0%
2006	36.85	1093^rd	1804	39.4%
2007	36.38	1209^th	1999	39.5%
2008	34.58	1306^th	2005	34.9%
2009	37.93	1251^st	2063	39.4%
2010	36.52	1399^th	2179	35.8%
2011	25.87	1753^rd	2236	21.6%
2012	42.87	1277^th	2259	43.5%
2013	47.04	1236^th	2379	48.0%
2015	45.62	1199^th	2477	51.6%
2016	40.08	1357^th	2497	45.7%
2017	49.86	1109^th	2508	55.8%
2018	52.66	1019^th	2480	58.9%
2019	54.87	1030^th	2715	62.1%
2021	42.59	474^th	894	47.0%
2022	33.32	1669^th	2740	39.1%
2023	27.13	1950^th	2802	30.4%
2024	37.08	1560^th	2777	43.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	27.00	1289^th	1442	10.6%
2022	33.66	1041^st	1540	32.4%
2023	25.05	1477^th	1529	3.4%
2024	36.07	893^rd	1477	39.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.99	683^rd	1538	55.6%
2024	44.25	677^th	1550	56.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.33	820^th	2230	63.2%
2019	49.63	1026^th	2369	56.7%
2021	51.35	285^th	721	60.5%
2022	22.12	2024^th	2458	17.7%
2023	19.07	2207^th	2549	13.4%
2024	36.92	1491^st	2575	42.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.37	863^rd	2262	61.8%
2019	56.89	893^rd	2380	62.5%
2021	46.72	348^th	738	52.8%
2022	36.69	1442^nd	2509	42.5%
2023	24.05	1930^th	2547	24.2%
2024	46.37	1165^th	2546	54.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	28.78	1101^st	1531	28.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.94	1153^rd	2273	49.3%
2019	48.89	1047^th	2407	56.5%
2021	35.35	462^nd	763	39.4%
2022	30.95	1613^th	2527	36.2%
2023	31.92	1599^th	2558	37.5%
2024	27.66	1764^th	2547	30.7%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	11.80	655^th	741	11.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.29	988^th	2072	52.3%
2019	51.69	893^rd	2213	59.6%
2022	30.51	1610^th	2359	31.8%
2023	28.41	1707^th	2391	28.6%
2024	40.54	1289^th	2383	45.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.51	706^th	1496	52.8%
2019	48.91	805^th	1602	49.8%
2022	23.18	1219^th	1555	21.6%
2023	17.53	1299^th	1552	16.3%
2024	25.64	1144^th	1535	25.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	340	44	43	60	9	n/a	n/a	0	496
1999	399	53	58	71	11	n/a	n/a	0	592
2000	431	51	70	95	10	n/a	n/a	0	657
2001	448	49	67	94	12	n/a	n/a	0	670
2002	406	61	83	118	10	n/a	n/a	0	678
2003	406	61	83	118	10	n/a	n/a	0	678
2004	402	71	86	131	8	n/a	n/a	0	698
2005	396	72	76	142	13	n/a	n/a	2	701
2006	355	62	70	165	11	n/a	n/a	28	691
2007	315	63	77	173	10	n/a	n/a	35	673
2008	332	56	61	173	6	n/a	n/a	0	628
2009	309	53	56	180	8	7	76	0	689
2010	288	36	34	260	5	4	65	0	692
2011	258	30	45	263	1	3	53	0	653
2012	260	21	44	250	1	4	47	0	627
2013	230	25	52	245	0	3	43	0	598
2014	222	24	53	275	0	4	33	0	611
2015	229	19	59	269	0	5	29	0	610
2016	221	17	55	260	0	5	25	0	583
2017	204	19	59	237	1	6	23	0	549
2018	188	18	67	228	0	5	20	0	526
2019	176	16	73	227	2	6	21	0	521
2020	174	19	83	227	3	5	19	0	530
2021	146	22	83	237	1	3	23	0	515
2022	128	31	77	264	0	4	25	0	529
2023	102	42	82	276	0	1	30	1	534
2024	99	42	97	273	0	2	35	1	549

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	496	24.0	20.7	7.1
1999	592	30.6	19.3	6.4
2000	657	32.6	20.2	5.9
2001	670	33.6	19.9	6
2002	678	33.8	20.1	6.2
2003	678	33.8	20.1	6.2
2004	698	34.0	20.5	10.2
2005	701	36.8	19.0	11
2006	691	36.3	19.0	15.2
2007	673	35.8	18.8	23.2
2008	628	37.0	17.0	22.3
2009	689	34.8	18.7	27.7
2010	692	35.0	19.7	28.5
2011	653	n/a	n/a	32.6
2012	627	21.4	29.2	n/a
2013	598	22.9	26.1	37
2014	611	22.2	27.4	37.8
2015	610	23.0	26.5	36.7
2016	583	24.0	24.2	36.2
2017	549	23.8	23.0	37
2018	526	22.7	23.1	38.6
2019	521	24.6	21.1	39.7
2020	530	n/a	n/a	37
2021	515	23.7	21.6	37.3
2022	529	24.2	21.8	36.7
2023	534	23.0	23.1	40.1
2024	549	24.3	22.5	66.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	496	24.0	20.7	7.1
1999	592	30.6	19.3	6.4
2000	657	32.6	20.2	5.9
2001	670	33.6	19.9	6
2002	678	33.8	20.1	6.2
2003	678	33.8	20.1	6.2
2004	698	34.0	20.5	10.2
2005	701	36.8	19.0	11
2006	691	36.3	19.0	15.2
2007	673	35.8	18.8	23.2
2008	628	37.0	17.0	22.3
2009	689	34.8	18.7	27.7
2010	692	35.0	19.7	28.5
2011	653	n/a	n/a	32.6
2012	627	21.4	29.2	n/a
2013	598	22.9	26.1	37
2014	611	22.2	27.4	37.8
2015	610	23.0	26.5	36.7
2016	583	24.0	24.2	36.2
2017	549	23.8	23.0	37
2018	526	22.7	23.1	38.6
2019	521	24.6	21.1	39.7
2020	530	n/a	n/a	37
2021	515	23.7	21.6	37.3
2022	529	24.2	21.8	36.7
2023	534	23.0	23.1	40.1
2024	549	24.3	22.5	66.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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