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Schools in Patterson Tract · Visalia Unified School District

Patterson Tract’s public schools outscore 54% of California districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Patterson Tract, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Patterson Tract, 25% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

42%

▼ 5 pts vs CA 47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

25%

▼ 8 pts vs CA 33%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90%

▲ 4 pts vs CA 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$18.9K

▼ 11% vs CA $21.2K

FY2024

Students per teacher

21.5

CA 21.6

Schools in town

27,002 students on the public path

In brief

Patterson Tract’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 583 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Patterson Tract’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,939 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

26 elementary schools, then eight middle and four high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Patterson Tract’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

B−: better than 54% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 54%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (583)Better than 48%

B⁻BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 14,888 test results and a graduating class of 2,298 could put Patterson Tract anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Patterson Tract’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,856 in math, 14,919 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Patterson Tract, with each school’s own grade.

26 schools teach K in Patterson Tract’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Patterson Tract	B⁻	Visalia Unified
Visalia	B	Visalia Unified K–12 · Tulare Joint Union High 9–12 · Hanford Joint Union High 9–12

Patterson Tract’s public schools outscore 54% of California districts

Patterson Tract’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

26 elementary schools, then eight middle and four high schools

What’s behind Patterson Tract’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Below the state in reading

Patterson Tract vs. its neighbors

Every school in Patterson Tract

Questions about Patterson Tract’s schools

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