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C+

Patterson Joint Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Patterson.

Patterson’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of California school districts

Students
6,064
Schools
11
Spent per student
$17,983
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$106.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Patterson Joint Unified School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $106.1M, about $17,501 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Patterson 26,587

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Patterson. Grade by grade →

K–65 schoolsThis district
7–8Creekside MiddleThis district
9–12Patterson HighThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 33.1% · 3,221 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 46.7% · 3,218 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 86.2% · 530 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,983 per student · 15% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 57%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
6,005’20
6,211’21
6,173’22
6,134’23
6,064’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 78%White 8%Black 4%Asian 4%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Apricot Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Patterson
788 students24:1
Walnut Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Patterson
744 students23:1
Las Palmas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Patterson
642 students21:1
Northmead Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Patterson
528 students20:1
Grayson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Westley
266 students19:1
West Valley Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K · Patterson
147 students21:1
Open Valley Independent Study
Other · Grades K–12 · Patterson
B
100 students20:1
Creekside Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Patterson
907 students20:1
Patterson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Patterson
B+
1,830 students21:1
Del Puerto High
High · Grades 9–12 · Patterson
D−
92 students14:1
Rising Sun
High · Grades 12 · Vernalis
20 students20:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.