Patterson Joint Unified School District
Public
Grades K–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Patterson.
At a glance
6,064Students enrolled
11Schools
$17,983Spent per student
21:1Student–teacher ratio
78%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Patterson
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CA
Math proficiency19%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$17,983
per student each year · 15% below the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
6,005’20
6,211’21
6,173’22
6,134’23
6,064’24
Students
Hispanic · 78%4,702
White · 8%496
Black · 4%266
Asian · 4%258
Two or more races · 4%236
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%83
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools11 in district
Apricot Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 788 students · Patterson
PublicWalnut Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 744 students · Patterson
PublicLas Palmas ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 642 students · Patterson
PublicNorthmead ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 528 students · Patterson
PublicGrayson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 266 students · Westley
PublicWest Valley Learning CenterElementary · Grades K · 147 students · Patterson
PublicCreekside MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 907 students · Patterson
PublicPatterson HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,830 students · Patterson
B+PublicDel Puerto HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 92 students · Patterson
DPublicRising SunHigh · Grades 12 · 20 students · Vernalis
PublicOpen Valley Independent StudyOther · Grades K–12 · 100 students · Patterson
B+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.