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

Grades K–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Creekside Middle907 students · PattersonThis district

Grades 9–12

Patterson High1,830 students · PattersonThis district

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

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration40%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)34%

State57%

Federal9%

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

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Apricot Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 788 students · Patterson

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Walnut Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 744 students · Patterson

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Las Palmas ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 642 students · Patterson

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Northmead ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 528 students · Patterson

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Grayson ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 266 students · Westley

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West Valley Learning CenterElementary · Grades K · 147 students · Patterson

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Creekside MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 907 students · Patterson

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Patterson HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,830 students · Patterson

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Del Puerto HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 92 students · Patterson

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Rising SunHigh · Grades 12 · 20 students · Vernalis

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Open Valley Independent StudyOther · Grades K–12 · 100 students · Patterson

B+Public

School 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.