Patterson Elementary School

Public PK, KG-6

 1211 E Guadalupe Rd
       Gilbert, AZ  85234-4889


(480) 892-2803

District: Gilbert Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
185th of 1,245 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,810 Help


Students who attend Patterson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Mesquite Junior High School
High:    Gilbert High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  567

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.6%
Hispanic:
23.5%
Two or more races:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.7% Help


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Compare Details Patterson Elementary School ranks better than 85.1% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 8th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Gilbert Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.62. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.6%), Hispanic (23.5%), two or more races (9.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Patterson Elementary School is 15.4. 13 elementary schools in the Gilbert Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Patterson Elementary School is $7,810. 16 elementary schools in the Gilbert Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Patterson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Patterson Elementary School 185th of 1245 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Patterson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Gilbert Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilbert Unified District 104th of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Patterson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 86.67 95th 1062 91.1%
2010 83.22 163rd 1090 85.0%
2011 76.37 256th 1075 76.2%
2012 77.59 231st 1141 79.8%
2013 80.70 173rd 1158 85.1%
2014 80.09 207th 1079 80.8%
2015 83.31 144th 955 84.9%
2016 83.07 180th 1079 83.3%
2017 82.67 185th 1106 83.3%
2018 80.54 212th 1109 80.9%
2019 77.81 228th 1039 78.1%
2021 86.92 160th 1226 86.9%
2022 79.10 174th 1000 82.6%
2023 84.62 185th 1245 85.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.42 162nd 1027 84.2%
2022 50.72 220th 444 50.5%
2023 68.84 114th 617 81.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.48 520th 975 46.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.80 394th 417 5.5%
2021 51.03 414th 1201 65.5%
2022 44.93 102nd 145 29.7%
2023 39.06 470th 820 42.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.42 93rd 820 88.7%
2022 82.45 74th 618 88.0%
2023 84.20 105th 1116 90.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.76 257th 1023 74.9%
2019 65.39 273rd 862 68.3%
2021 84.46 170th 1219 86.1%
2022 76.27 144th 824 82.5%
2023 83.75 170th 1219 86.1%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.37 27th 306 91.2%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.89 101st 239 57.7%
2023 50.64 65th 145 55.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.13 149th 1032 85.6%
2019 77.40 165th 850 80.6%
2021 85.99 152nd 1220 87.5%
2022 70.27 204th 830 75.4%
2023 81.58 198th 1216 83.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.36 46th 620 92.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.71 266th 895 70.3%
2022 62.09 112th 289 61.2%
2023 65.50 165th 607 72.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.53 155th 911 83.0%
2019 91.46 38th 709 94.6%
2021 78.26 160th 1198 86.6%
2022 67.75 222nd 716 69.0%
2023 75.70 206th 1170 82.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.42 285th 654 56.4%
2022 67.61 22nd 82 73.2%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.84 72nd 171 57.9%
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Rank History for White students at Patterson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.04 164th 720 77.2%
2019 59.83 226th 595 62.0%
2021 79.93 172nd 1161 85.2%
2022 74.38 137th 800 82.9%
2023 75.49 198th 1024 80.7%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Patterson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 868 10 13 52 1 n/a n/a -169 775
1989 723 12 13 63 1 n/a n/a -347 465
1990 460 7 8 25 3 n/a n/a 103 606
1991 577 11 7 42 3 n/a n/a 109 749
1992 752 15 12 47 3 n/a n/a 0 829
1993 888 20 19 61 1 n/a n/a 0 989
1994 526 10 18 27 3 n/a n/a 0 584
1997 634 22 16 47 3 n/a n/a 0 722
1998 609 13 14 59 3 n/a n/a 0 698
1999 587 15 15 61 6 n/a n/a 0 684
2000 582 12 16 59 7 n/a n/a 0 676
2001 526 18 16 64 4 n/a n/a 0 628
2002 520 17 17 69 5 n/a n/a 0 628
2003 520 17 17 69 5 n/a n/a 0 628
2004 500 14 24 79 7 n/a n/a 0 624
2005 494 25 24 83 6 n/a n/a 0 632
2006 457 28 17 91 5 n/a n/a 0 598
2007 454 29 25 105 6 n/a n/a 0 619
2008 420 36 18 110 8 n/a n/a 0 592
2009 404 43 18 102 9 n/a n/a 0 576
2010 417 39 13 102 5 n/a n/a 0 576
2011 437 30 11 117 7 0 12 0 614
2012 447 31 15 143 8 3 15 0 662
2013 431 20 10 146 9 2 20 0 638
2014 395 20 15 126 7 2 21 0 586
2015 382 16 12 129 11 3 31 0 584
2016 379 17 14 128 13 2 31 0 584
2017 348 21 19 126 11 3 39 0 567
2018 340 23 14 129 11 4 49 0 570
2019 382 23 11 127 7 4 46 0 600
2020 402 22 12 115 10 5 59 0 625
2021 316 24 8 137 8 5 46 0 544
2022 360 26 7 145 8 2 50 0 598
2023 332 25 11 133 11 0 55 0 567

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 Patterson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 775 38.0 20.3 n/a
1989 465 29.8 15.6 n/a
1990 606 33.0 18.3 n/a
1991 749 37.0 20.2 n/a
1992 829 41.5 19.9 n/a
1993 989 51.0 19.4 n/a
1994 584 32.5 18.0 n/a
1997 722 38.5 18.8 n/a
1998 698 42.5 16.4 n/a
1999 684 39.7 17.2 n/a
2000 676 40.0 16.9 n/a
2001 628 36.5 17.2 n/a
2002 628 39.0 16.1 14
2003 628 39.0 16.1 14
2004 624 34.2 18.2 12.3
2005 632 36.3 17.4 7.8
2006 598 34.8 17.2 20.6
2007 619 35.7 17.3 16.8
2008 592 35.5 16.7 17.4
2009 576 35.6 16.2 22.2
2010 576 33.7 17.0 22.2
2011 614 36.3 16.8 28.7
2012 662 37.0 17.8 19.6
2013 638 37.9 16.7 n/a
2014 586 39.3 14.8 0.5
2015 584 35.0 16.6 0
2016 584 37.0 15.7 n/a
2017 567 35.1 16.1 33.5
2018 570 36.1 15.7 34.9
2019 600 38.3 15.6 30
2020 625 35.8 17.4 29
2021 544 36.8 14.7 n/a
2022 598 32.1 18.6 13.2
2023 567 36.8 15.4 28.7

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 Patterson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 775 38.0 20.3 n/a
1989 465 29.8 15.6 n/a
1990 606 33.0 18.3 n/a
1991 749 37.0 20.2 n/a
1992 829 41.5 19.9 n/a
1993 989 51.0 19.4 n/a
1994 584 32.5 18.0 n/a
1997 722 38.5 18.8 n/a
1998 698 42.5 16.4 n/a
1999 684 39.7 17.2 n/a
2000 676 40.0 16.9 n/a
2001 628 36.5 17.2 n/a
2002 628 39.0 16.1 14
2003 628 39.0 16.1 14
2004 624 34.2 18.2 12.3
2005 632 36.3 17.4 7.8
2006 598 34.8 17.2 20.6
2007 619 35.7 17.3 16.8
2008 592 35.5 16.7 17.4
2009 576 35.6 16.2 22.2
2010 576 33.7 17.0 22.2
2011 614 36.3 16.8 28.7
2012 662 37.0 17.8 19.6
2013 638 37.9 16.7 n/a
2014 586 39.3 14.8 0.5
2015 584 35.0 16.6 0
2016 584 37.0 15.7 n/a
2017 567 35.1 16.1 33.5
2018 570 36.1 15.7 34.9
2019 600 38.3 15.6 30
2020 625 35.8 17.4 29
2021 544 36.8 14.7 n/a
2022 598 32.1 18.6 13.2
2023 567 36.8 15.4 28.7

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Patterson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,211 (13.0%) $8,635 (92.8%) $9,305
2020 $615 (8.5%) $6,864 (94.9%) $7,235
2021 $1,001 (11.9%) $7,714 (92.0%) $8,385
2022 $1,194 (15.3%) $6,890 (88.2%) $7,810

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Patterson Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 228th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 185th of 1245 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students600567
 5.5%
African American2325
 8.7%
American Indian711
 57.1%
Asian1111
Hispanic127133
 4.7%
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White382332
 13.1%
Two or More Races4655
 19.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30%28.7%
 1.3%


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Students who attend Patterson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesquite Junior High School
High : Gilbert High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 567 students attended Patterson Elementary School.

Students at Patterson Elementary School are 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Patterson Elementary School ranks 185th of 1245 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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