Summary:
Patterson Joint Unified School District has one middle school, Creekside Middle, serving grades 7 and 8 for the 2024-2025 school year, with an enrollment of 907 students in a district that ranks in the bottom quartile statewide.
Academic performance at Creekside Middle is significantly below California state averages across all core subjects, with mathematics proficiency being a particular area of concern at less than half the state average. The school spends over $17,000 per student, which is above the state average, yet outcomes have consistently earned it a low state ranking. A relative strength is its Spanish language program, where student performance in listening and writing meets or nears state averages, and the school maintains a chronic absenteeism rate slightly better than both the Patterson Joint Unified district and the state.
With nearly 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a community with high economic need. The academic challenges mirror those of the wider Patterson Joint Unified district, which is ranked in the 16th percentile statewide. For parents, this means the middle school experience here is defined by substantial academic support needs, though with noted successes in maintaining student attendance and in specific areas of world language instruction.
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