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Patterson Elementary

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Patterson Elementary ranks 672 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Patterson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 558 students in the highly-regarded Fremont Unified School District, where it consistently ranks as a strong, 4-star school performing well above state averages.

The school has particular strengths in mathematics, where its students outperform both the district and many nearby schools like Glenmoor Elementary and Oliveira Elementary. It also shows exceptional support for English Language Learners and has successfully reduced chronic student absenteeism to a rate lower than several local peers. Interestingly, Patterson achieves these solid results while spending less per student and having a higher student-to-teacher ratio than comparable schools such as John G. Mattos Elementary and Brookvale Elementary, suggesting efficient use of resources.

When compared to other schools in the area, Patterson holds a solid middle position within Fremont Unified, performing ahead of some while trailing top performers like Warwick Elementary and Ardenwood Elementary. The contrast with schools across district lines is notable, as Patterson significantly outperforms nearby Newark Unified schools such as Coyote Hills Elementary. Areas for continued focus include supporting performance in upper-grade math and ensuring growth for all student subgroups.

558

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,901

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35521 Cabrillo Dr.
Fremont, CA 94536-5499

(510) 793-0420

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend Patterson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thornton Middle
High:	American High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

67.4%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

California avg41%

672^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Fremont Unified

185^th of 1,543Fremont Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	672 of 5857	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.8	510 of 5869	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	580 of 5859	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	509 of 5883	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	901 of 5789	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	1176 of 5662	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	1265 of 5692	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	1424 of 5614	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	1227 of 5611	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.2	1706 of 5530	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.4	1561 of 5390	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	59.5	2065 of 5377	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.2	1915 of 5314	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	1715 of 5193	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.7	1593 of 5113	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.0	1966 of 5113	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.6	1403 of 4818	70.9%	★★★★☆
2005	63.8	1581 of 4822	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.8	1581 of 4809	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	532 of 1203	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	399 of 1205	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	447 of 1190	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	411 of 1154	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	525 of 1149	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	594 of 1071	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.5	236 of 3162	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	57.2	965 of 3246	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	667 of 5597	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	613 of 5612	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	725 of 5609	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	677 of 5635	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	868 of 5492	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	1240 of 5413	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	2292 of 5107	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1645 of 5087	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1629 of 5084	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	2464 of 4963	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	2836 of 4830	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	1156 of 5460	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	1628 of 5517	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	1311 of 5363	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	1910 of 5264	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	1856 of 5173	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2416 of 5084	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	622 of 5628	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	411 of 5643	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	440 of 5638	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	412 of 5663	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	997 of 5510	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	1175 of 5431	78.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.3	353 of 445	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.0	851 of 2726	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	1339 of 2737	51.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

White (2022)69th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2024)55th percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)21st percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science60%+27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 20, 2011

My daughter went to this school for K and 1st grade in 2006-2007. School is good and teachers are hardworking. We got a really good teacher in K. She gave her best. We were happy there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Patterson Elementary	Public	K-5	35521 Cabrillo Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-0420	558	22	25.3	27.2%	37 (6.6%)	16 (2.9%)	66 (11.8%)	376 (67.4%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.7%)	89.8	672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		92.8	510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	162	60.0	60.0	57.4	77.3	71.1	67.8	79.6	76.7	63.3	73.6	95.6		97.4	98.2	$14,901	$766	$14,135
Oliveira Elementary	Public	K-5	4180 Alder Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-1135	496	21	23.6	33.3%	35 (7.1%)	11 (2.2%)	91 (18.3%)	315 (63.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	35 (7.1%)	83.3	996^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		88.4	792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.5%	204	51.7	51.7	73.6	57.8	59.8	62.9	79.5	65.5	56.7	65.3	96.8				$15,302	$447	$14,855
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	36700 San Pedro Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 792-3232	275	13	21.1	71.3%	23 (8.4%)	5 (1.8%)	143 (52.0%)	76 (27.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (8.7%)	18.9	4924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		19.9	4872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	18.8	18.8	3.6	28.3	27.1	22.5	28.6	19.3	20.8	21.8					$19,350	$963	$18,387
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	35430 Blackburn Dr.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3400	455	17	26.7	31.0%	68 (14.9%)	7 (1.5%)	190 (41.8%)	118 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (14.9%)	68.6	1663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		68.4	1668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	5	38.7	38.7	54.4	51.2	50.7	52.0	67.7	57.3	44.0	56.0					$16,271	$104	$16,167
Brookvale Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Nicolet Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-5940	428	18	23.7	29.2%	49 (11.4%)	12 (2.8%)	66 (15.4%)	276 (64.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	87.3	809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%		93.4	483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	326	66.3	66.3	57.6	63.8	76.3	66.4	70.2	58.0	75.0	67.5	95.8		95.8		$17,031	$1,214	$15,817
Warwick Elementary	Public	K-5	3375 Warwick Rd.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-8660	700	26	26.9	27.1%	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	84 (12.0%)	503 (71.9%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.1%)	95.6	270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		96	266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	4	75.2	75.2	75.2	77.7	85.2	79.7	82.1	71.4	72.9	75.4	97.3	98.2	97.3	98.2	$14,459	$255	$14,204
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	34400 Maybird Cir.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 713-0141	725	27	26.8	18.8%	33 (4.6%)	14 (1.9%)	61 (8.4%)	584 (80.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (2.9%)	90.7	617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		95	346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	271	59.3	59.3	70.4	72.3	69.5	70.7	76.7	69.0	65.8	70.5					$14,408	$239	$14,169
Ardenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	33955 Emilia Ln.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-0392	637	25	25.4	18.8%	29 (4.6%)	10 (1.6%)	50 (7.8%)	500 (78.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	96.8	166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		96.9	177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	11	74.5	74.5	76.5	85.7	80.6	81.4	80.8	83.3	81.6	82.0					$15,123	$477	$14,646
Coyote Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36270 Cherry St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3300	440	17	25.8	51.8%	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	264 (60.0%)	91 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	41 (9.3%)	36.8	3422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		37.7	3324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	98	23.6	23.6	35.0	32.1	46.1	39.0	41.7	35.7	24.7	32.7					$17,945	$544	$17,401
Glenmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	4620 Mattos Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0740	536	22	24.3	47.9%	66 (12.3%)	17 (3.2%)	148 (27.6%)	250 (46.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.1%)	82.1	1070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		85	947^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	123	55.2	55.2	61.0	69.5	64.4	64.5	54.8	70.0	56.3	59.3	96.8				$16,428	$973	$15,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Patterson Elementary

How many students attend Patterson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Patterson Elementary.

What district is Patterson Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

Is Patterson Elementary a good school?

Patterson Elementary ranks 672^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Patterson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patterson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thornton Middle
High : American High

What is the racial makeup of Patterson Elementary?

Students at Patterson Elementary are 67% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% White, 3% African American.

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