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Las Palmas Elementary

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Las Palmas Elementary ranks 4308 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of California elementary schools

Summary

Las Palmas Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 642 students in the Patterson Joint Unified district, operating in a high-need community where a large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom third of California elementary schools, with particular struggles in mathematics and English Language Arts. However, it shows a relative strength in science, where its proficiency rate is the best among Patterson elementary schools and exceeds the district average. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, which at 26.3% is the highest among comparable schools in the district and exceeds state averages, a factor that heavily impacts learning. The school's performance has declined since before the pandemic, and it operates with lower per-student spending than most other elementary schools in Patterson Joint Unified.

Interesting comparisons within the same district highlight that different outcomes are possible in similar settings. For example, Northmead Elementary, located less than a mile away, has significantly higher academic proficiency, lower absenteeism, and a much better statewide ranking despite similar demographics and resources. Comparisons to schools in neighboring districts, like Bonita Elementary in Newman-Crows Landing Unified, also suggest that demographics do not fully determine a school's results, pointing to the importance of school-level practices and culture.

642

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,532

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

624 West Las Palmas Ave.
Patterson, CA 95363-2697

(209) 892-4730

District: Patterson Joint Unified

Students who attend Las Palmas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Middle
High:	Patterson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.3%

White:

11.2%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,308^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Patterson Joint Unified

1301^st of 1,543Patterson Joint 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	26.1	4308 of 5857	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4619 of 5869	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4264 of 5859	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4377 of 5883	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3352 of 5789	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3379 of 5662	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	3732 of 5692	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	3274 of 5614	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.4	3674 of 5611	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.0	4126 of 5530	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	4336 of 5390	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	3964 of 5377	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	3934 of 5314	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	4054 of 5193	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.9	3831 of 5113	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	3890 of 5113	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.7	3406 of 4818	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.1	3152 of 4822	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.5	2662 of 4809	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.1	1346 of 2227	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1433 of 2585	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1242 of 2128	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	2048 of 3162	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	1303 of 3245	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1499 of 3311	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	673 of 3275	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	1246 of 3246	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	4074 of 5597	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	4446 of 5612	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3869 of 5609	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3660 of 5635	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3842 of 5492	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4122 of 5413	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3398 of 5107	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3833 of 5107	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3216 of 5087	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3486 of 5084	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2763 of 4963	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2765 of 4830	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3960 of 5460	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	4121 of 5517	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3652 of 5363	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3666 of 5264	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2395 of 5173	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	2838 of 5084	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	4206 of 5628	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4389 of 5643	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4286 of 5638	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4666 of 5663	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2722 of 5510	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	2717 of 5431	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	2427 of 2847	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2449 of 2635	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1580 of 2420	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2360 of 2598	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	2645 of 2661	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	1429 of 2834	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1890 of 2737	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-6	624 West Las Palmas Ave.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4730	642	30	21.4	83.6%	72 (11.2%)	6 (0.9%)	522 (81.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.3%)	26.1	4308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.4%		22.6	4619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	311																					22.1		22.1	27.7	34.5	45.9	35.0			35.5	18.6	23.0	26.4	11.8			19.6	90.4	93.6	96.8	92.6	93.6	94.7	$17,532	$16,504	$1,028
Northmead Elementary	Public	K-6	625 L St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4740	528	26	20.3	76.5%	50 (9.5%)	16 (3.0%)	419 (79.4%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.4%)	42.2	3058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		43.2	2985^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	73																					25.3		25.3	46.4	51.9	54.4	40.2			48.2	32.9	40.7	22.8	13.4			27.2	94.6	97.3		94.6	96.4	95.5	$21,870	$20,812	$1,058
Apricot Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	1320 Henley Pkwy.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4700	788	33	24.2	73.9%	71 (9.0%)	56 (7.1%)	507 (64.3%)	56 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.5%)	75 (9.5%)	27.7	4158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%		29.5	3972^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	186																					21.8		21.8	37.4	41.5	39.5	27.6			36.3	26.0	23.7	21.0	17.0			21.8	88.7	92.5	97.2	90.6	90.6	91.5	$15,863	$14,860	$1,003
West Valley Learning Center	Public	K	610 North Hartley St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4550	147	7	21.0	68.7%	14 (9.5%)	4 (2.7%)	105 (71.4%)	11 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.2%)								(n/a)																																												$25,660	$24,768	$892
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	775 North Hartley St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4770	744	33	22.7	81.5%	35 (4.7%)	26 (3.5%)	631 (84.8%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)	18.6	4950^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.1	5017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	67	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	36.4	11.8	38.6	7.3	24.5	13.6	11.8	2.3	4.9	8.0	6.8	2.9	0.0	2.4	3.1	13.1		13.1	31.6	17.2	33.6	28.7			27.9	31.6	19.2	14.2	10.2			18.4	89.7	93.1		89.7	90.5	89.7	$18,141	$17,202	$939
Bonita Elementary	Public	K-5	425 Fink Rd.	Crows Landing	95313	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 837-4401	134	6	22.3	66.4%	24 (17.9%)	12 (9.0%)	83 (61.9%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.7%)	55.1	2306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%		35.3	3491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	1185																					47.1		47.1	54.2	36.0	70.6				51.5	50.0	20.0	41.2				36.4							$30,010	$27,660	$2,350
Grayson Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Howard Rd.	Westley	95387	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4725	266	14	19.0	92.5%	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	259 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	12.7	5450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%		9.2	5717^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	267	5.6	17.2	0.0	3.5	6.1	41.7	20.7	26.3	17.2	27.3	8.3	31.0	2.6	6.9	11.4	5.6	20.7	0.0	3.5	6.8	5.3		5.3	19.4	24.1	13.2	25.8			20.2	25.0	17.2	2.6	19.4			15.7							$25,291	$24,382	$909
Westport Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 South Carpenter	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1700	364	15	24.2	91.2%	32 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	308 (84.6%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23.1	4581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.7	4896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	315																					19.1		19.1	27.3	30.6	32.8	21.8			28.4	37.8	26.9	17.7	17.5			23.9	96.1						$22,045	$20,004	$2,041
Shiloh Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6633 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Shiloh Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 522-2261	163	11	15.4	66.3%	65 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)	39.8	3229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%		46.6	2759^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.0%	470																					22.2	14.3	18.0	35.3	43.5	50.0	31.3	50.0	38.1	41.7	23.5	26.1	27.8	68.8	55.0	33.3	38.3							$61,063	$59,916	$1,147
Shiloh Elementary	Public	K-8	6633 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Shiloh Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 522-2261	23	0	63.8	47.8%	12 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)																																												$61,063	$59,916	$1,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Las Palmas Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Las Palmas Elementary?

Students at Las Palmas Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Las Palmas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Las Palmas Elementary.

Is Las Palmas Elementary a good school?

Las Palmas Elementary ranks 4308^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Las Palmas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Las Palmas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Middle
High : Patterson High

What district is Las Palmas Elementary in?

Patterson Joint Unified

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