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Northmead Elementary

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Northmead Elementary ranks 3390 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Northmead Elementary serves 528 students in grades K–6 in Patterson, an area with several nearby elementary and charter schools for families to compare. Its most important distinction is that it ranks near the top locally while still trailing statewide proficiency rates: in 2025–2026, it placed third of nine nearby schools with results in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, but scored below the state in all three subjects.

Science is Northmead’s strongest relative subject, while math is its weakest compared with nearby schools and the state. Its proficiency rates were 41% in ELA, 29% in math, and 30% in science—about 5, 3, and 9 percentage points above the average of the other nearby schools, respectively. The scores were also 4, 9, and 9 points above the Patterson Joint Unified district, but 8, 9, and 6 points below the state. Grade-level results vary: fourth-grade ELA was 48%, 2 points above the state, while fifth-grade math was 32%, the highest among nearby schools reporting that grade. In contrast, third-grade ELA was 27%, 17 points below the state, and sixth-grade math was 21%, 16 points below.

Science has improved considerably over time, rising 13 percentage points from 17% in 2022–2023 to 30% in 2025–2026; math fell 2 points over that span, and ELA ended essentially level after a recent drop of 7 points. SchoolDigger gives Northmead 2 stars and a 42nd-percentile statewide ranking for 2025–2026, down 7 percentile points from 2023–2024. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 20.3, and 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism improved from 32% in 2021–2022 to 15% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s historical rankings indicate weaker results in serving Multi-racial Students—2nd percentile in 2022–2023, compared with the school’s overall 48th percentile that year—and Disabled Students—13th percentile in 2021–2022, compared with 41st overall; current rankings for these groups are not available in the supplied data.

528

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,870

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

625 L St.
Patterson, CA 95363-2230

(209) 892-4740

District: Patterson Joint Unified

Students who attend Northmead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Middle
High:	Patterson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

White:

9.5%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Patterson Joint Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg27%

California avg42%

3,390^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Patterson Joint Unified

838^th of 968Patterson 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
2026	37.6	3390 of 5804	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	3058 of 5857	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2985 of 5869	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	3048 of 5859	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3492 of 5883	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	1907 of 5789	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1937 of 5662	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.0	2177 of 5692	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.6	2804 of 5614	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.7	2460 of 5611	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.5	3566 of 5530	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	3412 of 5390	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	3434 of 5377	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.9	3302 of 5314	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.5	4250 of 5193	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.2	4031 of 5113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.9	4225 of 5113	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	3840 of 4818	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	3776 of 4822	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1943 of 2227	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1359 of 2585	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1299 of 2128	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	1235 of 3162	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	1476 of 3245	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	1065 of 3311	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	432 of 3275	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	808 of 3246	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	3103 of 5569	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	2786 of 5597	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	2807 of 5612	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	2905 of 5609	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	3631 of 5635	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	1664 of 5492	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	1688 of 5413	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	2634 of 5085	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.9	2289 of 5107	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2346 of 5107	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	2288 of 5087	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	2450 of 5084	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	807 of 4963	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	1115 of 4830	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	3035 of 5412	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	2805 of 5460	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	2961 of 5517	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2821 of 5363	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2922 of 5264	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.6	740 of 5173	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	721 of 5084	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	3442 of 5590	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	3179 of 5628	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2867 of 5643	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2966 of 5638	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3097 of 5663	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	2045 of 5510	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	2188 of 5431	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	2.9	657 of 669	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	1408 of 2920	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.1	1424 of 2847	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1114 of 2635	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	1506 of 2420	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	1588 of 2598	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	1432 of 2651	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	1433 of 2661	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2273 of 2726	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	1263 of 2834	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	1079 of 2737	60.6%	★★★☆☆

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)61st percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)2nd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	37.6	3390^th of 5804 public elementary schools	41.6%		42.2	3058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%	332																					30.1		30.1	27.0	48.0	42.7	46.8			41.2	28.0	35.1	31.7	20.8			28.9	94.6	97.3		94.6	96.4	95.5	$21,870	$20,812	$1,058
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%)	23.7	4480^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.8%		26.1	4308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.4%	172																					25.5		25.5	27.7	28.7	37.6	45.2			34.4	23.8	12.8	13.7	19.1			17.4	90.4	93.6	96.8	92.6	93.6	94.7	$17,532	$16,504	$1,028
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%)	32.6	3758^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.3%		27.7	4158^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.0%	400																					24.0		24.0	33.3	45.7	42.4	36.8			39.6	28.3	32.6	24.0	20.2			26.6	88.7	92.5	97.2	90.6	90.6	91.5	$15,863	$14,860	$1,003
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	4923^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	15.2%		18.6	4950^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.5%	27	14.9	11.9	2.5	0.0	7.4	36.2	14.3	25.0	2.1	19.3	14.9	16.7	7.5	8.5	11.9	10.6	11.9	0.0	2.1	6.3	18.8		18.8	33.3	22.8	29.7	28.0			28.6	29.3	17.4	14.9	11.2			18.1	89.7	93.1		89.7	90.5	89.7	$18,141	$17,202	$939
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
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%)	11.4	5506^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.1%		12.7	5450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.9%	56	10.0	15.6	0.0	6.3	8.3	47.5	12.5	27.6	6.3	24.8	17.5	34.4	0.0	9.4	15.8	5.0	12.5	0.0	3.1	5.3	6.9		6.9	28.9	18.9	24.1	12.1			21.5	26.7	8.1	3.5	3.0			11.8							$25,291	$24,382	$909
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%)	54	2380^th of 5804 public elementary schools	59.0%		55.1	2306^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%	74																					33.3		33.3	36.4	68.2	52.4				52.3	50.0	45.5	23.8				40.0							$30,010	$27,660	$2,350
Westport Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 South Carpenter	Modesto	95307	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%)	22	4620^th of 5804 public elementary schools	20.4%		23.1	4581^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%	39																					17.3		17.3	34.7	22.0	21.2	31.3			27.8	36.0	22.0	19.2	20.9			24.3	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%)	44.8	2926^th of 5804 public elementary schools	49.6%		39.8	3229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.9%	303																					26.1	40.0	32.6	25.0	42.1	47.8	42.1	12.5	40.0	36.7	41.7	36.8	30.4	52.6	43.8	50.0	42.2							$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 Northmead Elementary

How many students attend Northmead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Northmead Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Northmead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northmead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Middle
High : Patterson High

Is Northmead Elementary a good school?

Northmead Elementary ranks 3390^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Northmead Elementary?

Students at Northmead Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Northmead Elementary in?

Patterson Joint Unified

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