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Patterson High

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Patterson High ranks 1063 rd of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1063^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 50% of California high schools

Summary

Patterson High serves 1,830 students in grades 9–12 in Patterson, California, within Patterson Joint Unified. Its 2025–26 results show a clear split: English language arts (ELA) was above state proficiency, while math and science were below it. The most important finding is that ELA is a strength, but math and science proficiency remain well short of the state levels.

Compared with nearby schools, Patterson High has a strong ELA result and the top math result, though neither the math nor science score reaches the state level. ELA proficiency was 60%, versus 49% statewide and 37% in the district; it ranked fourth among the ten schools, behind Whitmore Charter High, Ceres High and Central Valley High. Math was 23%, below the state’s 38% but above the district’s 20%, and was highest in the nearby-school group. Science was 21%, about 15 points below the state and fourth among the ten schools. Other indicators are encouraging: graduation was 96%, compared with 88% statewide, and chronic absenteeism fell to 15%, below both the state and district rates.

Scores have risen overall since 2022–23, but the latest year brought ELA and math declines: ELA gained 9 points over the period, then fell 2 points; math gained 9 points overall, then fell 4. Science rose 5 points overall, including an 8-point increase in the latest year, but its state gap remains about the same. SchoolDigger places Patterson High at the 50th percentile with 3 stars, fourth among the ten schools; the nearby-school average was about the 31st percentile. Its student-teacher ratio was 20.7 in 2024–25, compared with a nearby average of 19.6. In 2024–25, 74% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby-school average of 79%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves special education students was at the 32nd percentile in 2025–26, below its overall 50th; its measure for Asian students rose from the 7th percentile in 2022–23 to the 41st in 2025–26. Nearby comparisons include alternative and continuation schools, so the schools do not all serve identical populations.

1,830

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,297

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

200 North Seventh St.
Patterson, CA 95363-2215

(209) 892-4750

District: Patterson Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Patterson High:

Elementary:	Apricot Valley Elementary
	Grayson Elementary
	Las Palmas Elementary
	Northmead Elementary
	More...
	Walnut Grove Elementary
Middle:	Creekside Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

White:

8.8%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg27%

California avg42%

1,063^rd of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	48.6	1063 of 2137	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	1017 of 2162	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1117 of 2159	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1142 of 2170	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1012 of 2123	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	478 of 1290	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	1395 of 2133	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1219 of 2017	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.4	850 of 2021	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.2	1041 of 2039	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.7	770 of 1994	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.9	1106 of 2426	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.0	975 of 2354	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.5	1097 of 2367	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.8	993 of 2281	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	815 of 2238	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.8	948 of 2117	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.2	1081 of 2063	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	929 of 1968	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.2	734 of 1901	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.5	598 of 1653	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	214 of 491	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.8	66 of 523	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	149 of 517	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	142 of 521	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	148 of 522	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	233 of 592	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	155 of 582	73.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	341 of 575	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	423 of 573	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	549 of 591	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	477 of 581	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	537 of 582	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	554 of 581	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.3	678 of 1161	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	320 of 555	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	604 of 1117	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	646 of 1052	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	489 of 1085	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	229 of 1064	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	248 of 1044	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	191 of 467	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	626 of 941	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	648 of 938	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	1050 of 1865	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.7	895 of 1906	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	1061 of 1915	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1076 of 1915	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	892 of 1858	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	568 of 1054	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1279 of 1833	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1120 of 1760	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	885 of 1880	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	845 of 1900	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	938 of 1902	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	981 of 1917	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	860 of 1861	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	1207 of 1814	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1133 of 1742	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	895 of 1999	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	829 of 2013	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	997 of 2026	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	999 of 2030	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	917 of 1943	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	324 of 1126	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	33.4	1286 of 1937	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1172 of 1862	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	926 of 1932	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	917 of 1942	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	1008 of 1948	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1082 of 1963	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1037 of 1916	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.4	327 of 1122	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	30.7	1268 of 1880	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1199 of 1834	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	17 of 85	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	836 of 1235	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	949 of 1252	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	731 of 1216	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	987 of 1197	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	691 of 1132	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	661 of 1155	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	586 of 1173	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	667 of 1193	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	539 of 1204	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	843 of 1222	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	750 of 1173	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)80th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)41st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Patterson High	Public	9-12	200 North Seventh St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4750	1,830	88	20.7	73.6%	161 (8.8%)	107 (5.8%)	1,387 (75.8%)	93 (5.1%)	10 (0.5%)	33 (1.8%)	39 (2.1%)	48.6	1063^rd of 2137 public high schools	50.3%		51.2	1017^th of 2162 public high schools	53.0%	46			21.8	23.8	11.8	21.5					60.4	60.4					23.3	23.3	$19,297	$18,304	$993
Del Puerto High	Public	9-12	640 M St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4720	92	7	13.7	83.7%	10 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (84.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	2038^th of 2137 public high schools	4.6%		8.6	2089^th of 2162 public high schools	3.4%	51			0.0			5.3					11.8	11.8					0.0	0.0	$36,708	$33,940	$2,768
Orestimba High	Public	9-12	707 Hardin Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2916	925	46	20.1	60.9%	118 (12.8%)	22 (2.4%)	748 (80.9%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	41	1247^th of 2137 public high schools	41.6%		39.1	1289^th of 2162 public high schools	40.4%	42				19.9		19.9					53.3	53.3					18.8	18.8	$25,794	$23,558	$2,236
West Side Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	908 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	41	2	20.5	78.0%	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	6.1	2135^th of 2137 public high schools	0.1%		7	2156^th of 2162 public high schools	0.3%	21				0.0		0.0					0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0	$43,288	$39,104	$4,184
Central Valley High	Public	9-12	4033 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1900	2,317	99	23.4	87.4%	168 (7.3%)	18 (0.8%)	1,953 (84.3%)	148 (6.4%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	58.4	851^st of 2137 public high schools	60.2%		58.7	857^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%	6				38.6		38.4					61.7	61.7					20.7	20.7	$20,689	$18,878	$1,811
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	94606	Alameda County	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-3010	617	27	22.7	77.5%	35 (5.7%)	16 (2.6%)	491 (79.6%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.6%)								(n/a)
Modesto High	Public	9-12	18 H St.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1776	2,292	104	22.0	83.7%	146 (6.4%)	46 (2.0%)	1,767 (77.1%)	168 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	150 (6.5%)	39.5	1289^th of 2137 public high schools	39.7%		43.5	1179^th of 2162 public high schools	45.5%	110			8.3	24.2	0.0	19.7					46.2	46.2					21.3	21.3	$26,578	$24,374	$2,204
Ceres High	Public	9-12	2320 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1920	1,660	74	22.5	87.0%	186 (11.2%)	23 (1.4%)	1,343 (80.9%)	80 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	61.5	787^th of 2137 public high schools	63.2%		59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%	41				42.2		42.1					63.0	63.0					21.2	21.2	$22,538	$20,518	$2,020
Argus High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1800	189	10	18.5	93.1%	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (88.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6.9	2105^th of 2137 public high schools	1.5%		7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%	24				0.0		1.2					7.5	7.5					0.0	0.0	$33,901	$31,362	$2,539
Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard	Public	6-12	3113 Mitchell Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6717	138	8	16.4	86.2%	23 (16.7%)	5 (3.6%)	105 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	6.6	2112^th of 2137 public high schools	1.2%		12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%	213		4.2				2.9				4.0	0.0	2.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	$45,810	$39,846	$5,964

Frequently Asked Questions about Patterson High

Is Patterson High a good school?

Patterson High ranks 1063^rd of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Patterson High?

Patterson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Apricot Valley Elementary
Elementary : Grayson Elementary
Elementary : Las Palmas Elementary
Elementary : Northmead Elementary
Elementary : Walnut Grove Elementary
Middle : Creekside Middle

How many students attend Patterson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,830 students attended Patterson High.

What district is Patterson High in?

Patterson Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Patterson High?

Students at Patterson High are 76% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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