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Patterson High

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Patterson High ranks 1017 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 53% of California high schools

Summary

Patterson High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving about 1,830 students in grades 9-12 within the Patterson Joint Unified district, a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school presents a compelling story of strengths and areas for growth, achieving an exceptionally high 96.2% graduation rate and a very low 0.7% dropout rate, both of which are better than state averages. Students perform notably well in English Language Arts, outperforming both the district and state, and attendance is strong. However, proficiency in mathematics and especially science is a significant challenge, falling below state averages. The school also shows varying effectiveness in serving different student groups, with notable room for improvement in supporting special education students.

When compared to nearby schools like Modesto High and Ceres High, Patterson High often holds its own or excels in key areas like graduation and English, despite spending less per student. The contrast with local continuation schools, such as Del Puerto High, is stark, highlighting the effectiveness of Patterson's mainstream programs in keeping students engaged and on track to graduate.

1,830

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,297

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,017^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+34 vs school

Migrant (2025)80th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

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

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2024)26th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+14 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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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)					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/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 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 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 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%)	51.2	1017^th of 2162 public high schools	53.0%		45.3	1117^th of 2159 public high schools	48.3%	100		13.7		8.3	13.6				62.5	62.5				26.9	26.9	$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%)	8.6	2089^th of 2162 public high schools	3.4%		10.8	2019^th of 2159 public high schools	6.5%	70		0.0			0.0				10.0	10.0				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%)	39.1	1289^th of 2162 public high schools	40.4%		35.7	1347^th of 2159 public high schools	37.6%	58			14.4		15.6				53.9	53.9				15.1	15.1	$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%)	7	2156^th of 2162 public high schools	0.3%					(n/a)			0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$43,288	$39,104	$4,184
Foothill Community Day	Public	7-12	890 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$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%)	58.7	857^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%		52.2	948^th of 2159 public high schools	56.1%	91			35.3		35.2				59.6	59.6				19.9	19.9	$20,689	$18,878	$1,811
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus 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%)	61.7	772^nd of 2162 public high schools	64.3%		56.8	840^th of 2159 public high schools	61.1%	68	9.1			41.9	18.3	26.5	21.9	21.8	59.7	29.3	12.0	13.8	7.3	16.4	12.0
Rising Sun	Public	12	2243 Welty Rd.	Vernalis	95385	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 895-7737	20	1	20.0	95.0%	2 (10.0%)	1 (5.0%)	15 (75.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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%)	43.5	1179^th of 2162 public high schools	45.5%		35.1	1367^th of 2159 public high schools	36.7%	188		8.4	28.9		22.7				45.3	45.3				19.9	19.9	$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%)	59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		47.5	1066^th of 2159 public high schools	50.6%	238			35.2		34.6				60.1	60.1				21.3	21.3	$22,538	$20,518	$2,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Patterson High

Is Patterson High a good school?

Patterson High ranks 1017^th of 2162 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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