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Apricot Valley Elementary

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Apricot Valley Elementary ranks 4158 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Apricot Valley Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 788 students in the Patterson Joint Unified district, which ranks in the lower quarter of all California districts.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade and now sits in the 29th percentile, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science below the state average. However, within its own district, Apricot Valley is a solid middle performer; it scores significantly higher than nearby Grayson Elementary and Walnut Grove Elementary, though it trails the district's top school, Northmead Elementary. Interestingly, the school achieves these results with the lowest per-student spending and the highest student-teacher ratio among its Patterson district peers.

The school shows notable strengths with some student groups, such as African American students who perform well above the school's average. A key challenge is mathematics, which is weak across the entire district. Compared to some higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, like Bonita Elementary (in Newman-Crows Landing Unified), Apricot Valley has room for improvement, particularly in reversing its recent performance decline and addressing chronic absenteeism, which, while improving, remains slightly above average.

788

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,863

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1320 Henley Pkwy.
Patterson, CA 95363-8800

(209) 892-4700

District: Patterson Joint Unified

Students who attend Apricot Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Middle
High:	Patterson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

Two or more races:

9.5%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,158^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	27.7	4158 of 5857	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3972 of 5869	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3925 of 5859	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3692 of 5883	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	3144 of 5789	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	2883 of 5662	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	3404 of 5692	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	3215 of 5614	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	3042 of 5611	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.2	2389 of 5530	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	1877 of 5390	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	1753 of 5377	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.9	2458 of 5314	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.9	2613 of 5193	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.4	3423 of 5113	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.8	3180 of 5113	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	190 of 569	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	235 of 593	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	378 of 661	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	234 of 663	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	145 of 747	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	135 of 700	80.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	1737 of 2227	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1364 of 2585	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1827 of 2128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	1794 of 3162	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	1329 of 3245	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	1419 of 3311	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	1035 of 3275	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.6	277 of 3246	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3730 of 5597	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	3716 of 5612	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3674 of 5609	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3506 of 5635	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	3054 of 5492	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2999 of 5413	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3326 of 5107	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3277 of 5107	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3077 of 5087	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2821 of 5084	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2452 of 4963	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	1959 of 4830	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4153 of 5460	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	4033 of 5517	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3863 of 5363	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	2835 of 5264	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2703 of 5173	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	2186 of 5084	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4291 of 5628	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3980 of 5643	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3843 of 5638	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3609 of 5663	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2995 of 5510	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	2658 of 5431	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	666 of 718	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	536 of 670	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	611 of 669	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	2370 of 2847	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	2068 of 2635	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1830 of 2420	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	2465 of 2598	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2419 of 2651	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2353 of 2661	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2522 of 2726	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1885 of 2834	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	2358 of 2737	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

Science22%-11 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	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
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
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 Apricot Valley Elementary

What district is Apricot Valley Elementary in?

Patterson Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Apricot Valley Elementary?

Students at Apricot Valley Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Apricot Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Apricot Valley Elementary.

Is Apricot Valley Elementary a good school?

Apricot Valley Elementary ranks 4158^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Apricot Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Apricot Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Middle
High : Patterson High

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