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Walnut Grove Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walnut Grove Elementary is a K–6 school in Patterson, serving 744 students in the Patterson Joint Unified area. Its clearest concern is academic proficiency: in 2025–26, results were below California’s in English, math, and science.

Compared with the five same-district elementary schools with current scores, Walnut Grove was near the bottom: second-lowest in English and science, and third in math. Its proficiency was 29% in English, 18% in math, and 19% in science—about 4, 2, and 2 points below the peer averages, respectively. The gaps with the state were larger: 21 points in English, 20 in math, and 17 in science. English is also the clearest local weakness, with results 9 points below the district. Third grade is a relative bright spot: English was 33%, tied for the highest among those peers with Apricot Valley Elementary, and third-grade math was higher than at the other four schools. By contrast, sixth-grade math was 11%, 5 points below the district and 26 below the state.

Across 2022–23 to 2025–26, Walnut Grove’s main-subject results were flat to slightly higher, but the state gaps widened: English from 18 to 21 points, math from 16 to 20, and science from 12 to 17. Chronic absenteeism improved substantially, falling from 30% in 2021–22 to 15% in 2025–26, below both district and state rates. SchoolDigger gives the school a 15th-percentile overall ranking and one star in 2025–26. Its student-teacher ratio was 22.7 in 2024–25, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students, a measure of relative standing in serving that group, fell from the 57th percentile in 2021–22 to the 15th in 2023–24. Its Special Education Students ranking was at the 1st percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 15th-percentile ranking.

744

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,141

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

775 North Hartley St.
Patterson, CA 95363-2477

(209) 892-4770

District: Patterson Joint Unified

Students who attend Walnut Grove Elementary usually attend:

High:

Patterson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.8%

White:

4.7%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

California avg42%

4,923^rd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	4923 of 5804	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	4950 of 5857	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	5017 of 5869	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4508 of 5859	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4201 of 5883	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	4629 of 5789	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4326 of 5662	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	4866 of 5692	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	4485 of 5614	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	4679 of 5611	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	4573 of 5530	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	4808 of 5390	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	4856 of 5377	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	5041 of 5314	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.0	1489 of 2227	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	2231 of 2585	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1883 of 2128	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.9	2693 of 3162	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1800 of 3245	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	1425 of 3311	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	1839 of 3275	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1771 of 3246	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4837 of 5569	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	4911 of 5597	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4857 of 5612	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4252 of 5609	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3783 of 5635	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4842 of 5492	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4400 of 5413	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4273 of 5085	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	4277 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4260 of 5107	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3816 of 5087	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3461 of 5084	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3736 of 4963	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3497 of 4830	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	4637 of 5412	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	4457 of 5460	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4762 of 5517	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3873 of 5363	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3530 of 5264	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4230 of 5173	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4191 of 5084	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	4510 of 5590	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	4461 of 5628	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4764 of 5643	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4440 of 5638	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4280 of 5663	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3823 of 5510	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3931 of 5431	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	17 of 78	78.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	2899 of 2920	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	2534 of 2847	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	2390 of 2635	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	2041 of 2420	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	16.1	2346 of 2715	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1964 of 2480	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	2114 of 2508	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	2259 of 2497	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	2181 of 2477	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	1867 of 2379	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	1797 of 2259	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	1996 of 2236	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	2015 of 2179	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Migrant (2025)78th percentile+63 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-21 vs state

Listening19%-5 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Writing12%-5 vs state

Overall7%-3 vs state

Reading6%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	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
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
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
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 Walnut Grove Elementary

What schools do graduates of Walnut Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walnut Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

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Is Walnut Grove Elementary a good school?

Walnut Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Grove Elementary?

Students at Walnut Grove Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Walnut Grove Elementary in?

Patterson Joint Unified

How many students attend Walnut Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Walnut Grove Elementary.

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