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Open Valley Independent Study

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 10% of California alternative schools

Summary

Open Valley Independent Study is a small, K-12 alternative school of about 100 students in Patterson, CA, operating within the Patterson Joint Unified School District and serving a population where a high percentage of students face economic disadvantages.

The school has a clear strength in student engagement, boasting a near-perfect 0.0% chronic absenteeism rate for the last two years, which is far better than its district and most nearby schools, including eCademy Charter. However, academic proficiency, especially in math and science, is significantly below state and district averages, and graduation rates have shown extreme year-to-year swings, likely due to the small size of its graduating classes. This contrasts with more stable, higher-performing alternative programs in the area like Valley View Charter Prep.

When compared to other local options, Open Valley appears to function as a critical safety-net school, effectively keeping vulnerable students engaged but struggling to translate that into consistent academic mastery. It spends more per student than similar schools like Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley, yet its academic outcomes are lower, suggesting its value lies in serving at-risk students who may not thrive in a traditional setting, with success best measured on an individual student basis rather than by overall test scores.

100

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,354

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

640 M St.
Patterson, CA 95363-2232

(209) 892-4720

District: Patterson Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

White:

15.0%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,472^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 31 pts since 2022

From bottom 41% (2022) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,666^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 18 pts since 2018

From bottom 5% (2018) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2472 of 2761	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1567 of 2781	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1608 of 2740	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	1664 of 2531	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.2	1543 of 2374	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	2123 of 2531	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1666 of 2162	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1818 of 2159	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1563 of 2170	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1589 of 2123	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	727 of 1290	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1397 of 2133	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1919 of 2017	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1584 of 1906	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1709 of 1915	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1547 of 1915	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1477 of 1858	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1262 of 1833	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1502 of 1900	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1619 of 1902	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1419 of 1917	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1397 of 1861	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1039 of 1814	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1578 of 2013	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1699 of 2026	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1253 of 2030	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1352 of 1943	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	563 of 1126	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.6	1502 of 1937	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1842 of 1862	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1414 of 1942	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1580 of 1948	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1417 of 1916	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1660 of 1834	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)35th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2023)34th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)16th percentile-28 vs school

High school

Male (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 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 11th 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 11th 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
Open Valley Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	640 M St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4720	100	5	20.5	74.0%	15 (15.0%)	8 (8.0%)	73 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)		8.3	11.8			9.7					45.5	8.3	28.0	26.8					0.0	0.0	8.0	5.4							$21,354	$18,842	$2,512
Newman-Crows Landing Independent Study	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	908 Main St.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 862-2309	20	1	14.2	40.0%	6 (30.0%)	1 (5.0%)	12 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)						7.1								18.8								6.3							$8,171	$6,370	$1,801
Ceres Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	2503 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	37	2	18.5	78.4%	6 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (78.4%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Endeavor Alternative	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 556-1805	98	5	19.6	95.9%	11 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (87.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				6.9		6.9							17.2	17.2							3.5	3.5							$27,066	$25,764	$1,302
Stanislaus County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1336 Stonum Rd.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 541-2217	462	45	10.3	55.8%	118 (25.5%)	26 (5.6%)	255 (55.2%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (8.0%)								(n/a)						0.0	6.7			16.7				9.8	5.9			23.1	9.1			11.4
Keyes to Learning Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5709 Ninth St.	Keyes	95328	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-6467	348	13	27.8	28.2%	148 (42.5%)	1 (0.3%)	160 (46.0%)	16 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.0%)								(n/a)	32.3	46.7		6.7		32.9	44.4	56.7	41.9	85.7	45.2	66.7	46.7	55.7	51.9	50.0	22.6	64.3	38.7	40.0	20.0	42.2							$21,706	$21,514	$192
Hart-Ransom Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3920 Shoemake Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Hart-Ransom Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 523-0401	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	53.5	33.3		57.1	54.6	46.5	29.0	53.9	65.1	44.4	55.0	59.5	85.3	57.2	38.7	23.1	37.2	25.9	42.5	47.6	32.4	36.6	42.9	45.7	62.9	48.6	48.6	51.4
Stanislaus County West Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2215 Blue Gum Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 567-4739	56	6	9.9	94.6%	8 (14.3%)	9 (16.1%)	37 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)						0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$60,658	$56,122	$4,536
Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2300 East Briggsmore Ave.	Modesto	95386	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	776	44	17.7	53.0%	380 (49.0%)	7 (0.9%)	258 (33.2%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (12.9%)								(n/a)	23.4	20.3		27.9		24.9	32.1	27.1	44.7	36.4	35.0	45.8	60.7	40.7	34.0	22.9	21.3	18.2	33.3	17.0	21.3	24.0	42.5	50.0	62.5	47.5	67.5	45.0	$23,284	$23,110	$174
eCademy Charter at Crane	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1100 Cahill Ave.	Turlock	95381	Stanislaus County	eCademy Charter at Crane District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 669-3410	114	8	14.9	79.8%	28 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (61.4%)	6 (5.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.0%)								(n/a)		0.0		12.0		6.8						20.0	43.6	41.3						0.0	7.7	14.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Open Valley Independent Study

How many students attend Open Valley Independent Study?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended Open Valley Independent Study.

What district is Open Valley Independent Study in?

Patterson Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Open Valley Independent Study?

Students at Open Valley Independent Study are 73% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Open Valley Independent Study a good school?

Open Valley Independent Study ranks in the bottom 10.5% of California alternative schools.

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