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Grace Patterson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4989^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grace Patterson Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 353 students in the Vallejo City Unified district, located in a high-need community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and especially science falling far below state averages; its science proficiency rate of 4% is notably the lowest among nearby schools. Chronic student absenteeism, though improving, remains high at nearly 40%, which is above the district average and higher than at comparable schools like Cave Language Academy and Glen Cove Elementary. While spending per student has increased dramatically in recent years, academic results have not yet improved, and the school's statewide ranking is in the bottom 15%.

Comparisons with other local schools show that better outcomes are possible within the same district. For instance, Cave Language Academy achieves proficiency rates nearly double those of Grace Patterson while serving a similar student population and spending slightly less per student. This suggests school-level factors like curriculum and teaching practices make a difference. Key opportunities for improvement include urgently addressing science instruction, reducing absenteeism, and learning from the strategies of higher-performing peers in the area.

353

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,539

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1080 Porter St.
Vallejo, CA 94590-7742

(707) 556-8580

District: Vallejo City Unified

Students who attend Grace Patterson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Vallejo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

African American:

32.0%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 30th percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

California avg41%

4,989^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Vallejo City Unified

1367^th of 1,543Vallejo City 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	18.2	4989 of 5857	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4549 of 5869	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	5100 of 5859	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4128 of 5883	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	4167 of 5789	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4201 of 5662	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	4217 of 5692	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	4023 of 5614	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	4584 of 5611	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	5157 of 5530	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	5284 of 5390	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.3	4778 of 5377	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	4080 of 5314	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.7	4692 of 5193	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.3	4861 of 5113	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	4086 of 5113	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	4361 of 4818	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	4576 of 4822	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	4653 of 4809	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	330 of 569	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	396 of 593	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	330 of 661	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	259 of 663	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	327 of 747	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	401 of 700	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.2	2829 of 3162	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	2777 of 3245	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1756 of 3311	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1815 of 3275	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	891 of 3246	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	4461 of 5597	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4031 of 5612	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4874 of 5609	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	3000 of 5635	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3511 of 5492	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3527 of 5413	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	3640 of 5107	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	3267 of 5107	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4568 of 5087	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3351 of 5084	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3690 of 4963	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	2805 of 4830	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4717 of 5460	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	4045 of 5517	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	4420 of 5363	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3129 of 5264	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3843 of 5173	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3321 of 5084	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	5026 of 5628	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4592 of 5643	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4776 of 5638	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4871 of 5663	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	4303 of 5510	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4428 of 5431	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)42nd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science4%-28 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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
Grace Patterson Elementary	Public	K-6	1080 Porter St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8580	353	15	23.7	84.1%	5 (1.4%)	113 (32.0%)	200 (56.7%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	19 (5.4%)	18.2	4989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.8%		23.3	4549^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.5%	440	4.3		4.3	27.5	14.3	29.6	38.6			27.1	26.9	10.0	10.4	26.7			18.5	97.1				97.1		$20,539	$2,583	$17,956
Steffan Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	815 Cedar St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8640	433	14	30.8	80.6%	18 (4.2%)	48 (11.1%)	303 (70.0%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	30 (6.9%)	19.6	4863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.0%		16.2	5201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	338	18.6		18.6	29.2	27.4	25.7				27.5	31.9	16.1	11.4				20.1	96.3						$25,236	$2,931	$22,305
Glen Cove Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Glen Cove Pkwy.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8491	441	18	23.8	68.5%	28 (6.3%)	73 (16.6%)	219 (49.7%)	46 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	62 (14.1%)	36.9	3418^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		47	2728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	690	28.6		28.6	27.3	39.7	44.4				36.5	28.6	47.6	25.4				33.5	96.4				96.4		$22,105	$3,603	$18,502
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Carolina St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8540	70	3	21.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	25 (35.7%)	30 (42.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	11 (15.7%)								(n/a)																		83.3	87.5		91.7	83.3	91.7	$27,956	$5,522	$22,434
Annie Pennycook Elementary	Public	K-6	3620 Fernwood Dr.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8590	364	17	21.1	79.4%	22 (6.0%)	76 (20.9%)	174 (47.8%)	51 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.3%)	12.7	5442^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		14.7	5331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	111	7.6		7.6	24.6	28.6	15.2				22.6	19.7	17.5	6.1				14.2	95.5			97.0	95.5		$20,182	$2,664	$17,518
Cave Language Academy	Public	K-8	770 Tregaskis Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8410	505	20	25.5	66.1%	32 (6.3%)	29 (5.7%)	413 (81.8%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	57.7	2185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		52.3	2438^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.5%	253	37.0	13.3	27.6	45.8	46.3	65.2	48.6	42.9	36.7	48.6	56.3	40.7	32.6	34.3	39.3	23.3	39.0							$20,107	$2,693	$17,414
Mare Island Health and Fitness Academy	Public	K-8	400 Rickover St.	Vallejo	94592	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8560	423	18	24.0	81.6%	24 (5.7%)	67 (15.8%)	270 (63.8%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	25 (5.9%)	11.7	5525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.3	5532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.7%	7	13.0	11.9	12.4	32.0	7.1	15.2	11.9	12.1	23.7	18.6	24.0	3.6	4.4	7.1	12.1	17.0	12.4	94.4				96.3		$20,748	$2,805	$17,943
Vallejo Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2833 Tennessee St.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8620	350	15	23.2	72.3%	27 (7.7%)	76 (21.7%)	176 (50.3%)	45 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)	12.1	5499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.1	5680^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	181	15.4	20.3	18.4	10.7	24.5	15.4	19.6	25.4	32.8	22.9	10.7	18.4	7.7	13.7	13.6	19.0	14.4							$25,925	$2,588	$23,337
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	1309 Ensign Ave.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8500	510	19	26.7	86.9%	29 (5.7%)	94 (18.4%)	334 (65.5%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.3%)	6.8	5786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.2	5803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	17	8.8		8.8	8.0	12.3	13.8	14.3			12.0	6.5	5.5	10.0	5.3			7.0	96.6			96.6			$20,906	$3,094	$17,812
Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Oregon St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 563-9827	975	47	20.6	76.8%	32 (3.3%)	228 (23.4%)	563 (57.7%)	86 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (6.5%)	28.9	4063^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		32	3787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	276	29.4	23.8	26.7	18.6	30.2	33.0	42.9	47.1	43.0	35.8	25.0	31.3	25.0	23.3	27.5	27.0	26.5	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	$15,746	$817	$14,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace Patterson Elementary

What district is Grace Patterson Elementary in?

Vallejo City Unified

What schools do graduates of Grace Patterson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grace Patterson Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Vallejo High

How many students attend Grace Patterson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Grace Patterson Elementary.

Is Grace Patterson Elementary a good school?

Grace Patterson Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Grace Patterson Elementary?

Students at Grace Patterson Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 32% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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