# Patterson Joint Unified

Patterson Joint Unified is a unified district in Stanislaus County, California. Reading proficiency is 37.4%, +3.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 19.3%, +0.8 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/patterson-joint-unified |
| County | Stanislaus |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 8 |
| Students | 6,064 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $18,299 |
| Low-Income Students | 4,721 (77.8%) |
| English Learners | 1,928 (31.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.0% | 3,063 |
| 2024 | 34.2% | 3,125 |
| 2025 | 37.4% | 3,127 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 18.6% | 3,071 |
| 2024 | 17.3% | 3,132 |
| 2025 | 19.3% | 3,133 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 29.8% | 50.2% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | 48.9% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | 52.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.4% | 30.7% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | 25.8% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | 30.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.2% | 40.3% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | 41.0% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | 42.4% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.2% | 22.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | 21.3% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | 23.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amanda Lozano | Board Member | amlozano@patterson.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Carlos Fierros | Board Member | cfierros@patterson.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Kieran Carter | Vice President | kcarter@patterson.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Lena Barrientos | President | lbarrientos@patterson.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2026 |
| Martha Blanco Arechiga | Board Member | mblancoarechiga@patterson.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Michele Bays | President | mbays@patterson.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Patterson High | Patterson | 62.5% | 26.9% | 44.7% | +10.6 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Northmead Elementary | Patterson | 48.2% | 27.2% | 37.7% | +6.8 | -3.7 |
| 3 | Apricot Valley Elementary | Patterson | 36.3% | 21.8% | 29.0% | +3.5 | -0.9 |
| 4 | Las Palmas Elementary | Patterson | 35.5% | 19.6% | 27.5% | +4.6 | -3.1 |
| 5 | Walnut Grove Elementary | Patterson | 27.9% | 18.4% | 23.1% | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| 6 | Creekside Middle | Patterson | 31.9% | 14.2% | 23.1% | +2.6 | +1.8 |
| 7 | Grayson Elementary | Westley | 20.1% | 15.7% | 17.9% | -3.1 | -0.7 |
| 8 | Open Valley Independent Study | Patterson | 26.8% | 5.4% | 16.1% | -4.8 | -5.2 |