Apricot Valley Elementary

Apricot Valley Elementary is an elementary-level community of heavily attended scale in Patterson, California, operated by Patterson Joint Unified, caters to 788 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 69% above typical.

Within Patterson Joint Unified, which oversees 11 schools and 6,064 students, Apricot Valley Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Apricot Valley Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 10% multiracial, 9% White, 7% Black, 7% Asian. By comparison, Stanislaus County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Apricot Valley Elementary shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Apricot Valley Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.5%, the actual is 28.7%, a residual of -6.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Stanislaus County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Apricot Valley Elementary is one.

Creekside Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Apricot Valley Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Apricot Valley Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 28.6%.

Apricot Valley Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Apricot Valley Elementary's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 757 (now 788). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 54% to 64%.

On allk12, the feed for Apricot Valley Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.