Grayson Elementary

Grayson Elementary, a small elementary-level community in Westley, California, run under Patterson Joint Unified, teaches 266 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Grayson Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Patterson Joint Unified, a district that enrolls 6,064 students overall.

On demographics, Grayson Elementary reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Grayson Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Grayson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, Grayson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.4%; this one delivers 11.0%.

In the broader community, Stanislaus County reports that median household income runs about $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Grayson Elementary is one.

Creekside Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grayson Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 261 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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