Patterson Elementary

Patterson Elementary, a mid-tier K-5 school in Fremont, California, overseen by Fremont Unified, instructs 558 students, covering grades K through 5.

Fremont Unified runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 33,073 students. Patterson Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Patterson Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Patterson Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, Patterson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Alameda County shows median household earnings sit near $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Patterson Elementary is one.

Oliveira Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Patterson Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Patterson Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Patterson Elementary's enrollment has edged down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 770 (now 558). The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 17% to 12% over that span.

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