Patterson High

As a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in Patterson, California, Patterson High educates 1,830 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Patterson Joint Unified. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Patterson High sits 118% bigger than that benchmark.

Patterson High is one of 11 schools operated by Patterson Joint Unified, a district that caters to 6,064 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Patterson High reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%; the rest comes out to 9% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Patterson High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Patterson High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Stanislaus County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,468 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Patterson High is one of 190 public schools in Stanislaus County (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students).

The closest other public school is Las Palmas Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Patterson High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Patterson High has climbed 5%, going from 1,738 students in 2018 to 1,830 in 2025.

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