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Patterson High School

200 North Seventh Street, Patterson, CA 95363View on map

  • Public
  • Patterson
  • 422 seniors
  • 1,830 students

Patterson High School is a public high school in Patterson (Patterson Joint Unified) with 422 seniors. In fall 2025, 90% of its 61 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 89%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Davis (UCD), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 24% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

90%

55 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

County median 89%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

55 of 422 seniors

County median 13%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

61 of 422 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

20%

5 of 25 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

7 of 33 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Patterson High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles10 pts higher

    20%

    5 of 25 admitted

    This school20%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    7 of 33 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine12 pts higher

    35%

    9 of 26 admitted

    This school35%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.85)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    9 of 25 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Barbara23 pts higher

    55%

    11 of 20 admitted

    This school55%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.77)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    13 of 38 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa Cruz19 pts lower

    52%

    13 of 25 admitted

    This school52%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    21 of 23 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.80)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    42 of 43 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.71)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Patterson High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo11 pts higher

    41%

    9 of 22 admitted

    This school41%Overall30%

  • San Jose4 pts lower

    76%

    19 of 25 admitted

    This school76%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    91%

    43 of 47 admitted

    This school91%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    94%

    33 of 35 admitted

    This school94%Overall96%

  • StanislausAbout the same

    96%

    70 of 73 admitted

    This school96%Overall97%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (386 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

65%

250 of 386 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

72 graduates

Community college

41%

160 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC195%
CSU5314%
CA private college21%
Out of state164%
Community college16041%
Not enrolled13635%
Enrolled in college25065%
Total386100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

11

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

21

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

24%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

106 of 441 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

10%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

43 of 434 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 5 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 60%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 79%County median 67%
  • Graduates completing courses 24%County median 40%

Across California

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