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Open Valley Independent Study School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
640 M St.
Patterson, CA 95363
Phone
(209) 892-4720
District
Patterson Joint Unified
County
STANISLAUS COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
136
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.5% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Open Valley Independent Study School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
40%
17%
47%
11%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
42%
18%
55%
7%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
20
22
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 3 2.2%
Grade 1 4 2.9%
Grade 2 2 1.5%
Grade 3 3 2.2%
Grade 4 2 1.5%
Grade 5 2 1.5%
Grade 6 9 6.6%
Grade 7 6 4.4%
Grade 8 8 5.9%
Grade 9 13 9.6%
Grade 10 21 15.4%
Grade 11 22 16.2%
Grade 12 41 30.1%
Total 136 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.9% 8.8% 22.0%
Black 9.2% 4.6% 5.2%
Hispanic 80.8% 80.4% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.4% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 1.8% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.9% 78.7% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 72.1% 67.3% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 11.3% 7.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,549 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 85.0 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 9.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.1% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 9.3% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,040 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.2% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.0% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.1% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.8% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.7% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.2% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.0% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,888 $54,554,000 41.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $885 $5,431,000 4.2%
Staff $639 $3,924,000 3.0%
General Administration $281 $1,723,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,112 $6,828,000 5.2%
Operation $1,426 $8,752,000 6.7%
Transportation $279 $1,711,000 1.3%
Other $1,159 $7,115,000 5.4%
Total Support $5,781 $35,484,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,601 $40,515,000 31.0%
Total Expenditures $21,270 $130,553,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%