Open Valley Independent Study

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Patterson, California

Open Valley Independent Study in Patterson, California enrolled 100 students in 2024-25 with 4.9 full-time teachers, 20.5 students per teacher against the California median of 18.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 9-52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-49% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 34% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 27%

151 students in 2022-23, 136 students in 2023-24, 100 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.7 to 4.9.

Students enrolled at Open Valley Independent Study by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 136, 2024-25: 1000501001502002022-231512023-241362024-25100
Students enrolled at Open Valley Independent Study by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 136, 2024-25: 1000501001502002022-231512023-241362024-25100
Students enrolled at Open Valley Independent Study by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 136, 2024-25: 1000501001502002022-231512023-241362024-25100
Students enrolled at Open Valley Independent Study by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 136, 2024-25: 1000501001502002022-231512023-241362024-25100
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231516.722.6
2023-241366.720.4
2024-251004.920.5

20.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 California schools of this kind

Among the 528 California schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 20.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 20.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 20.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 20.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 20.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 20.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, California other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 92.2; This school 20.5; state median 18.3.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 20.5state median 18.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 1,068 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Open Valley Independent Study enrolled 267 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 1,068 of the 267 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent7.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.0% of students were Hispanic, 15.0% White, 8.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic73.0%
  2. White15.0%
  3. Black8.0%
  4. Two or more races3.0%
  5. American Indian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Open Valley Independent Study scored proficient or above: 9-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-229‑52%34%45%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%19% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

40-49% of the 46 students in Open Valley Independent Study's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate40‑49%86%86.2%
Students in the class46530495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Open Valley Independent Study

  1. Newman-Crows Landing Independent StudyThe nearest public school of this kind, 13 miles away: 20 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Ceres Special EducationThe next nearest public school of this kind, 14 miles away: 37 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Open Valley Independent Study with Newman-Crows Landing Independent StudyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Patterson Joint Unified spends per student$16,177 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,177
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaOpen Valley Independent Study is the number 384 by size of 539 California schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#384 of 539
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 18.3 for schools of this kind.20.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Open Valley Independent Study

  1. How many students attend Open Valley Independent Study?
    100 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 151 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Patterson, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Open Valley Independent Study?
    20.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for schools of this kind is 18.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Open Valley Independent Study a Title I school?
    Open Valley Independent Study has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Open Valley Independent Study do on state tests?
    The students tested at Open Valley Independent Study scored proficient or above: 9-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Open Valley Independent Study?
    40-49% of the 46 students in Open Valley Independent Study's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Open Valley Independent Study in?
    Patterson Joint Unified, NCES district ID 0630030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063003013962 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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