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About this school
Apricot Valley Elementary School is
a town public school
in Patterson, California that is part of Patterson Joint Unified School District.
It serves 817 students
in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
Its teachers have had 602 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
76%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Apricot Valley Elementary School
$192,566
raised using DonorsChoose
602
projects
funded
61
teachers
funded
1,269
donors
68
projects
for
basic supplies
27
projects for
technology
127
projects for
books
50
projects
for
art supplies
Apricot Valley Elementary School has received support from
562 individuals from California and
707 individuals out-of-state.