Gold Ridge Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.4% |
| Met Standard | 28.8% |
| Below Standard | 41.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "58% proficient" for Gold Ridge Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.8%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 45.3% exceeded — 15.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 25.0% | 23.6% | 48.6% |
| 4th | 85 | 34.1% | 28.2% | 62.4% |
| 5th | 85 | 34.1% | 29.4% | 63.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 27.0% | 27.0% | 54.0% |
| 4th | 85 | 28.2% | 41.2% | 69.4% |
| 5th | 86 | 27.9% | 23.3% | 51.2% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.6