Golden Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 70.9% |
| Met Standard | 18.9% |
| Below Standard | 10.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "90% proficient" for Golden Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
70.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 49.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 33.2 points above the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 37.7%. Compared to the 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 34.2 points higher (vs 36.7% average). 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 64.1% | 20.6% | 84.8% |
| 4th | 135 | 70.4% | 20.7% | 91.1% |
| 5th | 158 | 76.0% | 15.8% | 91.8% |
| 6th | 151 | 72.2% | 19.9% | 92.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 65.2% | 25.0% | 90.2% |
| 4th | 137 | 67.2% | 21.9% | 89.0% |
| 5th | 159 | 78.0% | 11.3% | 89.3% |
| 6th | 151 | 72.8% | 16.6% | 89.4% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.7