Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.2% |
| Met Standard | 28.7% |
| Below Standard | 36.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.2% of students exceeded standard while 28.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points above the Fullerton Elementary district average of 28.8%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.4 points higher (vs 22.8% 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 9.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 36.8% | 22.1% | 58.8% |
| 4th | 78 | 32.0% | 33.3% | 65.4% |
| 5th | 95 | 46.3% | 26.3% | 72.6% |
| 6th | 96 | 24.0% | 42.7% | 66.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 32.4% | 30.9% | 63.2% |
| 4th | 78 | 35.9% | 29.5% | 65.4% |
| 5th | 95 | 41.0% | 27.4% | 68.4% |
| 6th | 96 | 33.3% | 17.7% | 51.0% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.1