Golden Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.5% |
| Below Standard | 75.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Golden Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.5 points below the Tehachapi Unified district average of 12.1%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.7% exceeded — 2.1 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 9.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 7.6% | 15.3% | 22.9% |
| 4th | 93 | 8.6% | 12.9% | 21.5% |
| 5th | 109 | 9.2% | 26.6% | 35.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 4.2% | 17.6% | 21.9% |
| 4th | 93 | 2.1% | 11.8% | 14.0% |
| 5th | 109 | 13.8% | 14.7% | 28.4% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.6