Golden Oak Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.0% |
| Met Standard | 20.3% |
| Below Standard | 67.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Golden Oak Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.0% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 9.7% | 19.4% | 29.0% |
| 4th | 91 | 22.0% | 26.4% | 48.4% |
| 5th | 100 | 16.0% | 16.0% | 32.0% |
| 6th | 104 | 18.3% | 26.9% | 45.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 6.5% | 23.7% | 30.1% |
| 4th | 91 | 3.3% | 28.6% | 31.9% |
| 5th | 100 | 6.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% |
| 6th | 104 | 14.4% | 11.5% | 26.0% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.7