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Golden Ridge · Placerville

Golden Ridge: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Golden Ridge is an elementary school in Placerville. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

Where the path goes

Golden Ridge serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here, with no school-to-school transitions.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$61,854 – $126,092
Principal salary$141,569 – $148,647
Superintendent salary$280,629

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $36,374, CA average $14,815$36,374 · district average
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction32%
Instruction support34%
Student services11%
Administration19%
Buildings & maintenance3%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2017 — the newest published
2017$36,374 per pupil
2016$40,812 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$90K · CA $85K
Median home value$548K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+28% · CA 35%
ZIP population36,830
Median age49 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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