Golden Springs Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.1% |
| Met Standard | 32.0% |
| Below Standard | 50.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Golden Springs Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.1% of students exceeded standard while 32.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points above the Pomona Unified district average of 12.1%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.4% exceeded — 10.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 22.0% | 38.0% | 60.0% |
| 4th | 70 | 31.4% | 40.0% | 71.4% |
| 5th | 65 | 18.5% | 32.3% | 50.8% |
| 6th | 64 | 14.1% | 42.2% | 56.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 3.8% | 39.6% | 43.4% |
| 4th | 70 | 22.9% | 22.9% | 45.7% |
| 5th | 66 | 13.6% | 18.2% | 31.8% |
| 6th | 63 | 9.5% | 23.8% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.3