How does Golden West High compare to other high schools in Visalia?

Golden West High has a Scope Score of 56.2/100, ranked #751 among California high schools. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 884 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Golden West High?

10.3% of students at Golden West High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Golden West High?

18.4% of students at Golden West High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Golden West High

High School

Visalia Unified VisaliaTulare County93292

📍 1717 North McAuliff Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

2,009 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

66%

Teachers

89 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

96.7%

AP Exam Prepared

45.2%

A-G Completion

39.1%

College-Going Rate

72.2%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+14.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

11.2%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 233 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic76.7%

White13.3%

Asian3.8%

Black0.9%

Other5.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Golden West High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.3%
Met Standard	22.3%
Below Standard	67.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 96.7%

9.3pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 45.2%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 18.4%

15.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 10.3%

5.4pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 32.5%

2.2pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 32.5%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 5.6%

1.5pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Golden West High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.4 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 6.2 points below the Visalia Unified district average of 16.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 96.7% — above the state target. 39.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 72.2% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.4%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

32.5%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

18.4%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

884

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	443	18.1%	34.8%	23.5%	23.7%	52.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	441	2.5%	9.8%	19.9%	67.8%	12.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Mineral King Elementary

49.1# in state

Elbow Creek Elementary

40.3# in state

Four Creeks Elementary

32.8# in state

Golden Oak Elementary

32.3# in state

Ivanhoe Elementary

31.4# in state

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Middle

Valley Oak Middle

No score# in state

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High School

Golden West High

56.2# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.