Gold Trail Union Elementary

The Gold Trail Union Elementary district is home to two schools - Gold Trail Middle School and Sutters Mill Elementary School. Both schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with Gold Trail Middle School standing out for its consistently high test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to Sutters Mill Elementary.

Gold Trail Middle School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 902 out of 2,777 California middle schools. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with over 50% of students meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts/Literacy and over 30% in Mathematics across grade levels. Additionally, the school's Science proficiency on the CAST exam exceeds 32%. In contrast, Sutters Mill Elementary shines with particularly high proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts/Literacy (51.56%) and Mathematics (53.13%), outperforming both the district and state averages.

While both schools have similar free/reduced lunch rates, Gold Trail Middle School stands out with a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 24.3% compared to Sutters Mill Elementary's 39%. This disparity suggests that Gold Trail Middle School may have more effective attendance policies or support systems in place. Additionally, the lower student-teacher ratio at Gold Trail Middle School (18.1) compared to Sutters Mill Elementary (24.2) may contribute to the school's stronger academic outcomes.