Is Rivergold Elementary a good school?

Rivergold Elementary ranks 4044 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rivergold Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 433 students attended Rivergold Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rivergold Elementary?

Students at Rivergold Elementary are 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Rivergold Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rivergold Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Yosemite High

Rivergold Elementary

Summary:

Rivergold Elementary is a public elementary school located in Coarsegold, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 392 students. The school is part of the Yosemite Unified School District, which is ranked 1371 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rivergold Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 5.41% (8th grade) to 45.45% (4th grade), compared to the state average of 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 5.56% (8th grade) to 36.36% (4th grade), compared to the state average of 31.57% to 45.64%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also below the state average, with only 9.78% of students proficient or better at the end-of-course level, compared to the state average of 30.7%. Additionally, Rivergold Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.1% in 2017-2018 to 61.2% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Coarsegold Elementary, which had a 47.1% chronic absenteeism rate in 2022-2023.

Rivergold Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for female students at 2 out of 5 stars and the ranking for male students at 1 out of 5 stars in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance for White students and low socioeconomic status students is also relatively low, with 1 out of 5 star ratings in the same school year. Compared to nearby schools, such as Sierra View Elementary in the Golden Valley Unified district, Rivergold Elementary generally performs worse in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across multiple grade levels.

Detail:

Public K-8

31800 Road 400
Coarsegold, CA 93614-9501

(559) 658-7566

District: Yosemite Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4044^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,507

Students who attend Rivergold Elementary usually attend:

High:

Yosemite High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.2

Number of students: 433

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rivergold Elementary ranks worse than 69% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.68. (See more...)

Compare Details Rivergold Elementary ranks worse than 85.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.19. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.3%), Hispanic (21%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rivergold Elementary is 22.2. (See more...)

Compare Rivergold Elementary employs 19.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rivergold Elementary is $5,507.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rivergold Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rivergold Elementary 4044^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rivergold Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Rivergold Elementary 2379^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Rivergold Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Yosemite Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Yosemite Unified 1371^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rivergold Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2009	62.18	1808^th	5193	65.2%
2010	51.67	2480^th	5314	53.3%
2011	56.36	2221^st	5377	58.7%
2012	49.96	2622^nd	5390	51.4%
2013	66.59	1741^st	5530	68.5%
2015	55.32	2162^nd	5611	61.5%
2016	55.74	2194^th	5614	60.9%
2017	58.67	2083^rd	5692	63.4%
2018	69.10	1613^th	5662	71.5%
2019	79.04	1216^th	5789	79.0%
2021	34.72	870^th	1417	38.6%
2022	41.91	2966^th	5883	49.6%
2023	39.90	3139^th	5874	46.6%
2024	28.68	4044^th	5862	31.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.28	1168^th	5084	77.0%
2019	82.05	621^st	5173	88.0%
2021	41.65	616^th	1110	44.5%
2022	42.11	2830^th	5264	46.2%
2023	43.29	2825^th	5374	47.4%
2024	30.77	3874^th	5511	29.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.45	1779^th	5413	67.1%
2019	79.68	1090^th	5492	80.2%
2021	34.25	787^th	1267	37.9%
2022	45.29	2689^th	5635	52.3%
2023	37.78	3159^th	5617	43.8%
2024	32.05	3633^rd	5605	35.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.03	1442^nd	5431	73.4%
2019	75.14	1292^nd	5510	76.6%
2021	36.64	737^th	1272	42.1%
2022	41.54	2918^th	5663	48.5%
2023	41.48	2953^rd	5650	47.7%
2024	27.63	4032^nd	5636	28.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.82	2569^th	5098	49.6%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.03	1631^st	2737	40.4%
2019	62.90	1101^st	2834	61.2%
2022	20.83	2254^th	2726	17.3%
2023	20.63	2204^th	2662	17.2%
2024	12.97	2378^th	2647	10.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Rivergold Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2009	77.64	335^th	2063	83.8%
2010	79.13	328^th	2179	84.9%
2011	75.40	405^th	2236	81.9%
2012	66.13	668^th	2259	70.4%
2013	62.80	806^th	2379	66.1%
2015	58.06	898^th	2477	63.7%
2016	55.85	960^th	2497	61.6%
2017	44.07	1279^th	2508	49.0%
2018	55.06	960^th	2480	61.3%
2019	49.80	1155^th	2715	57.5%
2021	52.92	373^rd	894	58.3%
2022	39.00	1497^th	2740	45.4%
2023	24.51	2074^th	2802	26.0%
2024	17.19	2379^th	2777	14.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.18	1045^th	2230	53.1%
2019	28.95	1730^th	2369	27.0%
2021	46.04	342^nd	721	52.6%
2022	26.57	1835^th	2458	25.3%
2023	27.46	1872^nd	2549	26.6%
2024	16.44	2310^th	2575	10.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.81	1122^nd	2262	50.4%
2019	43.82	1217^th	2380	48.9%
2021	43.11	385^th	738	47.8%
2022	38.96	1380^th	2509	45.0%
2023	27.02	1789^th	2547	29.8%
2024	17.71	2190^th	2546	14.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.16	730^th	2273	67.9%
2019	55.15	914^th	2407	62.0%
2021	61.78	264^th	763	65.4%
2022	42.01	1278^th	2527	49.4%
2023	24.18	1906^th	2558	25.5%
2024	18.21	2160^th	2547	15.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	53.49	900^th	2359	61.8%
2024	16.10	2139^th	2383	10.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Rivergold Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.77	1035^th	1496	30.8%
2019	28.61	1155^th	1602	27.9%
2022	26.20	1165^th	1555	25.1%
2023	13.35	1379^th	1552	11.1%
2024	7.51	1458^th	1535	5.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rivergold Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2007	490	9	11	53	25	n/a	n/a	47	635
2008	488	8	10	48	17	n/a	n/a	0	571
2009	481	3	14	37	21	0	61	0	617
2010	457	4	8	79	14	0	19	0	581
2011	428	3	5	76	13	0	24	0	549
2012	400	2	7	81	12	0	23	0	525
2013	386	1	5	83	13	0	25	0	513
2014	385	1	3	92	9	0	31	0	521
2015	356	1	6	103	10	1	36	0	513
2016	346	0	7	89	8	1	41	0	492
2017	361	3	5	86	2	1	41	0	499
2018	344	3	7	85	5	0	31	0	475
2019	311	2	8	76	4	0	33	0	434
2020	318	2	8	83	6	0	35	0	452
2021	251	2	8	71	5	0	23	0	360
2022	259	3	8	90	11	0	27	0	398
2023	260	2	10	88	10	0	22	0	392
2024	287	3	10	91	9	0	32	1	433

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rivergold Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	635	29.0	21.9	20.9
2008	571	31.1	18.4	19.1
2009	617	27.4	21.0	19.9
2010	581	24.4	23.8	28.4
2011	549	n/a	n/a	33.3
2012	525	20.1	26.0	n/a
2013	513	20.0	25.6	39.2
2014	521	21.1	24.6	44.3
2015	513	20.0	25.6	38.4
2016	492	20.0	24.6	43.9
2017	499	20.5	24.3	46.5
2018	475	19.5	24.3	48.6
2019	434	16.9	25.6	49.5
2020	452	n/a	n/a	52.7
2021	360	20.0	18.0	53.6
2022	398	18.5	21.5	53
2023	392	17.5	22.4	56.1
2024	433	19.4	22.2	62.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rivergold Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	635	29.0	21.9	20.9
2008	571	31.1	18.4	19.1
2009	617	27.4	21.0	19.9
2010	581	24.4	23.8	28.4
2011	549	n/a	n/a	33.3
2012	525	20.1	26.0	n/a
2013	513	20.0	25.6	39.2
2014	521	21.1	24.6	44.3
2015	513	20.0	25.6	38.4
2016	492	20.0	24.6	43.9
2017	499	20.5	24.3	46.5
2018	475	19.5	24.3	48.6
2019	434	16.9	25.6	49.5
2020	452	n/a	n/a	52.7
2021	360	20.0	18.0	53.6
2022	398	18.5	21.5	53
2023	392	17.5	22.4	56.1
2024	433	19.4	22.2	62.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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