Is Goldenrod Elementary a good school?

Goldenrod Elementary ranks 3076 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Goldenrod Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 860 students attended Goldenrod Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Goldenrod Elementary?

Students at Goldenrod Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Goldenrod Elementary attend?

Students who attend Goldenrod Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kerman Middle High : Kerman High

Goldenrod Elementary

Summary:

Goldenrod Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kerman, California, serving 871 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Kerman Unified School District, which is ranked 1059 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Goldenrod Elementary faces several key challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 4.1% in 2017-2018 to 23.3% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby Sun Empire Elementary (19.4%) and Liberty Elementary (15.6%) within the same district. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels, and its subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, perform below the state averages in both subjects.

Goldenrod Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from 2562 out of 5530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 3076 out of 5862 in 2023-2024, suggesting the school may be struggling to keep up with the academic performance of other schools in the state. Additionally, the school's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 80.94% in 2022-2023, is significantly higher than the nearby Sun Empire Elementary (79.32%) and Liberty Elementary (70.63%), indicating that Goldenrod Elementary may be serving a high-poverty community, which could be a contributing factor to the school's challenges.

Detail:

Public K-6

445 South Goldenrod Ave.
Kerman, CA 93630-9212

(559) 843-9500

District: Kerman Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3076^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $3,958

Students who attend Goldenrod Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kerman Middle
High:	Kerman High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.8

Number of students: 860

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.0%

White:

4.1%

Asian:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Goldenrod Elementary ranks worse than 52.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Kerman Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.78. (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 Goldenrod Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Kerman Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90%), White (4.1%), Asian (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Goldenrod Elementary is 23.8, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Kerman Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Goldenrod Elementary employs 36 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Goldenrod Elementary is $3,958, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Kerman Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Goldenrod Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Goldenrod Elementary 3076^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Goldenrod Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Kerman Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Kerman Unified 1059^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Goldenrod Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2013	52.07	2562^nd	5530	53.7%
2015	25.11	4121^st	5611	26.6%
2016	35.78	3351^st	5614	40.3%
2017	48.46	2637^th	5692	53.7%
2018	47.67	2676^th	5662	52.7%
2019	42.11	3059^th	5789	47.2%
2021	29.14	956^th	1417	32.5%
2022	40.63	3049^th	5883	48.2%
2023	38.93	3215^th	5874	45.3%
2024	41.78	3076^th	5862	47.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.71	1358^th	3246	58.2%
2019	61.17	781^st	3275	76.2%
2021	50.19	198^th	602	67.1%
2022	48.61	1279^th	3311	61.4%
2023	41.03	1740^th	3250	46.5%
2024	41.56	1712^th	3160	45.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.03	1794^th	2420	25.9%
2024	31.03	1762^nd	2634	33.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.48	1722^nd	5084	66.1%
2019	58.04	1896^th	5173	63.3%
2021	49.41	489^th	1110	55.9%
2022	51.51	2195^th	5264	58.3%
2023	51.02	2300^th	5374	57.2%
2024	49.60	2410^th	5511	56.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.91	180^th	336	46.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.01	2716^th	5413	49.8%
2019	40.20	3089^th	5492	43.8%
2021	26.44	913^th	1267	27.9%
2022	36.67	3220^th	5635	42.9%
2023	38.36	3122^nd	5617	44.4%
2024	42.04	2918^th	5605	47.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.76	550^th	2128	74.2%
2019	68.26	531^st	2585	79.5%
2022	32.63	1368^th	2227	38.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.88	2514^th	5431	53.7%
2019	43.33	2820^th	5510	48.8%
2021	33.26	783^rd	1272	38.4%
2022	43.89	2777^th	5663	51.0%
2023	39.75	3079^th	5650	45.5%
2024	41.41	2972^nd	5636	47.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.08	1777^th	4830	63.2%
2019	51.90	2164^th	4963	56.4%
2022	52.68	2034^th	5084	60.0%
2023	52.18	2108^th	5098	58.7%
2024	54.90	1955^th	5102	61.7%

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Rank History for White students at Goldenrod Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	60.30	1202^nd	2834	57.6%

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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 Goldenrod Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2012	50	4	54	716	2	0	2	828
2013	67	4	53	738	3	0	2	867
2014	61	3	59	731	5	0	2	861
2015	65	6	56	797	3	0	2	929
2016	56	5	56	796	2	0	7	922
2017	54	7	49	780	3	0	1	894
2018	50	2	52	737	3	0	1	845
2019	40	2	51	758	2	0	4	857
2020	48	1	53	772	3	2	4	883
2021	30	2	44	766	5	2	3	852
2022	32	4	35	739	3	1	2	816
2023	35	3	31	792	4	2	4	871
2024	35	1	34	774	5	3	8	860

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 Goldenrod Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	828	31.0	26.7	n/a
2013	867	31.0	27.9	88.7
2014	861	32.0	26.9	91.9
2015	929	35.0	26.5	93.3
2016	922	35.0	26.3	93.2
2017	894	38.0	23.5	89.3
2018	845	36.0	23.4	88
2019	857	36.0	23.8	87
2020	883	n/a	n/a	83.8
2021	852	34.7	24.5	94
2022	816	35.0	23.3	82.6
2023	871	36.0	24.1	80.9
2024	860	36.0	23.8	86.5

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 Goldenrod Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	828	31.0	26.7	n/a
2013	867	31.0	27.9	88.7
2014	861	32.0	26.9	91.9
2015	929	35.0	26.5	93.3
2016	922	35.0	26.3	93.2
2017	894	38.0	23.5	89.3
2018	845	36.0	23.4	88
2019	857	36.0	23.8	87
2020	883	n/a	n/a	83.8
2021	852	34.7	24.5	94
2022	816	35.0	23.3	82.6
2023	871	36.0	24.1	80.9
2024	860	36.0	23.8	86.5

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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