Is Golden Empire Elementary a good school?

Golden Empire Elementary ranks 2734 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Golden Empire Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 449 students attended Golden Empire Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Empire Elementary?

Students at Golden Empire Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 23% White, 15% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Golden Empire Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golden Empire Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Albert Einstein Middle High : Rosemont High

Golden Empire Elementary

Summary:

Golden Empire Elementary is a public elementary school in Sacramento, California, serving 469 students in grades K-6 and part of the Sacramento City Unified School District.

Golden Empire Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 52.46% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 47.54% in Math, compared to 41.02% and 31.67% for the district, respectively. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.9% in 2018-2019 to 27.4% in 2022-2023, higher than the state average of 14.3%. The school's diverse student population also shows varying performance, with Hispanic and White students generally performing better than their state counterparts, while Asian, African American, and Multi-racial students tend to perform below the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Golden Empire Elementary generally outperforms the New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter, James Marshall Elementary, and Sequoia Elementary. However, the nearby California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus, which is part of a different district, consistently outperforms Golden Empire Elementary and the other nearby schools in both academic achievement and student group performance. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.57% to 64.82%, also suggests that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the academic challenges faced by the school.

Detail:

Public K-6

9045 Canberra Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95826-4414

(916) 395-4580

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2734^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,409

Students who attend Golden Empire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albert Einstein Middle
High:	Rosemont High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 449

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.0%

White:

22.9%

Asian:

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Golden Empire Elementary ranks better than 53.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.91. (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 Student population at Golden Empire Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39%), White (22.9%), Asian (14.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Golden Empire Elementary is 24.9. 39 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Golden Empire Elementary is $6,409. 39 elementary schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Golden Empire Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Golden Empire Elementary 2734^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Golden Empire Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sacramento City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sacramento City Unified 1000^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	61.93	1632^nd	4809	66.1%
2005	65.94	1516^th	4822	68.6%
2006	70.66	1303^rd	4818	73.0%
2007	79.15	1004^th	5113	80.4%
2008	77.52	1086^th	5113	78.8%
2009	75.38	1190^th	5193	77.1%
2010	74.74	1248^th	5314	76.5%
2011	62.23	1891^st	5377	64.8%
2012	68.23	1620^th	5390	69.9%
2013	61.27	2049^th	5530	62.9%
2015	62.37	1827^th	5611	67.4%
2016	67.77	1627^th	5614	71.0%
2017	48.36	2643^rd	5692	53.6%
2018	50.82	2530^th	5662	55.3%
2019	52.46	2461^st	5789	57.5%
2022	37.51	3259^th	5883	44.6%
2023	47.59	2666^th	5874	54.6%
2024	46.91	2734^th	5862	53.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.76	265^th	339	21.8%
2019	20.37	374^th	445	16.0%
2024	14.78	602^nd	669	10.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	63.61	652^nd	3311	80.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.23	1637^th	2420	32.4%
2024	23.20	2223^rd	2634	15.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.71	1872^nd	5084	63.2%
2019	63.73	1528^th	5173	70.5%
2022	38.79	3108^th	5264	41.0%
2023	52.31	2212^th	5374	58.8%
2024	47.71	2548^th	5511	53.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.26	2360^th	5413	56.4%
2019	49.68	2515^th	5492	54.2%
2022	44.83	2717^th	5635	51.8%
2023	47.53	2550^th	5617	54.6%
2024	47.03	2587^th	5605	53.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.09	450^th	2128	78.9%
2019	34.71	1548^th	2585	40.1%
2022	27.03	1630^th	2227	26.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.55	2476^th	5431	54.4%
2019	53.92	2258^th	5510	59.0%
2022	32.17	3601^st	5663	36.4%
2023	47.09	2615^th	5650	53.7%
2024	46.87	2640^th	5636	53.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.54	1019^th	1190	14.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	57.95	234^th	700	66.6%
2019	54.18	286^th	747	61.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.79	1687^th	4830	65.1%
2019	61.29	1615^th	4963	67.5%
2022	40.94	2830^th	5084	44.3%
2023	53.72	2023^rd	5098	60.3%
2024	58.08	1778^th	5102	65.2%

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Rank History for White students at Golden Empire Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.36	2070^th	2737	24.4%
2019	36.32	1949^th	2834	31.2%
2022	26.47	2111^th	2726	22.6%
2023	41.05	1692^nd	2662	36.4%
2024	35.11	1815^th	2647	31.4%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Excellent school - gem of SCUSD! Love all the programs (band, garden club, running club, and Student council to name a few). Teachers are fabulous, staff is attentive and nuturing, PTO is amazing. We moved to the area specifically for this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Golden Empire Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	512	52	85	70	7	n/a	n/a	0	726
1989	522	76	80	72	6	n/a	n/a	0	756
1990	512	77	84	77	4	n/a	n/a	0	754
1991	481	85	99	76	8	n/a	n/a	0	749
1992	472	85	101	74	7	n/a	n/a	0	739
1993	440	79	65	73	16	n/a	n/a	0	673
1994	390	85	78	81	14	n/a	n/a	0	648
1995	412	110	73	113	15	n/a	n/a	0	723
1996	412	110	73	113	15	n/a	n/a	0	723
1997	370	133	85	116	19	n/a	n/a	0	723
1998	351	136	80	111	21	n/a	n/a	0	699
1999	328	111	83	113	19	n/a	n/a	0	654
2000	311	110	76	109	11	n/a	n/a	2	619
2001	308	102	71	111	21	n/a	n/a	4	617
2002	281	76	81	127	8	n/a	n/a	0	573
2003	281	76	81	127	8	n/a	n/a	0	573
2004	265	84	68	139	5	n/a	n/a	8	569
2005	260	103	72	139	6	n/a	n/a	0	580
2006	252	82	62	162	10	n/a	n/a	0	568
2007	226	91	58	169	13	n/a	n/a	1	558
2008	209	91	57	174	12	n/a	n/a	0	543
2009	201	89	67	169	18	5	0	0	549
2010	191	61	60	197	8	6	63	0	586
2011	197	66	66	205	7	7	66	0	614
2012	216	73	61	220	10	6	61	0	647
2013	192	64	71	197	8	4	66	0	602
2014	171	58	70	229	7	3	76	0	614
2015	179	64	62	233	3	6	65	0	612
2016	157	59	55	234	1	6	75	0	587
2017	149	51	52	251	2	5	77	0	587
2018	169	51	62	247	1	5	80	0	615
2019	163	55	60	229	2	8	77	0	594
2020	155	56	65	238	2	10	75	0	601
2021	129	54	64	227	2	10	75	0	561
2022	118	58	61	211	1	9	64	1	523
2023	98	42	63	190	2	6	68	0	469
2024	103	38	66	175	1	5	61	0	449

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

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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 Golden Empire Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	726	28.3	25.6	n/a
1989	756	27.4	27.5	n/a
1990	754	28.3	26.6	n/a
1991	749	27.3	27.4	n/a
1992	739	27.7	26.6	30.6
1993	673	23.0	29.3	37.9
1994	648	23.0	28.2	40.3
1995	723	26.0	27.8	48.7
1996	723	26.0	27.8	48.7
1997	723	28.6	25.3	54.4
1998	699	27.4	25.5	52.5
1999	654	29.4	22.2	50.3
2000	619	29.2	21.2	52
2001	617	30.0	20.6	50.6
2002	573	29.0	19.8	53.6
2003	573	29.0	19.8	53.6
2004	569	28.5	20.0	62
2005	580	29.0	20.0	59
2006	568	30.0	18.9	60.2
2007	558	29.0	19.2	58.7
2008	543	30.0	18.1	62.1
2009	549	26.0	18.9	61.2
2010	586	26.0	22.5	64.5
2011	614	n/a	n/a	68.6
2012	647	21.7	29.8	n/a
2013	602	20.0	30.1	73.1
2014	614	20.0	30.7	79.8
2015	612	20.0	30.6	72.1
2016	587	20.0	29.3	72.1
2017	587	22.4	26.2	68.3
2018	615	23.4	26.2	70.2
2019	594	23.4	25.3	69.2
2020	601	n/a	n/a	69.9
2021	561	22.4	25.0	70.4
2022	523	21.8	23.9	61.6
2023	469	20.0	23.4	64.8
2024	449	18.0	24.9	67.9

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 Golden Empire Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	726	28.3	25.6	n/a
1989	756	27.4	27.5	n/a
1990	754	28.3	26.6	n/a
1991	749	27.3	27.4	n/a
1992	739	27.7	26.6	30.6
1993	673	23.0	29.3	37.9
1994	648	23.0	28.2	40.3
1995	723	26.0	27.8	48.7
1996	723	26.0	27.8	48.7
1997	723	28.6	25.3	54.4
1998	699	27.4	25.5	52.5
1999	654	29.4	22.2	50.3
2000	619	29.2	21.2	52
2001	617	30.0	20.6	50.6
2002	573	29.0	19.8	53.6
2003	573	29.0	19.8	53.6
2004	569	28.5	20.0	62
2005	580	29.0	20.0	59
2006	568	30.0	18.9	60.2
2007	558	29.0	19.2	58.7
2008	543	30.0	18.1	62.1
2009	549	26.0	18.9	61.2
2010	586	26.0	22.5	64.5
2011	614	n/a	n/a	68.6
2012	647	21.7	29.8	n/a
2013	602	20.0	30.1	73.1
2014	614	20.0	30.7	79.8
2015	612	20.0	30.6	72.1
2016	587	20.0	29.3	72.1
2017	587	22.4	26.2	68.3
2018	615	23.4	26.2	70.2
2019	594	23.4	25.3	69.2
2020	601	n/a	n/a	69.9
2021	561	22.4	25.0	70.4
2022	523	21.8	23.9	61.6
2023	469	20.0	23.4	64.8
2024	449	18.0	24.9	67.9

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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