Is Golden Oak Community a good school?

Golden Oak Community ranks 1213 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Golden Oak Community?

In the 2022-23 school year, 535 students attended Golden Oak Community.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Oak Community?

Students at Golden Oak Community are 40% Hispanic, 25% White, 18% Asian, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Golden Oak Community attend?

Students who attend Golden Oak Community usually go on to attend: Middle : La Mesa Junior High High : Academy of the Canyons High : Golden Valley High

Golden Oak Community

Summary:

Golden Oak Community is an elementary school located in Santa Clarita, California, serving 535 students in grades K-6 and part of the Sulphur Springs Union School District.

Golden Oak Community is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (63.41%) and Mathematics (52.96%) significantly exceed the district and state averages. Its African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform particularly well, ranking in the top 10% and top 15% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's White student subgroup lags behind, ranking in the bottom 40% of the state. Golden Oak Community serves a relatively affluent population, with only 28-29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district's average of around 50%.

While Golden Oak Community outperforms nearby schools within the Sulphur Springs Union District, such as Mitchell Community Elementary and Canyon Springs Community Elementary, the nearby Leona H. Cox Community Elementary and Valley View Community Elementary schools also demonstrate strong academic performance. Additionally, schools in the neighboring Saugus Union District, such as Cedarcreek Elementary, Rio Vista Elementary, and Skyblue Mesa Elementary, generally outperform the Sulphur Springs Union District in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-6

25201 Via Princessa
Santa Clarita, CA 91321-1429

(661) 251-8929

District: Sulphur Springs Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
1213^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,794

Students who attend Golden Oak Community usually attend:

Middle:	La Mesa Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Golden Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 28.9

Number of students: 535

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.8%

White:

25.0%

Asian:

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 29%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Golden Oak Community ranks better than 79.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.66. (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 Oak Community is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39.8%), White (25%), Asian (17.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Golden Oak Community is 28.9. 8 elementary schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Golden Oak Community is $5,794. 7 elementary schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Golden Oak Community:

SchoolDigger ranks Golden Oak Community 1213^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Golden Oak Community in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sulphur Springs Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Sulphur Springs Union 529^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Golden Oak Community

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Rank History for all students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	80.26	999^th	5314	81.2%
2011	79.26	1049^th	5377	80.5%
2012	83.41	821^st	5390	84.8%
2013	85.80	709^th	5530	87.2%
2015	91.77	520^th	5611	90.7%
2016	86.79	807^th	5614	85.6%
2017	80.08	1130^th	5692	80.1%
2018	80.21	1111^th	5662	80.4%
2019	78.80	1226^th	5789	78.8%
2022	75.38	1384^th	5883	76.5%
2023	72.53	1478^th	5874	74.8%
2024	78.66	1213^th	5862	79.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	82.50	276^th	2420	88.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.28	1018^th	5084	80.0%
2019	79.65	737^th	5173	85.8%
2022	83.29	623^rd	5264	88.2%
2023	70.27	1220^th	5374	77.3%
2024	82.05	750^th	5511	86.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.33	1173^rd	5413	78.3%
2019	75.30	1283^rd	5492	76.6%
2022	71.07	1477^th	5635	73.8%
2023	72.85	1380^th	5617	75.4%
2024	79.37	1119^th	5605	80.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	38.04	1162^nd	2227	47.8%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.58	61^st	140	56.4%
2024	66.08	31^st	118	73.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.19	1011^th	5431	81.4%
2019	79.26	1119^th	5510	79.7%
2022	76.43	1268^th	5663	77.6%
2023	68.71	1564^th	5650	72.3%
2024	75.68	1251^st	5636	77.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	83.55	60^th	593	89.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.43	440^th	4830	90.9%
2019	80.49	685^th	4963	86.2%
2022	79.71	748^th	5084	85.3%
2023	81.59	669^th	5098	86.9%
2024	87.47	451^st	5102	91.2%

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Rank History for White students at Golden Oak Community

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.84	1301^st	2737	52.5%
2019	63.94	1063^rd	2834	62.5%
2022	47.72	1535^th	2726	43.7%
2023	42.10	1658^th	2662	37.7%
2024	63.92	1002^nd	2647	62.1%

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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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by a student
Thursday, May 17, 2018

My experience? Horrible. It was grueling years of bad teachers and ineffective teaching and leading skills. The students did not like the school and hated the way they were taught and controlled. Everyone is very controlling and strict, but not in an effective way. Even some of the kindergarten teachers are cruel.
The special ed kids always had really mean aids with them. We would hear them yelling at the kids and making them cry.
A girl was being mean and calling my friend bad names that I cannot repeat. My friend didn't even know what they meant, and our teacher got my friend in trouble when she tried to defend herself verbally.
Not only that, but our 5th grade teacher never paid attention and he was centered around math and playing on his phone. The yard duties were very rude. A special ed kid went flying off a bar he was swinging on and fell crying at their feet and they didn't notice.
They keep the best kids who are silent in the cafeteria just because people were talking and the yard duties gave special treatment to the kids they favored as they are volunteers and mostly parents and family friends. One yard duty said we had, "Open-mouth disease." and told us to "Shut your mouths."
The teachers are strict and also give special treatment to the PTA kids, even when the other kids behave better and are way nicer to everyone. This isn't special treatment as in 'teacher's pet', it's special treatment as in 'You get all the privileges and can do everything even if it breaks the rules and the other kids can't.'
The yard duties are inattentive and often standing in groups on their phones or gossiping. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Golden Oak Community

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2009	188	30	39	121	1	3	9	391
2010	217	28	48	126	1	4	10	434
2011	221	27	51	146	1	5	17	468
2012	217	25	53	155	2	7	16	475
2013	215	26	69	156	0	2	21	489
2014	209	25	80	169	0	2	25	510
2015	209	38	88	178	0	2	27	542
2016	206	30	86	206	1	1	34	564
2017	195	36	83	217	1	1	23	556
2018	189	36	83	216	1	1	22	548
2019	173	37	86	219	3	1	26	545
2020	173	40	87	229	4	1	28	562
2021	143	38	96	224	4	0	32	537
2022	138	36	89	209	2	0	42	516
2023	134	49	94	213	2	0	43	535

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 Golden Oak Community

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	391	18.5	19.6	17.1
2010	434	18.5	23.4	15.7
2011	468	n/a	n/a	18.2
2012	475	18.0	26.3	19.4
2013	489	18.0	27.1	17.4
2014	510	19.0	26.8	18.8
2015	542	20.0	27.1	24.4
2016	564	20.0	28.2	23.6
2017	556	20.0	27.8	23.6
2018	548	20.0	27.3	27.4
2019	545	20.0	27.2	26.6
2020	562	n/a	n/a	21
2021	537	18.2	29.4	29.1
2022	516	19.0	27.1	25
2023	535	18.5	28.9	29

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 Oak Community

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	391	18.5	19.6	17.1
2010	434	18.5	23.4	15.7
2011	468	n/a	n/a	18.2
2012	475	18.0	26.3	19.4
2013	489	18.0	27.1	17.4
2014	510	19.0	26.8	18.8
2015	542	20.0	27.1	24.4
2016	564	20.0	28.2	23.6
2017	556	20.0	27.8	23.6
2018	548	20.0	27.3	27.4
2019	545	20.0	27.2	26.6
2020	562	n/a	n/a	21
2021	537	18.2	29.4	29.1
2022	516	19.0	27.1	25
2023	535	18.5	28.9	29

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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