Is Golden Oak Elementary a good school?

Golden Oak Elementary ranks 3359 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Golden Oak Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 644 students attended Golden Oak Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Oak Elementary?

Students at Golden Oak Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Golden Oak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golden Oak Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Valley Oak Middle High : Golden West High

Golden Oak Elementary

Summary:

Golden Oak Elementary is a public elementary school in Visalia, California, serving 632 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Visalia Unified school district, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Golden Oak Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 13.6% in 2017-2018 to 39.5% in 2021-2022, well above district and state averages. The school's academic performance is also a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently lower than the Visalia Unified district and California state averages. Additionally, Golden Oak has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.48% to 76.27% in recent years, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to the district and state.

When compared to nearby schools in the Visalia Unified district, Golden Oak Elementary generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free/reduced lunch rates. The nearby schools with the strongest performance are Annie R. Mitchell and Mineral King Elementary, which consistently outperform Golden Oak Elementary and the district/state averages.

Detail:

Public K-6

1700 North Lovers Ln.
Visalia, CA 93292-8013

(559) 730-7851

District: Visalia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3359^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,748

Students who attend Golden Oak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Oak Middle
High:	Golden West High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.4

Number of students: 644

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

White:

14.9%

Two or more races:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Golden Oak Elementary ranks worse than 57.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.05. (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: Hispanic (69.4%), White (14.9%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.7% 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 Elementary is 20.4, which is the 4^th best among 27 elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Golden Oak Elementary employs 31.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Golden Oak Elementary is $7,748, which is the 13^th highest among 27 elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Golden Oak Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Golden Oak Elementary 3359^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Golden Oak Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Visalia Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Visalia Unified 894^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Golden Oak Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Golden Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.47	2914^th	4809	39.4%
2005	36.68	2913^th	4822	39.6%
2006	35.79	2953^rd	4818	38.7%
2007	33.25	3347^th	5113	34.5%
2008	36.42	3173^rd	5113	37.9%
2009	25.28	4040^th	5193	22.2%
2010	27.40	4054^th	5314	23.7%
2011	26.48	4222^nd	5377	21.5%
2012	28.48	4046^th	5390	24.9%
2013	29.18	4115^th	5530	25.6%
2015	36.62	3225^th	5611	42.5%
2016	30.84	3706^th	5614	34.0%
2017	25.17	4244^th	5692	25.4%
2018	31.05	3747^th	5662	33.8%
2019	24.77	4378^th	5789	24.4%
2022	21.32	4709^th	5883	20.0%
2023	21.62	4699^th	5874	20.0%
2024	37.05	3359^th	5862	42.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Golden Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.25	2167^th	3246	33.2%
2019	42.71	1624^th	3275	50.4%
2022	37.63	1994^th	3311	39.8%
2023	35.72	2105^th	3250	35.2%
2024	53.87	981^st	3160	69.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Golden Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.58	2168^th	2420	10.4%
2024	32.79	1665^th	2634	36.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.33	3217^th	5084	36.7%
2019	29.25	3908^th	5173	24.5%
2022	26.12	4157^th	5264	21.0%
2023	26.09	4227^th	5374	21.3%
2024	45.79	2691^st	5511	51.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Golden Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.85	3494^th	5413	35.5%
2019	22.06	4459^th	5492	18.8%
2022	28.80	3858^th	5635	31.5%
2023	23.82	4352^nd	5617	22.5%
2024	41.49	2946^th	5605	47.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Golden Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.20	845^th	2128	60.3%
2019	32.77	1636^th	2585	36.7%
2022	26.68	1654^th	2227	25.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Golden Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.81	3715^th	5431	31.6%
2019	28.39	3909^th	5510	29.1%
2022	16.33	5094^th	5663	10.0%
2023	20.53	4665^th	5650	17.4%
2024	33.30	3530^th	5636	37.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Golden Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.97	3147^th	4830	34.8%
2019	29.18	3744^th	4963	24.6%
2022	23.24	4264^th	5084	16.1%
2023	25.36	4085^th	5098	19.9%
2024	43.00	2758^th	5102	45.9%

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Rank History for White students at Golden Oak Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.16	2294^th	2737	16.2%
2019	17.95	2442^nd	2834	13.8%
2022	16.38	2357^th	2726	13.5%
2023	15.60	2328^th	2662	12.5%
2024	36.85	1783^rd	2647	32.6%

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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 Golden Oak Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	275	8	6	126	2	n/a	n/a	417
1989	289	12	11	132	0	n/a	n/a	444
1990	283	16	17	133	2	n/a	n/a	451
1991	290	12	18	129	0	n/a	n/a	449
1992	380	20	18	164	0	n/a	n/a	582
1993	421	21	25	182	1	n/a	n/a	650
1994	415	22	29	190	2	n/a	n/a	658
1995	385	12	39	219	2	n/a	n/a	657
1996	385	12	39	219	2	n/a	n/a	657
1997	387	21	41	248	6	n/a	n/a	703
1998	386	19	39	264	1	n/a	n/a	709
1999	371	13	32	274	1	n/a	n/a	691
2000	381	21	32	290	1	n/a	n/a	725
2001	369	28	35	344	3	n/a	n/a	779
2002	337	38	54	446	9	n/a	n/a	884
2003	337	38	54	446	9	n/a	n/a	884
2004	296	34	62	508	7	n/a	n/a	907
2005	238	21	52	350	6	n/a	n/a	667
2006	222	27	52	353	6	n/a	n/a	660
2007	183	22	54	360	19	n/a	n/a	638
2008	176	23	56	411	11	n/a	n/a	677
2009	193	17	47	375	18	2	3	655
2010	191	13	36	365	10	1	7	623
2011	175	17	53	347	11	2	5	610
2012	177	8	50	345	14	1	6	601
2013	161	8	48	331	8	1	16	573
2014	138	7	43	341	6	0	10	545
2015	130	12	39	353	7	0	17	558
2016	122	16	32	371	8	0	23	572
2017	116	16	30	404	7	0	38	611
2018	107	8	40	422	7	0	41	625
2019	89	7	34	450	5	0	37	622
2020	99	10	39	427	5	0	43	623
2021	96	14	37	457	4	0	46	654
2022	95	14	38	453	2	1	46	649
2023	98	14	33	441	1	1	44	632
2024	96	13	32	447	1	1	54	644

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	417	16.0	26.0	n/a
1989	444	16.0	27.7	n/a
1990	451	16.0	28.1	n/a
1991	449	16.0	28.0	n/a
1992	582	16.3	35.7	35.4
1993	650	23.0	28.3	40.5
1994	658	24.0	27.4	35.1
1995	657	25.0	26.3	38.4
1996	657	25.0	26.3	38.4
1997	703	30.0	23.4	43.8
1998	709	32.0	22.2	46.4
1999	691	31.0	22.3	52.1
2000	725	34.0	21.3	49.4
2001	779	33.5	23.3	50.6
2002	884	38.0	23.3	53.2
2003	884	38.0	23.3	53.2
2004	907	40.5	22.4	59.1
2005	667	30.0	22.2	52
2006	660	28.0	23.6	61.7
2007	638	29.0	22.0	60.8
2008	677	29.0	23.3	65.1
2009	655	27.0	22.6	65.6
2010	623	24.0	25.9	64.5
2011	610	n/a	n/a	70.5
2012	601	21.0	28.6	n/a
2013	573	19.0	30.1	74.3
2014	545	18.5	29.4	76.5
2015	558	18.0	31.0	75.3
2016	572	20.0	28.6	72.6
2017	611	19.0	32.1	74.3
2018	625	22.0	28.4	77.1
2019	622	25.1	24.7	78.1
2020	623	n/a	n/a	72.7
2021	654	30.5	21.4	72.5
2022	649	29.7	21.8	76.3
2023	632	31.9	19.8	73.6
2024	644	31.5	20.4	74.7

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	417	16.0	26.0	n/a
1989	444	16.0	27.7	n/a
1990	451	16.0	28.1	n/a
1991	449	16.0	28.0	n/a
1992	582	16.3	35.7	35.4
1993	650	23.0	28.3	40.5
1994	658	24.0	27.4	35.1
1995	657	25.0	26.3	38.4
1996	657	25.0	26.3	38.4
1997	703	30.0	23.4	43.8
1998	709	32.0	22.2	46.4
1999	691	31.0	22.3	52.1
2000	725	34.0	21.3	49.4
2001	779	33.5	23.3	50.6
2002	884	38.0	23.3	53.2
2003	884	38.0	23.3	53.2
2004	907	40.5	22.4	59.1
2005	667	30.0	22.2	52
2006	660	28.0	23.6	61.7
2007	638	29.0	22.0	60.8
2008	677	29.0	23.3	65.1
2009	655	27.0	22.6	65.6
2010	623	24.0	25.9	64.5
2011	610	n/a	n/a	70.5
2012	601	21.0	28.6	n/a
2013	573	19.0	30.1	74.3
2014	545	18.5	29.4	76.5
2015	558	18.0	31.0	75.3
2016	572	20.0	28.6	72.6
2017	611	19.0	32.1	74.3
2018	625	22.0	28.4	77.1
2019	622	25.1	24.7	78.1
2020	623	n/a	n/a	72.7
2021	654	30.5	21.4	72.5
2022	649	29.7	21.8	76.3
2023	632	31.9	19.8	73.6
2024	644	31.5	20.4	74.7

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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