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What do students at Gold Ridge Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOLSOM-CORDOVA UNIFIED·NCES 061389007611
Gold Ridge Elementary
735 Halidon Way, Folsom, CA 95630 · (916) 294-9140 · Sacramento County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
133 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -13.3pp since 2014
Math
58.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.4% | 27.3% | 20.7% | 20.7% |
| Math | 27.8% | 30.6% | 21.2% | 20.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 59.9% |
| 2022-23 | 64.3% | 59.5% |
| 2021-22 | 66.2% | 61.3% |
| 2018-19 | 78.3% | 67.9% |
| 2017-18 | 78.5% | 67.2% |
| 2016-17 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 56.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gold Ridge Elementary
Gold Ridge Elementary's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Ridge Elementary this school | 496 | 26.8% | 59.3% |
| Fairburn Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 466 | 24.7% | 77.7% |
| North Davis Elementary Davis | 552 | 27.2% | 69.7% |
| Washington Elementary Burlingame | 410 | 27.1% | 70.6% |
| Turtleback Elementary San Diego | 458 | 21.6% | 59.7% |
| Frank Otis Elementary Alameda | 569 | 22.3% | 76.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gold Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,158 of 5,151 | #42 of 217 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #1,138 of 5,172 ▼ 110 | #35 of 217 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #1,422 of 5,172 ▼ 260 | #50 of 217 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #526 of 5,116 | #27 of 213 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #2,480 of 5,915 | #110 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,209 of 5,352 | #62 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #383 of 5,354 | #75 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #4,899 of 5,625 | #218 of 235 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #1,528 of 3,837 | #42 of 145 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
496
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 21.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 496 | 22.5 | 22.0:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 25.6 | 20.9:1 | 24% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 24.2 | 20.3:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 25 | 21.9:1 | 13% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 26 | 23.5:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | N/A | N/A | 8% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 2% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gold Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (612 to 496); teachers down 13% (26 to 22.5).
About Gold Ridge Elementary
Located in Folsom, California, Gold Ridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 496 students.
Folsom-Cordova Unified counts 35 schools and 21,699 students, including Gold Ridge Elementary.
At Gold Ridge Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 40%. The remaining shares are 27% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 2% Black. Gold Ridge Elementary's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 22.0:1, with 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Gold Ridge Elementary is 27%. The average for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Gold Ridge Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In California, Gold Ridge Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.3% actual against a predicted 63.8%.
Among Sacramento County residents, the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Gold Ridge Elementary, Sacramento County has 386 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Gold Ridge Elementary to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to Folsom Lake High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 72.6% proficiency; Gold Ridge Elementary posts 59.3%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 51 students since 2020-21, to 496.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Gold Ridge Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Folsom-Cordova Unified
- Folsom HighHigh · 2,901 students
- Cordova HighHigh · 1,944 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Mills MiddleMiddle · 886 students
Other schools in Folsom
- Folsom HighHigh · 2,901 students
- Vista del Lago HighHigh · 1,782 students
- Sutter MiddleMiddle · 1,628 students
- Folsom MiddleMiddle · 1,508 students
- Theodore Judah ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Mangini Ranch ElementaryElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Folsom Lake High1.3 mi · 47
- Folsom High1.3 mi · 2,901
- Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary1.5 mi · 490
- Vista del Lago High1.5 mi · 1,782
- Alder Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 568
- Oak Chan Elementary1.8 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Gold Ridge ElementaryHow large is Gold Ridge Elementary?
Gold Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Gold Ridge Elementary serve?
Gold Ridge Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Gold Ridge Elementary have?
Gold Ridge Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gold Ridge Elementary?
At Gold Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 27% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Gold Ridge Elementary public or private?
Gold Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Folsom-Cordova Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.