Gold Street Elementary

A small elementary school in Yreka, California, Gold Street Elementary is part of Yreka Union Elementary. Students in kindergarten attend the school, which enrolls 164 students. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.

Gold Street Elementary falls under Yreka Union Elementary, which has 3 schools enrolling 869 students.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Gold Street Elementary, at 40%. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 9% Native American, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 78%. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its teaching staff equals 9.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.9:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 17.9:1 here. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 78%. The 65% average for public schools in Siskiyou County is 13 points lower.

Among Siskiyou County residents, the median household income is $59,095, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Gold Street Elementary, Siskiyou County has 51 other public schools.

The closest public school to Gold Street Elementary is Discovery High, about 0.1 miles away. Gold Street Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Gold Street Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.