Golden Empire Elementary

Golden Empire Elementary operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Sacramento, California, one of the schools within Sacramento City Unified. Current enrollment sits at 438 students spanning grades K through 6.

Within Sacramento City Unified, which oversees 73 schools and 37,657 students, Golden Empire Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Golden Empire Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 22% White, 13% multiracial, 12% Asian, 11% Black. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Golden Empire Elementary logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Golden Empire Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.4%; this one delivers 40.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sacramento County indicate median household income runs about $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sacramento County's 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), Golden Empire Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sequoia Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Golden Empire Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Golden Empire Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 27.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Golden Empire Elementary has edged down 29%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 438 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 27% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.