Golden Springs Elementary

Golden Springs Elementary is a close-knit elementary-level community in Diamond Bar, California, run under Pomona Unified. The school serves 388 students in grades K through 6.

Within Pomona Unified, which oversees 37 schools and 20,422 students, Golden Springs Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Golden Springs Elementary logs that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 16% Asian, 6% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, On paper, Golden Springs Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Golden Springs Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Golden Springs Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 46.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Golden Springs Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Lorbeer Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Golden Springs Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 21%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 6% to 16%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.