Goldenrod Elementary

Goldenrod Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Kerman, California, run under Kerman Unified, with 617 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 33% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Goldenrod Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Kerman Unified, a district that works with 5,272 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Goldenrod Elementary lists that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Fresno County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

After controlling for student poverty, Goldenrod Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.6%; this one delivers 35.9%.

In the surrounding community, Fresno County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,201 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Goldenrod Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kerman Unified Online, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Goldenrod Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 34.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Goldenrod Elementary has decreased 27%, going from 845 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 24.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.