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Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Public Grades K-6

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts is a K-6 elementary school serving 610 students in Fullerton, California, that consistently earns high marks for its arts-integrated education model within the Fullerton Elementary district.

The school stands out for achieving strong academic results that exceed expectations for its student population. For instance, it outperforms nearby schools like Fern Drive Elementary in both English and Math, even though Fern Drive has a lower rate of economic need. Golden Hill also maintains a much lower rate of chronic student absenteeism (10.2%) than schools with similar demographics, such as Woodcrest Elementary (22.1%), and does so while spending less per student than several other district schools.

Perhaps most impressively, Golden Hill excels at serving special education students, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide for that subgroup. While the school's math scores show a slight dip in 6th grade, its overall performance is consistently solid across all grades. Compared to the district's highest-performing, low-poverty schools like Laguna Road Elementary, Golden Hill demonstrates that its creative and performing arts focus is a highly effective and cost-efficient approach for delivering a quality education to a diverse community.

610

Students ?

26.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,827

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

732 Barris Dr.
Fullerton, CA 92832-1002

(714) 447-7715

District: Fullerton Elementary

Students who attend Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Nicolas Junior High
High:	Fullerton Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.5%

White:

40.0%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg54%

California avg41%

935^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Fullerton Elementary

474^th of 1,543Fullerton Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	935 of 5857	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	1131 of 5869	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	1084 of 5859	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	1134 of 5883	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	1516 of 5789	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	1249 of 5662	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.8	1342 of 5692	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.0	1049 of 5614	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	817 of 5611	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	953 of 5530	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	957 of 5390	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	1144 of 5377	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	1075 of 5314	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	974 of 5193	81.2%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	806 of 5113	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	84.0	799 of 5113	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	82.3	863 of 4818	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	1064 of 4822	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	75.0	1117 of 4809	76.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.7	462 of 1154	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	488 of 1149	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	365 of 1071	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	687 of 2227	69.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	80.2	335 of 3246	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	1007 of 5597	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	960 of 5612	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	967 of 5609	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	1215 of 5635	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	1600 of 5492	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	1534 of 5413	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	1083 of 5107	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	1082 of 5107	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	752 of 5087	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	946 of 5084	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	1796 of 4963	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	1109 of 4830	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	969 of 5460	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	732 of 5517	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	588 of 5363	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	411 of 5264	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	61.0	1703 of 5173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	1244 of 5084	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	908 of 5628	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	1349 of 5643	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	1223 of 5638	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	1075 of 5663	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	1442 of 5510	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	1058 of 5431	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	151 of 2847	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	259 of 2635	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	546 of 2598	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	1039 of 2651	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	1062 of 2661	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	957 of 2726	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	838 of 2834	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	775 of 2737	71.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)90th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2022)60th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+18 vs state

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts	Public	K-6	732 Barris Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7715	610	23	26.5	39.7%	244 (40.0%)	8 (1.3%)	253 (41.5%)	45 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	84.7	935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		80.6	1131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.7%	196	50.5		50.5	58.8	65.4	72.6	66.7			66.5	63.2	65.4	68.4	51.0			61.7							$17,827	$449	$17,378
Fern Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 West Fern Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7710	372	15	24.8	59.7%	91 (24.5%)	2 (0.5%)	190 (51.1%)	50 (13.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	58.4	2148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.5	2316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	168	42.0		42.0	34.5	43.6	49.0	60.4			46.1	41.7	54.8	38.0	52.1			46.8							$18,413	$360	$18,053
Richman Elementary	Public	K-6	700 South Richman Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7745	470	18	26.1	77.2%	29 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	383 (81.5%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	46.6	2791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		49.7	2571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	220	27.6		27.6	32.8	32.8	48.3	51.4			41.5	46.9	31.3	39.7	40.3			39.5							$29,023	$1,353	$27,670
Pacific Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7735	607	27	22.4	70.7%	52 (8.6%)	11 (1.8%)	495 (81.5%)	27 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	34.4	3625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		25.3	4343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	26.0%	718	16.2		16.2	33.0	41.4	41.2	46.3			40.2	33.7	30.0	30.9	20.0			28.7	92.8	95.2		93.6	94.4	94.4	$24,036	$780	$23,256
Laguna Road Elementary	Public	K-6	300 West Laguna Rd.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7725	623	21	30.3	22.6%	53 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.7%)	445 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.7%)	96.4	204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.5	205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	1	68.7		68.7	75.3	75.8	81.9	93.3			81.8	80.8	81.1	74.7	83.2			80.0							$15,856	$238	$15,618
Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	892	33	27.2	28.4%	32 (3.6%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.2%)	760 (85.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	97	155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.4	131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	24	60.4	76.5	68.3	74.5	85.7	84.9	94.3	96.0	94.9	88.6	84.2	87.0	80.2	84.0	96.1	84.7	86.1							$16,227	$239	$15,988
Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	244 East Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7590	315	11	27.8	81.0%	13 (4.1%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	22.5	4632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		22.3	4644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	12	14.7		14.7	34.3	27.5	29.4	25.5			28.7	38.9	25.5	17.7	14.9			23.8	90.2	96.1		94.1	96.1	96.1	$26,770	$922	$25,848
Sunset Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	2030 Sunset Ln.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7750	700	24	29.7	41.9%	60 (8.6%)	8 (1.1%)	179 (25.6%)	424 (60.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	88.8	727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		90.4	676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	51	53.7		53.7	58.0	71.7	73.7	79.6			70.5	69.0	72.8	60.6	64.5			66.8							$17,412	$335	$17,077
Woodcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	455 West Baker Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7760	303	12	24.5	81.2%	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	273 (90.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	20.6	4777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.4	4420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	357	10.8		10.8	35.5	28.6	19.4	33.3			29.1	37.5	23.3	10.8	12.2			20.3							$28,554	$1,163	$27,391
Raymond Elementary	Public	K-6	517 North Raymond Ave.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7740	598	21	28.4	57.2%	107 (17.9%)	4 (0.7%)	444 (74.2%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	75.5	1353^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		71.8	1503^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.4%	150	45.8		45.8	55.6	63.3	65.1	72.7			64.1	58.2	59.5	38.6	44.2			50.0	97.4	97.4	98.3	97.4	97.4	97.4	$13,810	$690	$13,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts

Is Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts a good school?

Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts ranks 935^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts?

Students at Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts are 41% Hispanic, 40% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts in?

Fullerton Elementary

How many students attend Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts.

What schools do graduates of Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts attend?

Students who attend Golden Hill School for Creative & Performing Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nicolas Junior High
High : Fullerton Union High

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