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Golden West Elementary

Q: Is Golden West Elementary a good school?

Golden West Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Golden West Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Golden West Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Golden West Elementary?

Students at Golden West Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Golden West Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golden West Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Manteca High

Public Grades K-8

5592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden West Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 591 students in the Manteca Unified School District, located in a high-need community where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 5% of all California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English (16%) and math (12%) that are far below both district and state averages. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 31% of students missing too much school, which is much higher than nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary (23%). The school's performance has declined sharply in recent years, and it shows extreme struggles in supporting students with disabilities and those from low-income families, despite spending more per student ($16,522) than neighboring schools such as George McParland Elementary and Shasta Elementary.

While the school serves a high-need population, other schools in the district with similar demographics, like Shasta Elementary, achieve better academic results, indicating that community challenges are not the sole factor. Performance varies greatly by grade, with some grades showing alarmingly low proficiency. A potential bright spot is that the school has shown some past effectiveness with English Language Learner students, suggesting there may be successful approaches that could be built upon to help improve outcomes for all students.

591

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,522

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1031 North Main St.
Manteca, CA 95336-3207

(209) 858-7300

District: Manteca Unified

Students who attend Golden West Elementary usually attend:

High:

Manteca High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.2%

White:

16.9%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,592^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,507^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Manteca Unified

1207^th of 1,543Manteca Unified 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5592 of 5857	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	5057 of 5869	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5303 of 5859	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4711 of 5883	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	4113 of 5789	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4259 of 5662	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	4929 of 5692	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	4508 of 5614	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	4774 of 5611	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	4239 of 5530	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	3936 of 5390	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	3703 of 5377	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	2726 of 5314	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.9	2193 of 5193	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.0	2490 of 5113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.9	2786 of 5113	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.9	2382 of 4818	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.1	2884 of 4822	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.2	1916 of 4809	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.7	890 of 2227	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.9	2405 of 2585	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	970 of 2128	54.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	1929 of 3162	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	2649 of 3245	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	2314 of 3311	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1812 of 3275	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1792 of 3246	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	5259 of 5597	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4669 of 5612	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5021 of 5609	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4534 of 5635	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3526 of 5492	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	4024 of 5413	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	4962 of 5107	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4127 of 5107	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	4780 of 5087	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4325 of 5084	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3661 of 4963	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3867 of 4830	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	5257 of 5460	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4399 of 5517	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4686 of 5363	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	4706 of 5264	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3700 of 5173	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3562 of 5084	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5395 of 5628	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4996 of 5643	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5107 of 5638	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	4555 of 5663	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4213 of 5510	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4108 of 5431	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	2841 of 2847	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2610 of 2635	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	2500 of 2598	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2539 of 2726	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	2096 of 2834	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	2244 of 2737	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	2507 of 2761	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2481 of 2783	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2247 of 2781	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1930 of 2740	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1819 of 2715	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1882 of 2480	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	2164 of 2508	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	1990 of 2497	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	2051 of 2477	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	1908 of 2379	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	1811 of 2259	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	1438 of 2236	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.7	1547 of 2179	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	1431 of 2063	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.2	1008 of 2005	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	1038 of 1999	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	762 of 1804	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.2	850 of 1777	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.3	859 of 1769	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	689 of 1531	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.9	1225 of 1369	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	873 of 1478	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1089 of 1521	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	793 of 1540	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	782 of 1442	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	758 of 1364	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	2302 of 2533	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2260 of 2551	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2142 of 2531	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1615 of 2509	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1577 of 2380	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1947 of 2262	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2254 of 2395	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1938 of 2388	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2071 of 2374	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1736 of 2359	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1492 of 2213	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1634 of 2072	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	2307 of 2542	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2282 of 2579	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1818 of 2531	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1813 of 2458	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1417 of 2369	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1473 of 2230	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	2262 of 2534	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2270 of 2552	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1957 of 2538	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1957 of 2527	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1813 of 2407	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1466 of 2273	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	1221 of 1552	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1274 of 1531	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.9	1515 of 1537	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1339 of 1543	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1306 of 1555	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1204 of 1602	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science8%-24 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 West Elementary	Public	K-8	1031 North Main St.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7300	591	26	22.4	71.2%	100 (16.9%)	14 (2.4%)	415 (70.2%)	40 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	10.7	5592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		17.7	5057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.8%	535	12.9	4.4	8.5	10.3	4.3	21.0	27.0	17.0	19.1	16.2	8.6	9.9	12.9	17.2	9.4	13.2	11.9							$16,522	$2,465	$14,057
Shasta Elementary	Public	K-8	751 East Edison St.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7400	726	29	24.8	78.9%	123 (16.9%)	18 (2.5%)	517 (71.2%)	35 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	24 (3.3%)	17.5	5055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.7%		20.4	4818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	237	24.4	28.6	26.7	7.6	24.4	32.9	29.1	43.2	38.4	28.9	17.4	15.2	20.0	14.8	19.7	18.0	17.5	95.8	95.8			95.8		$14,642	$1,934	$12,708
Neil Hafley Elementary	Public	K-8	849 Northgate Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7215	799	31	25.9	61.5%	156 (19.5%)	30 (3.8%)	495 (62.0%)	85 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	23 (2.9%)	16	5181^st of 5857 public elementary schools	11.5%		15.8	5227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.9%	46	16.7	11.2	13.7	20.7	22.6	27.0	27.3	34.0	37.7	28.8	28.1	18.1	12.6	9.2	15.5	13.2	15.9	96.3			96.3			$14,148	$2,277	$11,871
Yosemite School Community Day (K-6)	Public	K-6	737 West Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 239-6282	5	2	2.5		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$77,644	$4,204	$73,440
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-8	750 East Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7320	736	32	23.2	77.4%	68 (9.2%)	42 (5.7%)	495 (67.3%)	96 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.8%)	8.9	5690^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.1	5683^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.2%	7	6.5	5.7	6.1	14.5	21.3	19.4	9.9	22.2	20.8	18.0	10.3	20.3	4.8	5.3	6.1	5.6	8.9	97.1	97.1	97.1		97.1		$15,378	$2,054	$13,324
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-8	710 Martha St.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7440	814	27	29.6	77.5%	85 (10.4%)	26 (3.2%)	628 (77.1%)	51 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	16 (2.0%)	15.3	5240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.2	5456^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	216	10.5	12.4	11.5	26.7	19.0	33.3	17.0	20.4	33.3	24.8	30.0	14.7	12.8	10.9	6.1	14.4	14.6							$14,250	$1,837	$12,413
Stella Brockman Elementary	Public	K-8	763 Silverado Dr.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7200	833	36	23.0	67.2%	133 (16.0%)	37 (4.4%)	436 (52.3%)	179 (21.5%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.1%)	34 (4.1%)	18.8	4935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		29.4	3976^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	959	11.5	14.9	13.4	24.3	27.2	36.8	30.0	26.9	39.4	31.1	16.2	24.1	13.0	16.7	11.4	10.6	15.2	93.8				95.1		$16,477	$3,640	$12,837
George McParland Elementary	Public	K-8	1601 Northgate Dr.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7290	1,195	46	26.0	61.1%	362 (30.3%)	19 (1.6%)	632 (52.9%)	117 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	57 (4.8%)	29.3	4017^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		35.8	3457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	560	20.6	17.8	19.3	26.7	31.0	36.7	47.2	48.5	42.9	39.0	29.6	26.0	18.9	26.6	36.4	43.7	30.1	97.0	97.0		98.0	97.0	98.0	$14,595	$1,892	$12,703
Joshua Cowell Elementary	Public	K-8	740 Pestana Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7310	702	31	22.2	66.2%	120 (17.1%)	23 (3.3%)	375 (53.4%)	130 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	33 (4.7%)	13.3	5395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%		13.1	5472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.8%	77	7.2	15.6	10.9	20.2	16.7	19.3	17.8	36.8	34.4	23.5	33.3	16.7	8.4	16.4	13.2	12.3	17.1	95.0				96.0		$15,968	$3,016	$12,952
Brock Elliott Elementary	Public	K-8	1110 Stonum Ln.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7260	758	30	25.5	60.3%	135 (17.8%)	22 (2.9%)	442 (58.3%)	122 (16.1%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.5%)	22 (2.9%)	24	4499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%		23.6	4512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	13	20.0	19.3	19.6	30.4	27.1	46.8	32.7	55.2	52.3	40.9	31.3	11.8	17.5	14.9	18.8	22.7	19.3	94.9	97.5	97.5		94.9		$14,681	$2,061	$12,620

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How many students attend Golden West Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Golden West Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Golden West Elementary attend?

Students who attend Golden West Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Manteca High

What is the racial makeup of Golden West Elementary?

Students at Golden West Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Golden West Elementary in?

Manteca Unified

Is Golden West Elementary a good school?

Golden West Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of California elementary schools.

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