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Golden Empire Elementary

Q: Is Golden Empire Elementary a good school?

Golden Empire Elementary ranks 2311 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Empire Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 438 students in the Sacramento City Unified district, standing out as a consistent performer within its local area.

The school is particularly strong in math and science, where it outperforms the district average by a significant margin, and it shows a notable track record of improvement over the past few years. It operates very efficiently, spending less per student than nearby schools like New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter and James Marshall Elementary while achieving better academic results. Furthermore, its chronic absenteeism rate is lower than that of many comparable schools in the district, such as O. W. Erlewine Elementary and Sequoia Elementary.

While Golden Empire is a solid choice within its district, parents should note there is variability in performance across different grade levels and student groups. For comparison, the California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus, a charter school serving a different population, posts higher proficiency rates and a much lower absenteeism rate. Overall, Golden Empire represents a steadily improving and cost-effective option that performs well above the average for its immediate district.

438

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,822

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9045 Canberra Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95826-4414

(916) 395-4580

District: Sacramento City Unified

Students who attend Golden Empire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albert Einstein Middle
High:	Rosemont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.0%

White:

22.4%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg34%

California avg41%

2,311^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Sacramento City Unified

982^nd of 1,543Sacramento City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	2311 of 5857	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2739 of 5869	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	2662 of 5859	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	3259 of 5883	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	2461 of 5789	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	2530 of 5662	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	2643 of 5692	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	1627 of 5614	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	62.4	1827 of 5611	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	2049 of 5530	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.2	1620 of 5390	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	1891 of 5377	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.7	1248 of 5314	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	1190 of 5193	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	1086 of 5113	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	79.1	1004 of 5113	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.7	1303 of 4818	73.0%	★★★★☆
2005	65.9	1516 of 4822	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.9	1632 of 4809	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	54.2	286 of 747	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	234 of 700	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.5	1019 of 1190	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	1630 of 2227	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1548 of 2585	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	450 of 2128	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	652 of 3311	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	2157 of 5597	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	2592 of 5612	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2549 of 5609	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	2717 of 5635	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	2515 of 5492	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2360 of 5413	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	1045 of 5107	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	1780 of 5107	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	2022 of 5087	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	2830 of 5084	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	1615 of 4963	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	1687 of 4830	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	1899 of 5460	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2552 of 5517	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2210 of 5363	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	3108 of 5264	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	1528 of 5173	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	1872 of 5084	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	2377 of 5628	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2644 of 5643	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2613 of 5638	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	3601 of 5663	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	2258 of 5510	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	2476 of 5431	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	603 of 670	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	374 of 445	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	265 of 339	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1600 of 2847	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	2224 of 2635	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1637 of 2420	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1774 of 2598	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1819 of 2651	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1693 of 2661	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	2111 of 2726	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1949 of 2834	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	2070 of 2737	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)80th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2019)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2023)14th percentile-40 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)10th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-4 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Excellent school - gem of SCUSD! Love all the programs (band, garden club, running club, and Student council to name a few). Teachers are fabulous, staff is attentive and nuturing, PTO is amazing. We moved to the area specifically for this school. Close Quote

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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 Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	9045 Canberra Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4580	438	19	22.9	62.3%	98 (22.4%)	50 (11.4%)	175 (40.0%)	53 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	56 (12.8%)	55	2311^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.5%		46.9	2739^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.3%	428	38.2		38.2	51.7	34.4	57.4	36.5			44.5	46.6	37.7	54.6	41.3			44.7	96.4				96.4		$20,822	$3,231	$17,591
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	3333 Rosemont Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4695	408	20	20.4	63.7%	91 (22.3%)	48 (11.8%)	161 (39.5%)	35 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	64 (15.7%)	43.2	2994^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		40.2	3165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	171	27.5		27.5	36.5	27.8	40.4	62.3			41.8	39.3	24.5	29.4	47.2			35.2	93.6	95.2	95.2	96.8	95.2	95.2	$22,027	$3,635	$18,392
Sierra-Enterprise Elementary	Public	K-6	9115 Fruitridge Rd.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 381-2767	565	25	22.6	75.8%	48 (8.5%)	51 (9.0%)	189 (33.5%)	205 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.1%)	56 (9.9%)	39.1	3281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.6	3389^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	108	24.7		24.7	37.5	37.3	42.1	47.2			41.1	34.4	33.3	26.9	32.9			31.7	94.8				94.8		$18,627	$2,041	$16,586
Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-6	2929 Belmar St.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4595	408	18	22.5	55.4%	148 (36.3%)	50 (12.3%)	140 (34.3%)	20 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.8%)	37.8	3357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		34.9	3532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	175	23.7		23.7	30.9	41.8	40.7	44.4			38.8	39.7	36.4	15.8	40.0			32.9							$22,755	$3,540	$19,215
Isador Cohen Elementary	Public	K-6	9025 Salmon Falls Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4600	370	18	20.5	86.5%	122 (33.0%)	48 (13.0%)	95 (25.7%)	75 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	13.3	5396^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.9%		19.1	4932^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.0%	464	7.3		7.3	6.4	12.0	16.7	35.6			17.4	4.2	18.2	9.8	25.5			14.7	86.2	89.7			86.2		$21,984	$3,471	$18,513
Growth Public	Public, Charter	K-8	9320 Tech Center Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Growth Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 394-5007	300	14	21.4	63.3%	48 (16.0%)	29 (9.7%)	164 (54.7%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (12.7%)	41.5	3113^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		44.1	2914^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	199	25.0	18.8	22.2	36.8	37.8	40.0	53.6	34.8	43.8	40.6	36.8	44.4	10.0	32.1	30.4	31.3	33.5	92.9			92.9		92.9	$18,401	$408	$17,993
James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	9525 Goethe Rd.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4605	337	17	20.4	73.3%	71 (21.1%)	47 (13.9%)	119 (35.3%)	60 (17.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.0%)	21.7	4695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		33.1	3676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	1019	20.0		20.0	30.2	25.0	21.1	27.3			26.4	32.7	11.1	12.5	27.3			22.6	89.4			91.5	91.5	91.5	$25,315	$3,406	$21,909
O. W. Erlewine Elementary	Public	K-6	2441 Stansberry Way	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4660	300	13	23.8	63.3%	88 (29.3%)	48 (16.0%)	90 (30.0%)	33 (11.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (12.0%)	46.7	2783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.5%		38.8	3248^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	465	36.7		36.7	35.0	42.9	53.3	39.5			41.9	46.3	41.5	40.0	23.8			37.7	91.3	93.5					$24,512	$3,433	$21,079
California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Chestnut Hill Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 325-0910	417	19	22.4	24.7%	206 (49.4%)	16 (3.8%)	107 (25.7%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (14.6%)	65.8	1801^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		64.8	1832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	31	42.9	62.5	49.3	46.2	52.2	55.1	61.0	40.0	68.0	53.8	59.0	41.3	36.7	56.1	32.0	48.0	45.8							$14,017	$981	$13,036
Sierra Oaks K-8	Public	K-8	171 Mills Rd.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2390	614	26	23.8	56.8%	230 (37.5%)	61 (9.9%)	168 (27.4%)	94 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	54 (8.8%)	27.3	4189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		34.7	3546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.6%	643	23.5	15.6	20.1	20.5	48.7	30.5	33.3	35.0	29.4	32.9	26.0	32.6	20.2	12.7	24.6	11.1	21.9	93.1	97.2		97.2	93.1	97.2	$15,365	$2,240	$13,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Empire Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Golden Empire Elementary?

Students at Golden Empire Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 22% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 11% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Golden Empire Elementary a good school?

Golden Empire Elementary ranks 2311^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Golden Empire Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Albert Einstein Middle
High : Rosemont High

What district is Golden Empire Elementary in?

Sacramento City Unified

How many students attend Golden Empire Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Golden Empire Elementary.

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