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Golden Valley River

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Public, Charter Grades K-8

307

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9601 Lake Natoma Dr.
Orangevale, CA 95662-5022

(916) 987-6141

District: San Juan Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2009 → 53rd in 2018

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

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 (2017-2018) ?

This school51%

District avg40%

California avg44%

Not ranked this year

Golden Valley River did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

999^th of 1,543San Juan 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
2018	48.4	2639 of 5662	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	2005 of 5692	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	2233 of 5614	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	2120 of 5611	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.7	2812 of 5530	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.6	4128 of 5390	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.1	2717 of 5377	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.4	2771 of 5314	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	2481 of 5193	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	52.0	2380 of 5413	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	38.5	3134 of 5431	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	21.5	2289 of 2737	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	77.8	488 of 2480	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	65.7	759 of 2508	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.1	710 of 2497	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	64.8	767 of 2477	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	671 of 2379	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	265 of 2259	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	456 of 2236	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	437 of 2179	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	65.4	611 of 2063	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	75.6	487 of 2262	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	64.1	534 of 1496	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2018)56th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)42nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2018)16th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Female (2018)78th percentile~ school

White (2018)64th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2017-2018) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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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 Valley River	Public, Charter	K-8	9601 Lake Natoma Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley River District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-6141	297	12	25.8	24.9%	200 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.8%)	36	3491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		46.3	2779^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	712	16.7	33.3	24.1	15.6	65.6	53.3	66.7	66.7	65.2	53.7	9.4	18.8	6.7	29.6	17.7	33.3	18.5	78.7	93.4	85.3	96.7	88.5	96.7	$14,870	$434	$14,436
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-6	5515 Main Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 986-2243	494	19	26.0	33.4%	332 (67.2%)	3 (0.6%)	94 (19.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	66	1789^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%		55.2	2277^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.2%	488	44.1		44.1	59.0	54.4	58.3	57.7			57.7	52.6	56.5	27.4	42.3			43.1							$16,954	$2,878	$14,076
Golden Valley Orchard	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Filbert Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	Golden Valley Orchard District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 987-1490	292	14	21.6	31.5%	200 (68.5%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (17.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.6%)	37.5	3381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.3%		47.7	2686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	695	41.4	30.0	36.7	32.0	25.9	51.7	42.9	76.2	60.0	46.7	12.0	11.5	24.1	42.9	28.6	20.0	23.5	87.0	93.5			87.0		$14,122	$465	$13,657
Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	9010 Pershing Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8076	494	19	26.0	44.5%	279 (56.5%)	7 (1.4%)	118 (23.9%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (9.5%)	82.3	1056^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%		86	906^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	150	67.8		67.8	62.2	68.8	70.1	60.8			66.1	52.0	54.3	60.9	51.9			55.3							$16,415	$2,632	$13,783
Ottomon Way Elementary	Public	K-5	9460 Ottomon Way	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8228	258	10	25.8	63.6%	126 (48.8%)	6 (2.3%)	87 (33.7%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.7%)	24.5	4457^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		33.2	3669^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	788	23.9		23.9	33.3	23.7	32.6				30.1	28.2	21.1	21.7				23.6							$19,602	$3,784	$15,818
Theodore Judah Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Dean Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9175	600	28	21.4	32.3%	154 (25.7%)	12 (2.0%)	106 (17.7%)	260 (43.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.7%)	90.4	631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.5	725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.6%	94	57.5		57.5	72.6	74.2	76.9				74.6	65.4	73.4	60.8				66.7	96.2						$18,152	$983	$17,169
Natoma Station Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Turnpike Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9145	548	28	19.6	21.5%	255 (46.5%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (19.5%)	109 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	87.9	783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.2	898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	115	51.5		51.5	68.8	77.6	73.0				72.6	71.9	68.7	54.5				64.4							$22,297	$969	$21,328
Green Oaks Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-5	7145 Filbert Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8209	307	12	25.5	37.1%	208 (67.8%)	4 (1.3%)	51 (16.6%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	83.6	984^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		82.4	1057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.0%	73	66.1		66.1	56.6	61.2	76.8				65.2	66.0	57.1	53.6				58.9							$18,269	$3,122	$15,147
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary	Public	K-5	9932 Inwood Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2425	435	21	20.3	18.2%	278 (63.9%)	5 (1.1%)	67 (15.4%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.6%)	90.9	612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		91.9	582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	30	58.3		58.3	68.1	73.9	70.2				70.7	76.4	81.2	61.5				72.3							$23,922	$1,063	$22,859
Orangevale Open K-8	Public	K-8	5630 Illinois Ave.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8067	593	24	24.4	32.7%	423 (71.3%)	5 (0.8%)	102 (17.2%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.9%)	69	1646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.9%		71.6	1518^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.1%	128	56.5	43.6	51.0	45.1	65.4	63.1	51.7	56.3	47.5	56.1	51.0	50.0	40.2	35.0	42.2	53.2	45.0							$14,665	$2,017	$12,648

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Valley River

What is the racial makeup of Golden Valley River?

Students at Golden Valley River are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Golden Valley River in?

San Juan Unified

How many students attend Golden Valley River?

In the 2017-18 school year, 307 students attended Golden Valley River.

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