Summary:
Richland Union Elementary serves students across four schools: three K–6 elementary schools and one junior high serving grades 7–8. In 2025–2026, all four schools were below state results in all-grades English language arts (ELA), math and science: their averages were 31% versus 49% in ELA, 24% versus 38% in math, and 23% versus 36% in science. Golden Oak Elementary is the clearest standout, particularly in math: it was 5 points below the state, while the other schools were 14–22 points below.
Golden Oak led the four schools in all-grades ELA, math and science, with 39%, 33% and 25% proficient. Redwood Elementary had the lowest ELA and math results, at 28% and 17%, while Sequoia Elementary had the lowest science result, at 19%. Richland Junior High had the lowest ELA result, at 27%, but its math and science results were above Redwood’s and Sequoia’s. Among the K–6 schools, Sequoia’s grade 4 math result stood out at 39%, compared with 42% statewide.
Average math and science results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by 2 and 4 points, while ELA was essentially unchanged. School results varied: Redwood science rose 14 points, while Sequoia science fell 6. SchoolDigger ranks Golden Oak at the 42nd percentile, Redwood at the 15th, and Sequoia and Richland Junior High at the 23rd. Golden Oak also had the lowest chronic absenteeism, 12%, compared with 21%–23% at the other schools. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 89% at Sequoia to 92% at Redwood; these figures are context, not an explanation for differing results. Golden Oak’s student–teacher ratio was 18.1, compared with 20.0 at Redwood.
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