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Coarsegold Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Coarsegold Elementary is a K-8 public school serving about 290 students in the Coarsegold, CA area, operating within the Yosemite Unified school district, which faces significant challenges statewide.

The school is currently struggling with serious academic performance and attendance issues, ranking in the bottom 9% of all California schools after a steep decline over the past decade. Only about 20% of students are proficient in English and 14% in math, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like Rivergold Elementary in the same district. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over 40% of students missing too much school, a rate more than double the state average and much higher than other local schools such as Spring Valley Elementary (9.1%).

Interestingly, Coarsegold Elementary spends more per student ($19,285) and has smaller class sizes than many comparison schools, yet these resources have not translated to better outcomes. The sharp performance differences between grade levels and the success of other schools in the region, including the charter school Mountain Home Charter, suggest that targeted interventions focusing on attendance and instructional effectiveness are critically needed for improvement.

290

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,285

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45426 Road 415
Coarsegold, CA 93614-9522

(559) 683-4842

District: Yosemite Unified

Students who attend Coarsegold Elementary usually attend:

High:

Yosemite High

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

Hispanic:

34.1%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,316^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,414^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Yosemite Unified

1246^th of 1,543Yosemite 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	14.4	5316 of 5857	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	5074 of 5869	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5544 of 5859	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5514 of 5883	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1276 of 1417	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4342 of 5789	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3708 of 5662	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	3470 of 5692	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	2949 of 5614	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.5	2657 of 5611	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.5	3216 of 5530	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	3241 of 5390	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	2299 of 5377	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.3	2262 of 5314	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.5	2329 of 5193	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5143 of 5597	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4504 of 5612	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5288 of 5609	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	5181 of 5635	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1083 of 1267	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3903 of 5492	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3501 of 5413	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4579 of 5107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4280 of 5107	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4421 of 5084	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3832 of 4963	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	5178 of 5460	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4872 of 5517	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5020 of 5363	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	5136 of 5264	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1032 of 1110	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3802 of 5173	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4117 of 5084	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	5016 of 5628	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4974 of 5643	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	5278 of 5638	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	5479 of 5663	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1123 of 1272	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4199 of 5510	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3865 of 5431	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	2446 of 2598	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	2470 of 2651	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	2605 of 2661	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	2674 of 2726	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2677 of 2834	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	2319 of 2737	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	2414 of 2761	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2607 of 2783	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2411 of 2781	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	2167 of 2740	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	784 of 894	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1690 of 2715	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1213 of 2480	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.7	1314 of 2508	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.1	842 of 2497	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	1042 of 2477	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.1	594 of 2379	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	55.7	925 of 2259	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.9	550 of 2236	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	567 of 2179	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	65.0	626 of 2063	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.6	1271 of 1491	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1212 of 1369	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	2319 of 2551	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	2251 of 2531	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1912 of 2509	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	580 of 738	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1556 of 2380	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1223 of 2262	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	2358 of 2395	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	2267 of 2374	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1655 of 2213	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2303 of 2542	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2302 of 2579	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2147 of 2531	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2144 of 2458	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	695 of 721	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1757 of 2369	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1233 of 2230	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2194 of 2534	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2341 of 2552	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2126 of 2538	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2168 of 2527	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	706 of 763	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1570 of 2407	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1128 of 2273	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1310 of 1520	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1517 of 1537	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1417 of 1543	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1278 of 1555	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1255 of 1602	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1060 of 1496	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Coarsegold Elementary

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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
Coarsegold Elementary	Public	K-8	45426 Road 415	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 683-4842	290	17	17.0	73.1%	132 (45.5%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (34.1%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.3%)	14.4	5316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		17.5	5074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	242	11.4	11.4	11.4	17.2	27.7	11.4	25.0	28.6	11.8	20.1	10.3	21.3	5.7	25.0	14.3	5.9	13.9	77.3	77.3	81.8		77.3	86.4	$19,285	$2,467	$16,818
Rivergold Elementary	Public	K-8	31800 Road 400	Coarsegold	93614	Madera County	Yosemite Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 658-7566	445	19	23.4	62.2%	284 (63.8%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (22.5%)	14 (3.1%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (7.2%)	37.8	3361^st of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		28.7	4050^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	689	39.0	19.6	28.3	37.5	44.4	44.2	36.8	48.9	56.9	44.8	30.0	26.7	28.6	22.8	22.2	29.4	26.4	93.0		93.0				$14,846	$1,117	$13,729
Oakhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	49495 Road 427	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1555	333	18	18.5	81.7%	207 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (27.9%)	8 (2.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	28.4	4100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.0%		31.4	3816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.0%	284	25.0		25.0	25.7	40.0	40.4				34.3	25.7	32.0	19.3				25.4	88.9	97.2			90.3		$18,891	$3,348	$15,543
Mountain Home Charter (Alternative)	Public, Charter	K-8	41267 Highway 41	Oakhurst	93644	Madera County	Mountain Home Charter (Alternative) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1422	213	8	26.6	42.7%	147 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (18.3%)	7 (3.3%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	52.2	2485^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		35.9	3443^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.3%	958	48.0	65.0	55.6	45.8	43.5	52.0	54.6	50.0	80.0	53.6	37.5	39.1	16.0	40.9	38.5	65.0	38.6	44.1	52.9	55.9	44.1	50.0	47.1	$11,159	$00	$11,159
Wasuma Elementary	Public	K-8	43109 Hwy. 49	Ahwahnee	93601	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1585	270	13	20.6	61.1%	184 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (23.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	34.4	3629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.2	3108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.0%	521	28.0	26.3	27.0	24.3	42.9	36.0	33.3	33.3	39.5	34.6	51.4	35.7	16.0	20.0	40.0	26.3	32.5	86.1	90.7	93.0		90.7		$18,543	$2,923	$15,620
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	46655 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-3343	230	10	22.7	48.3%	158 (68.7%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	41.6	3108^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%		35.6	3476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.8%	368	29.0	12.0	21.4	34.5	43.3	38.7	52.9	46.2	40.0	41.8	31.0	46.7	19.4	41.2	36.0	25.0	32.7							$15,811	$1,934	$13,877
Raymond-Knowles Elementary	Public	K-8	31828 Road 600	Raymond	93653	Madera County	Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 689-3336	88	5	17.6	60.2%	40 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (34.1%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.5%)	40.7	3173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%					(n/a)	18.2	18.8	18.5			45.5			66.7	42.3			36.4			46.7	28.9
North Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	33087 Road 228	North Fork	93643	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 877-2215	227	12	19.3	79.7%	108 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	3 (1.3%)	35 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.5%)	35	3579^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		27.8	4128^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	549	50.0	33.3	40.0	34.8	31.6	33.3	29.4	64.0	59.3	44.2	39.1	15.8	27.8	29.4	44.0	25.9	31.0	72.4	75.9	86.2	93.1	75.9	79.3	$19,565	$1,698	$17,867
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-8	3394 Woodland Dr.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0310	435	23	18.9	64.6%	277 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (18.6%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.0%)	23.1	4575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		29.4	3981^st of 5869 public elementary schools	32.2%	594	34.2	16.7	24.2	27.8	33.3	30.8	22.5	56.0	25.9	33.3	33.3	14.6	12.8	12.5	44.0	17.0	22.8	92.9		92.9				$15,083	$3,922	$11,161
Spring Hill Opportunity	Public	K-8	5171 Silva Rd.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0290	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																								$50,311	$18,001	$32,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Coarsegold Elementary

What district is Coarsegold Elementary in?

Yosemite Unified

What is the racial makeup of Coarsegold Elementary?

Students at Coarsegold Elementary are 46% White, 34% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Coarsegold Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Coarsegold Elementary.

Is Coarsegold Elementary a good school?

Coarsegold Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Coarsegold Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coarsegold Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Yosemite High

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