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Golden Valley Orchard

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Golden Valley Orchard ranks 3381 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

3381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Golden Valley Orchard is a K-8 elementary school serving 292 students in Orangevale, California, operating within the Golden Valley Orchard District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where only 23.5% of students are proficient, a rate far below the state average and neighboring high-performing schools like Carl H. Sundahl Elementary and Green Oaks Fundamental Elementary. A chronic absenteeism rate of 21.2% is also higher than the state average and likely impacts learning. Performance varies dramatically by grade and gender, with female students performing significantly better than male students, and 7th-grade English scores being a notable strength while 3rd-grade math scores are a critical weakness.

Compared to other schools in the Orangevale area, Golden Valley Orchard ranks in the lower tier, with its overall performance declining in recent years. Its per-student spending is moderate, but outcomes are lower than most nearby schools, suggesting challenges in resource effectiveness. A relative bright spot is science, where the school performs above the state average, indicating a potential foundation for broader improvement.

292

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6550 Filbert Ave.
Orangevale, CA 95662-4112

(916) 987-1490

District: Golden Valley Orchard District

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2019 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,381^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

977^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 23 pts since 2019

From top 12% (2019) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

683^rd of 1,543Golden Valley Orchard District 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	37.5	3381 of 5857	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	2686 of 5869	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	2852 of 5859	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	3444 of 5883	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	2348 of 5789	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	2373 of 5597	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	2723 of 5612	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	2547 of 5609	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	3577 of 5635	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	2442 of 5492	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	61.8	1645 of 5173	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3887 of 5628	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4064 of 5643	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	2621 of 5638	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	3072 of 5663	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	1730 of 5510	68.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2238 of 2598	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	2102 of 2651	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2264 of 2661	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	2410 of 2726	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	2047 of 2834	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	977 of 2761	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	1069 of 2783	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	1099 of 2781	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	858 of 2740	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.8	337 of 2715	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	653 of 2533	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	663 of 2551	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	674 of 2531	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	888 of 2509	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.0	289 of 2380	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.3	520 of 2579	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	991 of 2534	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	926 of 2538	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	767 of 2527	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	370 of 2407	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1006 of 1520	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	965 of 1537	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1117 of 1543	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	977 of 1555	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	340 of 1602	78.8%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)68th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)80th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science37%+4 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 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 (2025)
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 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
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							$22,951	$21,430	$1,521
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							$20,767	$19,358	$1,409
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							$24,771	$22,640	$2,131
Oakview Community Elementary	Public	K-5	7229 Beech Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 986-2215	407	16	25.4	46.4%	276 (67.8%)	3 (0.7%)	93 (22.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	64.9	1846^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%		64.5	1853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	7	39.7		39.7	39.7	63.2	63.8				53.9	43.6	54.4	53.5				49.7	95.8				95.8		$22,981	$20,818	$2,163
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
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							$20,355	$18,762	$1,593
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							$15,732	$14,546	$1,186
American River Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7755 Hazel Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	American River Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 672-3550	132	6	20.5	40.9%	64 (48.5%)	4 (3.0%)	32 (24.2%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (18.2%)	53.8	2371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	59.5%		84	995^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.0%	1376	33.3		33.3	50.0		25.0				47.4	56.3		41.7				55.3							$35,899	$34,006	$1,893
Trajan Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Trajan Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5200	391	16	24.4	48.6%	246 (62.9%)	10 (2.6%)	83 (21.2%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	65.6	1817^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.0%		51.9	2457^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	640	50.0		50.0	55.7	46.2	60.0				53.6	52.5	47.0	38.6				46.2							$27,031	$24,982	$2,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Valley Orchard

What is the racial makeup of Golden Valley Orchard?

Students at Golden Valley Orchard are 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Golden Valley Orchard in?

Golden Valley Orchard District

Is Golden Valley Orchard a good school?

Golden Valley Orchard ranks 3381^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Golden Valley Orchard?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Golden Valley Orchard.

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